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Posted on 326 The Coca-Cola Company today named J. Michael Luttig, former U.S. federal judge and general counsel for The Boeing Co., to serve as counselor and special advisor to the company and its board of directors. Judge Luttig will advise the company and its board of directors on tax matters, with particular focus on the company’s ongoing litigation with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. The company intends to vigorously defen...

Hugo Boss on board for top British race The stylish fashion retailer Hugo Boss is stepping from Formula 1 motor racing into Formula 1 yacht racing with panache in this years Rolex Fastnet Race. Hugo Boss, with its flagship store in central London, is sponsoring a sexy new Farr 65 helmed by Alex Thomson of Gosport. Thomson was the youngest skipper ever in an amateur global yacht race - the Clipper 98. At 25 he steered his yacht to overall victory, winning each of the six legs. He is also...

bluebeat76/iStock By CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Coca-Cola confirmed to ABC News Friday that it was cutting approximately 2,200 jobs globally as part of a company reorganization plan. Some 1,200 of those job cuts will be in the U.S., and about 500 of them will be in the Atlanta area, where the company is headquartered, according to Scott Leith, the company’s vice president of global external and financial communications. “The Coca-Cola Company is on a journey to transform h...