The world's most colorful gemstone, the opal, is meant to be worn now with long-term investment potential if chosen -- and cared for -- well.

Feb 9, 2010 - Heather Grant

Having on-hand a smart collection of key dinnerware, serveware, glassware and display items makes hosting parties and home gatherings a snap.

Feb 17, 2012 - Claire Eddins

These top 10 U.S. exports to China led a group of 4,180 American products that generated individual trade surpluses versus Chinese imports in 2009.

Apr 14, 2010 - Daniel Workman

They have been valued for centuries: gold, silver,copper. Why are these minerals so special and what are some of the properties and chemistry of these precious elements?

Dec 15, 2009 - Donald Reinhardt

People are accustomed to hearing about declining oil reserves. Gold may be next on the endangered list. There may be no gold to mine by 2025.

Apr 16, 2012 - Harvey Craft

The prices of precious metals are rising. One way to invest in precious metals is to buy shares of junior mining companies.

Nov 21, 2010 - Fred Phillips

Although a leader in oil and gas exports, Russia may be on the verge of a trade bust.

Sep 21, 2006 - Daniel Workman

By understanding the basic principles of Feng Shui a home can become the source of peace, rest and life success for every member of the family.

Jun 13, 2010 - Sue Krippner

Recently car manufacturers have looked at China as having real potential. While the rest of the planet plunges into the abyss, Chinese demand for cars becomes stronger.

Oct 6, 2009 - Dave Swinfen

French green clay can be used to draw impurities from the skin and to stimulate blood flow.

Mar 25, 2010 - Shirley Boonstra-Rollpiller

Some chemical elements will have limited availability in the future. Here are some examples, like phosphorus and tellurium, and the possible consequences.

Mar 7, 2011 - Clara Piccirillo

Shenyang, at the forefront of Maoist industrialisation of China, is now a rapidly modernising city, though its past still lives on in much of the cityscape.

Apr 22, 2012 - Mark Azavedo

Indigenous Hawaiian people, the Kanaka Maoli, have desired Hawaiian national sovereignty since 1893. Can they achieve it on the island of Molokai?

Jun 17, 2010 - Dianne Smith

The U.S. government desperately sought to defray the cost of conducting the Civil War by tapping new sources of revenue that are still being used today.

May 28, 2010 - Walter Coffey

Sihanoukville, Cambodia has alot to offer tourists but one attraction seems to be missed from the "must see" sights, Kbal Chhay Waterfall is spectacular.

Feb 8, 2012 - Chloe Batrick

Occasionally a book is perfectly timed; The Ascent of Money sets recent financial crises, not just the Credit Crunch and dot-com boom and bust, in a historical context.

May 25, 2009 - Martin P Wilson

Trey Parker and Matt Stone keep the laughs coming in South Park: The Complete Twelfth Season. 7/10.

Mar 6, 2009 - Dominic von Riedemann

Investors can virtually own an international trade business in the mining industry through a series of modest purchases of this blue-chip Exchange Traded Fund.

Jun 13, 2007 - Daniel Workman

To produce iron from its ore, it is mixed with coke and limestone and heated in a blast furnace.

Oct 3, 2010 - Simon Davies

No matter how long a couple is married, whether it's 1 year or 50 years, a wedding anniversary is a happy occasion that can be celebrated without breaking the bank.

Mar 1, 2010 - Fleur Hupston