Some companies' growth potential causes investors to go weak in the knees. Herewith, some signs of a hot prospect that's headed for an unhappy ending

  A downgrade of Citigroup shares and continued nervousness about consumer spending weighed on equities Monday

  Shares in the home-improvement retailer sank Monday after it cut its sales and profit outlook for 2008

  The subprime spread continues: A Goldman Sachs report says the overall impact of mortgage losses on economic activity could be huge

  The company responsible for the ubiquity of coffee shops finds itself struggling with flagging growth, increased competition, and a declining stock price

  Many of this year's top U.S. philanthropists are keeping their money close to home

  Analyst opinions on stocks making headlines Monday

  Opinions from analysts around Wall Street on Monday

  Monday's stocks in the news

  Western health care companies hope to profit from reform in Asian countries

  Banks should benefit from these new rules because the cost of trading stocks will fall. But exchanges will see more competition and price pressures

  Standard & Poor's latest stock screen finds eight top-ranked names whose shares are being snapped up by company insiders

  Recession or not, American families will be forced to tighten their belts

  On tap: October housing starts, Federal Reserve quarterly economic forecast, November home builders' survey