Sales of existing homes are expected to decline 8.6 percent, to 6.47 million, for 2006, and shrink another 1 percent, to 6.40 million units, next year.	Valassis Communications is suing to escape its deal to purchase Advo, a direct mail marketing company it agreed to buy for $1.3 billion.	Fewer people are rushing to cram in miles before the end of the year to upgrade to a higher frequent-flier status.
Criminals are not the only ones profiting from identity theft; financial institutions are making money, too.	The U.S. formally accused China on Monday of failing to open the nation?’s economy and crack down on piracy of foreign goods.	It is increasingly clear that there is a considerable cost to carbon dioxide emissions, especially to future generations.