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The Antisocial Valuation: Facebook vs. Greece

James Berman | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Coca-Cola, Ipo, Social Networking, Facebook, Greece, Greek Economy, Eurozone, Greece Economy, Business News
James Berman

A Greek company in the deep end of the contrarian pool is my preferred choice. Not because it has better growth prospects. It doesn't. But it has one thing FB lacks: It's priced right for the risk.

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Donna Summer's Other Career (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Coca-Cola, Video, Donna Summer Disco, Commercials, Burger King Ads, Donna Summer Dead, Advertising, Advertising News, Burger King, Business News, TV Commercials, McDonald's, Whopper, Burger King Whopper, Donna Summer, Business News

Not only does disco owe a debt to Donna Summer; Madison Avenue does, too. Summer, who died of cancer at age 63 on Thursday, was a major contributor...

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Coca-Cola To Test Mid-Calorie Sodas, Again

AP | CANDICE CHOI | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Fanta Select, Sprite Select, Coca Cola Mid Calorie Soda, Coca Cola, Mid Calorie Soda, Food News

NEW YORK — The Coca-Cola Co. is giving mid-calorie sodas another try, this time with Sprite and Fanta. The Atlanta-based company says it will t...

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Unsung Heroes: Corporate Sustainability Officers

Mark Tercek | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Conservation, Green Business, World Environment Center, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Sustainability, Nestle, Ibm, Coca-Cola, Business News
Mark Tercek

Today, the drivers of environmental action go deeper than philanthropic motives, or doing the right thing. For a growing number of companies, "going green" is now a core business strategy.

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Congressional Letter-Writing Campaign Helps Torpedo Voluntary Food Marketing Guidelines for Kids

The Sunlight Foundation | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Food Marketing, Cdc, American Beverage Association, Lobbying, Pepsico, Food Marketing to Children, Ftc, Junk Food Marketing, Fda, Amy Klobuchar, Coca Cola, Federal Trade Commission, Politics News
The Sunlight Foundation

While the proposed voluntary principles set for food marketers are ambitious and would take time to put into place, the public health stakes could not be higher.

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Nicki Minaj, Skrillex, A-Trak & More Team Up With Pepsi

The Huffington Post | Crystal Bell | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Pepsi Ad, Pepsi Skrillex, Skrillex, Mark Ronson Coca Cola Ad, Slidewide, Coca-Cola, Video, Nicki Minaj Pepsi, A-Trak, Nicki Minaj Pepsi Ad, Diplo, Nicki Minaj, Hollywood Buzz, Entertainment News

Forget battle of the boy bands. This summer, it's all about battle of the soda brands, as Pepsi and Coca-Cola will go head-to-head with new global ad ...

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Coca-Cola Denies Major Acquisition Rumors

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Mergers and Acquisitions, Coca-Cola, Beverage Industry, Video, Soda-Industry, Coca-Cola-Monster, Business News, Monster, Coca Cola Monster Acquisition, Business News

-- Monster Beverage Corp.'s shares soared on Monday following a report that Coca-Cola Co. was considering buying the energy drink maker, but the worl...

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These 10 Companies Control Basically Everything You Consume [GRAPHIC]

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Johnson and Johnson, Consumer-Brands, Coca-Cola, Kraft, Parent Companies, Unilever, Nestlé., Corn Flakes, General Mills, Kellogg's, Mars, Consumer Products, Brands, P&G, Business News

It may be obvious that Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes are both made by Kellogg's, but did you know that Hot Pockets and L'Oreal share a parent company...

