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Wonder why people are risking their lives tearing copper wires out of electrical substations? At $3.75 a pound (New Jersey prices), copper wire can bring a handsome return to those willing to risk life and limb. The same goes with other metals, including lead ($0.40/lb). In England, computer-savvy...

Although the coverage of Citigroup's $75 million settlement with the SEC didn't use the word "fraud" -- the bank only admitted to "misleading investors" -- Citi did indeed settle fraud charges. But that admission won't be much help to investors in their own their fraud cases against it.

As web innovations go, Google Maps' "Street View" function is pretty fantastic. In cities within nine countries, including our own, you can pull up an image of major street addresses to see what they look like from the street. You can even surf along from image to image, as if you're driving past....