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...jury in Chicago has cast a wide net to determine who might have participated. In recent weeks, the grand jury has subpoenaed possible evidence of collusion from agribusiness behemoths Cargill, CPC International and A.E. Staley. The products in question: high-fructose corn syrup, a sweetener found in everything from Coca-Cola to cake; lysine, an amino acid used in feeding poultry and hogs; and citric acid, which adds tartness to jams and jellies, among many other uses. Some experts speculated that investigators are focusing on the possibility that ADM set predatory--meaning artificially low--prices on lysine, which Whitacre...
...Wasserman of his day" -- a reference to MCA's empire builder, who also began his career as an agent. Ovitz has a vast empire as well, including deals with Baby Bells, advisory roles with banks that own movie studios and a contract to produce commercials for Coca-Cola. He's poised to be the Wasserman of the 21st century. But for now he won't be the Wasserman of MCA, which probably sits well with the old mogul. Last Monday he was said to have told friends, "I'm 82 years old, and this is the happiest...
...spit out the names of the companies that qualified. Thirty did, but only two of those stocks are actually found in Buffett's portfolio at Berkshire Hathaway. As the Standard & Poor's computer sees it, most of Buffett's biggest holdings, with the exception of U.S. Tobacco and Coca-Cola, shouldn't be there. This poses a problem: If you want to invest like Buffett, do you buy the stocks he owns--or the stocks a computer says he ought...
Companies can get trademark protections for distinctive colors that distinguish their brands from others, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled today. Justice Steven Breyer, who wrote the ruling, noted trademarks have been granted for the shape of Coca-Cola bottles, the scent of sewing thread and NBC's three-chime jingle. "If a shape, a sound and a fragrance can act as symbols, why, one might ask, can a color not do the same?" he wrote. The decision reversed a lower court's denial of a trademark for green-gold dry-cleaning press pads made by a Chicago firm. Columbia...
Prince Charles is launching a line of soft drinks combining apples, pears, raspberries and herbs grown on his estates with lightly-carbonated Scottish spring water to raise funds for charity. The non-alcoholic sparkling beverages -- Duchy No. 1 and Duchy No. 3 -- will be produced and distributed by Coca-Cola and Schweppes...