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A Dozen Sipping Rums To Challenge Your Preconceptions

Tony Sachs | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Brugal Extra Viejo, Puerto Rico, Appleton Estate 30 Year Old Rum, The White Stripes, Rhum J.M. VSOP, Rhum Clement VSOP, Alcoholic Beverage, Guyana, El Dorado 21 Year Old Special Reserve Rum, Bacardi Reserva Limitada Rum, Plantation XO 20th Anniversary Rum, Barbados, Ron Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva, Coca-Cola, Martinique, Rhum Clement Sirop De Canne, Rum, Appleton Estate 21 Year Old Rum, Cognac Ferrand, Dominican Republic, Whiskey, Alexandre Gabriel, Rum Old Fashioned, Park Avenue Liquors, Demerara Rum, Mexico, Brugal Siglo De Oro Rum, Ron Zacapa, Antigua, Rhum Agricole, Cocktails, Venezuela, Don Q Gran añejo, Brugal añejo Rum, Santa Teresa 1796 Rum, Brandy, Mai Tai, Brugal 1888 Rum, English Harbour Reserve 10 Year Old Rum, Cognac, Mount Gay Extra Old Rum, Cuba, Ti' Punch, Sipping Rum, Slidepollajax, Food News
Tony Sachs

For far too many imbibers, rum is something that comes in a bottle with a pirate on it, and should be followed by the words "and Coke." It breaks my heart, it really does.

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Young Mother Dies From 2-Gallon-A-Day Coca-Cola Habit

AP | NICK PERRY | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Coca-Cola, Bad-News, Coca-Cola Habit, Woman Dies From Coca-Cola Habit, New Zealand, Bad News, Natasha Harris, Wellington, Video, Crime News

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Experts say a New Zealand woman's 2-gallon-a-day Coca-Cola habit probably contributed to her death, a conclusion that led t...

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Time for Kochs to Resign from ALEC

Robert Greenwald and Jesse Lava | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: David Koch, Boycott, American Legislative Exchange Council, Mars, Robert Greenwald, Pledge, Georgia Pacific, Brave New Foundation, Intuit, Center for Media and Democracy, Kraft, Color of Change, Coca-Cola, Koch Brothers, Pepsi, Charles Koch, Alec, Wendy's, McDonald's, Politics News
Robert Greenwald and Jesse Lava

Charles and David Koch appear to be pushing their right-wing ideology to the bitter end. And it's time for Americans to stop helping them. The Koch b...

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Coca-Cola Sees Success In Energy Drinks, Bottled Water

AP | CANDICE CHOI | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Energy Drinks, Coca Cola Bottled Water, Video, Coca Cola Profits, Coca Cola Energy Drinks, Soda, Coca Cola, Bottled Water, Food News

NEW YORK — The Coca-Cola Co. is continuing to expand its reach worldwide and turning to a variety of smaller drink sizes to boost profits and ke...

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ALEC Tries Humor as Defense

Bob Edgar | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Kraft Foods, McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Walmart, American Legislative Exchange Council, Alec, Koch Brothers, Wendy's, Politics News
Bob Edgar

Last week, as tens thousands of Americans voiced our collective outrage at the work of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a lobbying front underwritten by these and other major companies, they delivered a side-splitting response.

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As Donors Flee, Corporate Front Group ALEC Whines That Critics Are Trying to "Eliminate Discourse"

Zaid Jilani | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Coca-Cola, Kraft, Alec Criticism, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Alec, Bill Gates, Stand Your Ground Law, Intuit, Coke, Pepsi, Alec Press Release, Politics News
Zaid Jilani

The campaign to hold ALEC responsible represents the best combination of free speech and the free market. ALEC hates that, but that's because ALEC doesn't stand for the free market or free speech at all.

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Buffett 2, Goldman 0

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Berkshire Hathaway, American Express, Goldman Sachs, Coca-Cola, Obama Buffett Rule, Video, Lee Enterprises, Greg Smith Goldman Sachs, Obama Reelection, Warren Buffett, Barack Obama, Greg Smith, Buffett Rule, Business News

Warren Buffett always seems to be one step ahead. Buffett, the billionaire CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, has recently come out looking like a major wi...

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This Coke Machine Takes Hugs Instead Of Money

Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Coca-Cola, Video, Coke Vending Machine Hugs, Business News, Coke Vending Machine, Coca-Cola-White-Cans, Marketing Campaigns, Cola Wars, Coke, Diet Coke, Pepsico, Business News

A great hug can mean warmth, safety, comfort and a bunch of other mushy feelings. The only thing that could possible make it better? A free Coke. ...

