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Here's news from the business world and other money matters to watch out for Tuesday (last updated 8:18 a.m. ET). Coach Earnings Rise: Coach (COH) ended its fiscal year with a bang reporting fiscal fourth-quarter earnings rose almost 40% to 64 cents a share, beating analyst estimates of 56...

Odds are that at the start of every term, you find yourself running to the store and getting the same household basics that you just ran out of: toilet paper, laundry detergent, maybe pens and notepads for your classes. Beer. But there's a better, smarter way of buying many of those goods than...

One of the most common things you'll find yourself saying as you get older is "If only I knew then what I know now." It's so easy to look back at situations through the rear view mirror: You can imagine your suave and sophisticated college self utterly dominating the social scene at your high...

The new Bud Light commercial, introduced online Wednesday, features pudgy, naked male flesh. It is the latest in down-market brewing's glorious history of using nudity to sell beer. Only instead of buxom babes, we get 60 seconds of office drones stripping frantically because the company clothing...

As a record industry executive and owner of Minty Fresh Records, Chicago's Jim Powers has proved his creativity and eye for talent time and again. He discovered the Cowboy Junkies, was one of the first to sing the praises of Liz Phair, brought the music of the Cardigans to America, and turned Ralph...

File this under "stupid sex ads." While it's true that sex sells -- and has for more than a century -- a rash of recent ads from top marketers has proven there are exceptions to that rule. Take this TV commercial from Hall's Refresh, a sugar-free candy "with advanced moisture lotion." The ad...

Remember Genesee? Maybe not. The name might ring a bell with older beer drinkers -- especially those living in or near its home field of upstate New York -- but these consumers may wonder whatever happened to brands like Iron City, Schlitz, and the Rochester-based Genesee Brewing Co. Genesee's new...

Irish eyes are smiling -- and maybe drooping a little bit. Ireland's unofficial national drink, the dark stout with the creamy head known to the world as Guinness, turns 250 this week. Pubs across the Emerald Isle are expected to be packed with revelers celebrating Arthur Guinness, who got an...

With many companies struggling to beat earnings expectations amid double-digit drops in revenue, it's refreshing to know that some segments of the economy are holding up just fine. Molson Coors Brewing (TAP) said that second quarter profits, excluding one-time items, increased over 20% from last...

Talk about bad marketing. As the recession wanes on, beer sales continue to decline across all markets. According to the WSJ, recent sales of Bud Light, the No. 1 seller in America, have fallen 5.5%, while Heineken, the No. 9 brand, fell 15%. So rather than create a new product, the beer companies...