Vail Resorts Earnings Drop 33% on Real EstateRevenue at Vail fell 23% to $300.5 million, primarily caused by a plunge in real-estate revenue.

Failed real-estate venture hurt investorsThroughout the 1990s, Phoenix-based Right Place Properties had a solid reputation as a boutique developer and real-estate brokerage. It bought low-rent apartment buildings - about one a year - and renovated them with funds from a small pool of private investors.

Man dies after jumping into Chicago River to elude policeA man died tonight after he jumped into the south branch of the Chicago River to elude police, officials said. The man, believed to be in his early 20s, was rushed to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:16 p.m., according to hospital spokesman Marcel Bright.