The Most Expensive Addictions Forbes
Forget compulsive shopping and Internet porn. Here's a look at the problem behaviors costing the country billions each year.
House-Poor? Join The Club If You Can CBS News
Housing costs sunk their teeth deeper into our budgets from 1999 to 2005, as homeowners spent nearly 21 percent of their incomes on the roofs over their heads. Household income declined during the same time period.
Ahead of the Bell: Skyworks Solutions AP via Yahoo! Finance
Shares of Skyworks Solutions Inc. rose in premarket trading Tuesday, a day after the maker of integrated circuits said it plans to exit its baseband operations in order to focus on research and sales for its core business.
Ahead of the Bell: Helix Energy AP via Yahoo! Finance
Offshore oil-and-gas services provider Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. on Monday lowered earnings guidance because of a range of operational issues including pipeline shutdowns, falling energy prices and delays caused by the integration of an acquisition.
Nationwide Tour Heads Down the Backstretch TheGolfChannel.com
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. -- Troy Matteson came from behind to win the title at the Mark Christopher Charity Classic last year, his second title of the season.
Q&A: The Congressional Page Program MSNBC
U.S. Rep. Mark Foley resigned last week after revelations emerged of ually explicit instant messages he sent in 2003 to former congressional pages. Here are some questions and answers about the Congressional Page Program and how it works.
Ahead of the Bell: WebMD Health AP via Yahoo! Finance
Goldman Sachs upgraded Internet portal operator WebMD Health Corp., citing the stock's recent decline. In a client note dated Monday, analyst Anthony Noto upgraded WebMD to "Neutral" from "Sell," noting that the stock has slipped about 17 percent since his July 27 downgrade.
Ahead of the Bell: Cytokinetics AP via Yahoo! Finance
Cytokinetics Inc. said late Monday its head and neck cancer drug candidate failed a midstage trial. The South San Francisco-based drug developer said the drug, called ispinesib, at best only stabilized the disease in some patients.
Significance of the Surprisingly Weak Yen SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance
Steven Towns submits: Excerpt from our One-Page WSJ Summary: HEARD IN ASIA: Weak Yen Helps Japan's Big Exporters, But Sparks Investment-Strategy Shift Summary: The yen's weakness over the past two years and especially of late has surprised both economists and corporate executives.
Nikolay Valuev makes the second defence of his WBA heavyweight title against American Monte Barrett at the Allstate SecondsOut.com
Q/ Nikolay, you signed the contract with Sauerland Promotions three years ago. What were your hopes and objectives at that time? Nikolai Valuev: At that point in time I had to face an important decision: Stop boxing or continue successfully.

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