The soft-drink maker issues fourth-quarter results, which could be dented by high commodity prices. CEO Neville Isdell believes the odds of a U.S. recession this year are more than 50%.
BusinessWeek Chief Economist Mike Mandel explains why the Feb. 5 negative reading from the Non-Manufacturing ISM index may not mean recession is here
Slashed production is finally getting supply more aligned with demand—and prices are rising
Presidential candidates talk big about security to the south, but so far electronic surveillance costing millions is doing little to keep illegals out
Annoyed with the ad deluge on social networks, many users are spending less time on the sites
"The parallels drawn between the restaurant industry and tobacco industry are very telling. The size of their bottom line is more important than the size and health of the American bottom."
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Most rogues, like SocGen's Jérôme Kerviel, don't go unnoticed—just unreported
If the No. 2 and No. 3 Web search titans tie the knot—via Microsoft's multibillion-dollar bid for Yahoo—they may only just keep up with No. 1, Google