There?’s a lot of talk about tourism that minimizes your impact on the environment while giving back to the community, but talk is cheap.	The president of Verizon Communications, Lawrence T. Babbio Jr., will step down by the end of the first quarter of 2007.	Sales will be $3.35 billion to $3.5 billion, compared with an October forecast of $3.46 billion to $3.75 billion, because of lower revenue from handsets.
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.