Coca-Cola reported a jump in revenue and profit for its first quarter, but at a slower pace than analysts expected, as factors like the earthquake in Japan and marketing expenses associated with its acquisition of the North American bottling operations of Coca-Cola Enterprises offset the results.

FORBES: Coca-Cola Misses Profit Expectations, Shares Fall

One nonprofit, the Adventure Project, aims to combat the health issues associated with traditional cook stoves through an innovative business model that seeks to finance social enterprises.

FORBES: Cleaner Cookstoves For Christmas

The threat of competition associated with monopoly repeal has helped postal services in those countries to become more efficient, more effective enterprises.

CNN: Save the Postal Service from collapse