Topic: Coca-Cola

Norman Rockwell: Saturday Evening Post artist earns a Google doodle

Norman Rockwell, Saturday Evening Post regular, painted Americans in everyday life. Today is his birthday.

Biggest loser in 'Lenogate': Conan? Nope, 'The Tonight Show.'

NBC is reportedly set to offer Conan O'Brien $32.5 million to give back the reins of 'The Tonight Show' to Jay Leno. The debacle will hurt the show more than O'Brien, media analysts say.

Opinion: In a Wikipedia age, should all ideas be free?

The US Supreme Court shouldn't weaken the patent protections that fuel technological progress.

Droid app rejected by competitors at Apple

Apple slaps a rejected label on the iDroid app, effectively a glorified commercial for the recently-released Verizon Droid.

Eager foreigners still wary of investing in Mugabe's Zimbabwe

Recent moves to nationalize big businesses have made several companies postpone plans to invest.

This week's Top 8 intriguing job offers

Here's our Top 8 list of intriguing jobs.

Mexico: World's fastest-growing bellies meet state slimming diet

Mexico tops the charts in obesity increase, but the government is trying to control the bulging bellies.

Colombia's rebels step up a brutal tactic

FARC fighters seed country with mines made from common materials that are hard to police.

How one youth was drawn to jihad in Somalia

Like the Somali-American from Minnesota who was killed this weekend, Tawakal Ahmed was recruited through mosques in Kenya to fight for Islamic militants in Mogadishu.

Poverty tours travel a fine line

Does peeking at how the other five-sixths lives preserve culture – or commodify it?

A wake-up call on water use

A long-running resource issue finally trickles down to more consumers.

Obama targets tax havens, and corporate America shudders

The plan to crack down on individuals who hide cash in foreign accounts has broad support. But eliminating tax havens for American companies could put them at a disadvantage internationally, experts say.

Does lighting candles for Earth Hour defeat the purpose?

Saturday, March 28, is Earth Hour, an annual international event organized by WWF to raise awareness of climate change in which participants switch off all their lights for one hour, beginning at 8:30 p.m. local time.

China's irrepressible modern art scene

Contemporary artists don't shy from expressing their humor, subversiveness, and originality despite the country's more austere official image.

How a profiteer works one of the world’s worst economies

Dave Mphele, a black marketeer in Zimbabwe, uses a combination of cunning and coercion to thrive in a nation with 231 million percent inflation. In his own bizarre way, he’s helping the country function.

Coca-cola – straight from the Gaza tunnels

New ads: battle of the brands

More companies go negative to grab consumers. Why it might backfire.

New life for Atlanta's English Avenue

One of the city's most troubled neighborhoods is starting to rebound thanks to an unusual coalition that hasn't lost hope.

The future of search: Do you ask Google or the gaggle?

To improve results, new search engines rely on users instead of computers.

Are US writers unworthy of the Nobel Prize?

As a TV chef, Thai P.M. cooked his own goose

Prime Minister Samak was forced to quit Tuesday, after a court ruled he'd broken the law by hosting two TV cooking shows while in office.

Following the footsteps of Flannery O'Connor

On this vacation, he and his wife are visiting the stomping grounds of great writers.

More Americans search for quality part-time work

Demand from mothers and older workers for such jobs exceeds supply.

Even the 'comfortable' face the need to alter spending habits

Losses in home equity call for recalculation of net worth, and a return to reality.

Should ethical investors dip into water stocks?

Despite environmental and ownership concerns, opportunities exist in the production and delivery of fresh water, say two financial experts.