Lobster

A lobsterman caught a 1 in 30 million yellow lobster last week in Narragansett Bay's East Passage off the coast of Newport, R.I., and this one will be avoiding a steamy fate. "I thought, holy cow, this is unusual," Denny Ingram told the Providence Journal. "No one else around here has ever seen...

An Atlantic States Marine Fisheries report recommends a five-year ban on lobster fishing from south of Cape Cod to North Carolina to allow depleted stocks to recover. The Lobster Technical Committee says lobster levels in southern New England waters have dropped in 10 years from 35 million to 15...

A recall has been issued for lobster meat sold from coast-to-coast after tests showed it could be contaminated with Listeria, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced. The following brands are subject to this recall: Portland Shellfish Company, Inc., Claw island, Craig's All Natural, and...

Goodbye Ruby Tuesday -- or at least the Ruby Tuesday we once knew. Gone are the knock-off Tiffany lamps and the cheesy knickknacks that once served as such great comedic fodder for the fictional restaurant Chotchkie's in the movie Office Space Gone, too, are the waitstaff clad in white shirts and...

In case you haven't heard, there's something of a crisis going on in the coastal waters along America's Eastern Seaboard. No, it's not the Russian sub that spooked U.S. defense officials when it patrolled the area last month. The problem is that a big drop -- 30 percent in some cases -- in lobster...

Gold has long been a go-to commodity and in Germany, where 59 tons of gold was sold last quarter, this is particularly evident. The Market Oracle reports that it will be easier than ever to buy once gold vending machines are installed in 500 locations throughout Germany and Switzerland. The gold,...

In a recent study, Smart Money compared various fast-food items on the basis of how much they cost for each 100 calories. The study found that the cheapest items usually had the fattiest calories, while the most expensive ones were much healthier. In a particularly surprising twist the falling...

In the best of times, it's easy to imagine that commodities and currencies are stable, unchanging things. After all, if gold was worth $400 an ounce yesterday, there is no reason to imagine that it will be worth a great deal more or less tomorrow. Similarly, if the dollar was able to buy a certain...