- Fisherman have been hauling in more lobster than ever this summer -- but no one's taking the bait. Paltry demand has deep-sixed the price of lobster -- which, at $3.75 per crustacean, is down $1 from last summer.
- As news spread that Hurricane Gustav spared major oil operations in the Gulf, crude oil futures fell below $110 a barrel.
- A group of scientists hell-bent on excavating mammoth DNA as well as other genetic clues to ancient plant and bacteria life are using gas-powered drills to dig for genetic clues in the Klondike.
- Victims of food poisoning, beware. An increasing number of those suffering from food-related malaise are now being linked to long-term, chronic illnesses.
- Measured by price per square foot, The Times of London compiled a list of the top-10 richest streets in the world.
