Stock Correction Dead Ahead?
Is it time for investors to start shifting money out of blue-chip equities and into other assets? A 410-point drop in the Dow over the past three days has fueled speculation that a major equity correction is at hand.
Stocks: Correction Dead Ahead? - BusinessWeek


Hey, Want to Buy a Cloud?
In China, clouds are for sale - or at least available for exclusive temporary use. The Chinese government now offers to sell clouds to individuals and companies for their personal use.
Chinese authorities sell clouds to make rain - CNNmoney


High-Yield Strategies for a Low-Yield Era
Michael Sivy shows you investments that offer high income at a time when most stocks and bonds are paying disappointing yields.
High-yield strategies - MONEY


Giving Up on Outdoor Rooms
Outdoor rooms are one of the decade's most visible symbols of excess. But many homeowners say they're falling out of love with their expensively furnished backyards, which require hours of upkeep and costly repair as the elements take their toll on them.
Giving Up on the Outdoors - WSJ.com


4 Cost Retirement Mistakes You Can't Afford to Make
When it comes to retirement-payout options,you get only one chance to get it right. Avoid these pitfalls.
Four Costly Retirement Mistakes You Can't Afford to Make - Kiplinger.com
Also: The 5-Minute Retirement Plan - Motley Fool
Also: 10 Things to Do Before You Retire


Best & Worst Sunscreens
When you rub sunscreen on, you assume you're guarding against sunburn, skin cancer, and wrinkles. But research indicates that consumers might be getting less than half the sunburn protection shown on labels because they don't apply enough. Moreover, Consumer Reports' tests of 19 sunscreens found that some provide minimal protection against ultraviolet A (UVA) radiation, which can cause skin cancer and wrinkles. Among the top-rated sunscreens were Neutrogena and Hawaiian Tropic. Among the worst-rated are Banana Boat and Coppertone brands.
ConsumerReports.org - Sunscreen: Ratings, Recommendations


America's Most Polluted Beaches
Closures and health advisory days at nationwide ocean, bay and Great Lakes beaches topped 20,000 in 2005. 24 states had beach water samples that exceeded health standards at least 25% of the time. Among the most polluted beaches in the U.S. are North Point Marina North Beach in IL, Singing Bridge Beach in MI, Scarborough State Beach in RI, Bogue Falaya Park-Lake Pontchartrain in LA, Schumaker Pond in MD and Doheny State Beach in CA.
America's Most Polluted Beaches - Forbes.com