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Garage Sale Find Could Cost Coca-Cola Huge

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Andy Warhol, Coca-Cola, Garage Sale, Video, The Daily Mail, Palmer Union Oil Co., Tony Marohn, Treasure Hunting, ABC News, Picasso, Business News

One man's trash is another man's $130 million Coca-Cola stock certificate. In 2008, the now-deceased Tony Marohn bought a number of documents at a...

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Odwalla Recalls Chocolate Drink

AP | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Coca-Cola, Recalls, Costco, Allergic Reactions, Odwalla Chocolate Protein Monster, Fda, Odwalla Recall, Peanut Allergies, Odwalla, Food News

ATLANTA -- Odwalla Inc. says it is voluntarily recalling its Odwalla Chocolate Protein Monster beverage because four customers who have peanut allergi...

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Dan Froomkin

Move To Shame Corprations Funding Right-Wing Social Agenda Notches 2 Victories

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Coca-Cola, Video, ColorOfChange.Org, Stand Your Ground, Alec, American Legislative Exchange Council, Pepsi, Trayvon Martin, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Succumbing to pressure from public interest groups, Coca Cola and Pepsico have severed their ties to the American Legislative Exchange C...

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Why Coca-Cola Cut Its Ties With A Right-Wing Group

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Coca-Cola, Video, Alec, American Legislative Exchange Council, Boycott, Voter Identification, Voter ID Laws, Koch Industries, Coca-Cola Boycott, Wal-Mart, Voter ID, Business News

Voter ID laws are quickly becoming a hot-button issue -- and Coca-Cola is jumping back from the heat. The soft-drink company has severed its ties w...

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Good Guys Win One: With ALEC, Things Go Better Without Coke

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Coca-Cola, Color of Change, Voter Rights, Alec, Wal-Mart Alec, Coca-Cola Alec, Wal-Mart, Coca Cola Voting Rights, Color of Change Alec, Color of Change Coca Cola, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

Heads up, Wal-Mart. Know who does a lot of shopping in your stores? People who have been victimized by ALEC policies: Poor people, minorities, and people who are working more and earning less.

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Weirdest Coke Flavors From Around The World

TheFW | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Dr. John Pemberton, Coca Cola Anniversary, Coca Cola Flavors, Coca-Cola Flavors, Coke, Crazy Coca-Cola Flavors, Weird Food, Doctor John Pemberton, John-Pemberton, Video, Crazy Coke Flavors, Coke Flavors, Coca-Cola-Anniversary, Coca Cola, Weird Photos & Videos, Coke-Anniversary, Weird News News

On March 29, 1886, a doctor named John Pemberton concocted the formula for a new beverage, one that he thought could cure hangovers -- and that drink ...

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MF Global's 10 Highest-Profile Former Clients

Reuters | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Hsbc, Bimbo Foods, Hormel, Coca-Cola, Jon Corzine, Mf Global Collapse, Icahn, Video, Conocophillips, Reuters, MF Global, General Mills, Anheuser-Busch, Slidepollajax, Nestle, Business News

March 26 (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips, billionaire investor Carl Icahn, Coca Cola, Dominion Resources and giant energy trader Mercuria were among high-p...

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Corporate Sustainability Efforts -- Feast or Famine?

Andrew Winston | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Sustainability Organization, Coca-Cola, Sustainability, Nike, Starbucks, Csr, Kimberly-Clark, Ehs, Green News
Andrew Winston

Is corporate sustainability on the wane or growing more important to top executives? At the beginning of the year, two big-picture reports on the state of green business painted divergent pictures.

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Corporate-Backed Lobbyists Are Behind 'Stand Your Ground' Laws

The New York Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Ups, Stand Your Ground, National Rifle Association, American Legislative Exchange Council, Koch Brothers, Center for Media and Democracy, Lobbyists, Stand Your Ground Law, AT&T, Exxon Mobil, Corrections Corporation of America, Paul Krugman, Coca Cola, K12 Inc., Politics News

Florida’s now-infamous Stand Your Ground law, which lets you shoot someone you consider threatening without facing arrest, let alone prosecution, so...

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