(Business 2.0) – TRANSPORTATION Segway Hits the Streets "It" is finally here. Starting today, consumers can purchase Dean Kamen's self-balancing Segway Human Transporter scooters. The vehicles have already attracted hundreds of advance orders on Amazon, despite a $4,950 price tag. March 1

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Ethical Investing Down Under Australia's Financial Services Reform Act begins to take effect today. To increase transparency for investors, the law requires that fund managers disclose "the extent to which labor standards, and environmental, social, or ethical considerations," play a role in portfolio-management decisions. March 2

MUSIC Gimme Some Money If you bought any compact discs between 1995 and 2000, the recording industry may owe you $20. Last September, the top five music distributors agreed to pay $143 million to settle a price-fixing lawsuit. To file a claim, visit www.musiccdsettlement.com before tonight's 11:59 p.m. deadline. March 3

TELECOM Monopoly TV? Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael K. Powell is expected to relax rules that limit the number of television stations one company can own in a local market. The change would allow conglomerates like News Corp. and Viacom to expand their local TV holdings. March 13

ENTERTAINMENT Turning Oscar Into Gold An Oscar is made of Britannium, weighs 8.5 pounds, and reportedly costs $18,000 to produce. But it's worth millions to studio execs. Forrest Gump receipts soared 80 percent the week after the film won big in 1994, and revenues more than doubled for Life Is Beautiful in 1999. March 23

GEOPOLITICS Reconstituting Afghanistan Even as U.S. attention is focused on "regime change" in Iraq, the nation-building effort in Afghanistan continues. Diplomats, investors, and relief organizations are eager to review the first draft of Afghanistan's new constitution--a critical milestone in the country's political and economic reconstruction. Late March

MICROPROCESSORS Centrino Inside Intel's newest microchip for notebook PCs and handheld devices, dubbed Centrino, promises longer battery life and built-in support for 802.11 wireless networking. Mobile data access will be a cornerstone of Intel's chip strategy in the years ahead. Late March

ECONOMIC STATISTICS The Miss Cleo of Manufacturing For 11 years, the quarterly Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI composite index has provided a reliable window on U.S. business activity three to six months in the future. The index rose optimistically in December, but Middle East uncertainty could weigh down the next projection. April 10