Starbucks fans hoping to satisfy a Frappuccino craving in Costa Rica used to be out of luck -- until Wednesday morning, when it opened its first store there. But that's just the tip of the iceberg in Latin American for coffee powerhouse.
There's a lot going on behind the beautiful bouquet you'll give to mom on Sunday: Those flowers are a weapon in America's war on drugs. On the flip side, some people say they're also a symbol of a misguided economic policy dating back to the first President Bush.
The White House is threatening to hold up final passage of three coveted free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Colombia unless lawmakers expand retraining assistance for American workers who lose their jobs because of foreign competition.
The U.S. is hardly alone in losing work to cheaper skilled labor in foreign countries. Australia, Canada and Israel, among others, have dropped off Gartner's list of the top 30 countries for outsourcing. Here's where IT and business-processing jobs are heading.
The TV program "Undercover Boss" shows there's not much difference between top management and employees. But a look at CEO vs. employee salaries tells a different story.
BP, which needs to raise funds to help clean up the worst oil spill in U.S. history, said Tuesday it will sell its operations in Colombia for $1.9 billion to Ecopetrol and the Canadian company Talisman. Ecopetrol is the largest oil company in Colombia.
Chavez cut off diplomatic relations with Colombia last week over claims by outgoing President Alvaro Uribe that Venezuela harbors Colombian rebels. Chavez says the U.S. is behind the allegations.