JUST SO YOU KNOW

The operating costs for yachts are about 10 percent of the purchase price. So a $24 million, 150-foot yacht will cost you about $2.5 million a year to run.

SUN STOCK SYMBOL

Sun Microsystems Inc. changed its Nasdaq Stock Market ticker symbol to JAVA from SUNW as of Monday. Java is the company's programming language, which essentially allows developers to write software applications that can be used on various computing platforms.

IVERSON SELLING PHILADELPHIA HOME

$6.3 million is the listing price of NBA all-star Allen Iverson's 14,000-square-foot, five-bedroom home in an exclusive Philadelphia suburb. He was traded to the Denver Nuggets last year after 10 1/2 seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers.

The home boasts:

• Four levels

• French-style architecture with Palladian windows

• 12-person movie theater

• Billiard room

• Guest suite with a kitchenette

• Master suite decorated with crystal chandeliers

• Closet with room for 500 pairs of shoes

• Pool house, a hot tub and a stream

Source: The Wall Street Journal