COLA

For the first time since 2009, Social Security recipients will get a COLA increase in their checks in 2012. But that 3.6% bump probably isn't going to cover the real rise in your expenses. So where should you invest to find that extra income?

Rafi Mohammed, author of The Art of Pricing, says Coca-Cola is selling itself short. Some of its beverages, such as Coke Zero, could be priced higher, potentially raising the company's margin and profit. But in the Cola Wars, could higher prices cause a customer retreat?

Besides the unemployed, nobody is getting hurt worse in this economy than seniors. Prices on many commodities are skyrocketing, but the Consumer Price Index, which is the yardstick used to adjust Social Security for inflation, is virtually unchanged.

The Coca-Cola (KO) company reported a 16% increase in second quarter net income of $2.4 billion, or $1.02 per share, from $2 billion, or 88 cents per shares, in the same quarter last year. Coke's adjusted earnings per share were $1.06, beating analyst estimates of $1.03 per share. Revenue grew 5%...

If you're a college student, you're in one of two predicaments right now. Situation A: You're gearing up for that hellish week that is finals. Situation B: You're done with school and it's time to celebrate. Either way, you could use some cola. If you're up all night cramming for exams and writing...

His signature health care overhaul legislation may have a hit snag this week, but President Barack Obama said Friday in Cleveland that he remains committed to getting the controversial bill passed. Speaking during a town hall forum at Lorain County Community College in the working class suburb of...

The Social Security Administration announced Thursday that there will not be a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) next year -- marking the first year since 1975 that Social Security recipients have not had an annual increase. For 34 years, retirees have probably viewed the yearly COLA as their...

Many seniors will see their Social Security check go down because their Medicare Part D (prescription plans) and their Medicare Part C (also known as Medicare Advantage) plans are expected to go up in cost. Since Social Security is not expected to provide a cost of living increase (COLA) this year...

If investors need another sign of the changed economic landscape, they need look no further than Social Security. For the first time in more than three decades Social Security recipients will not receive a benefit increase, formally known as a cost of living adjustment (COLA), in 2010, federal...

Green Mountain Coffee just came out with a new version of coffee that comes with an extra caffeine. It says Revv will have "will have 27% more coffee and 27% more kick." In other words, Green Mountain is trying to make the Jolt Cola of coffee, although it isn't as rambunctious about it: Jolt had...