Coca-Cola Co. said Friday it will pay $6 billion in back taxes and interest to the Internal Revenue Service while it appeals a final federal tax court decision in a case dating back 17 years.

The result is some potentially nasty surprises lurking in financial footnotes, and these IOUs could start cropping up more ...

Coca-Cola reported better-than-expected earnings in the first quarter ... Quincey said the claims in the video were false and the controversy has largely abated. Coke is trying to win back Hispanic ...