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Markets start week strong and Charles Koch on the 2016 race

Market wrap-up
U.S. stocks (^DJI, ^GSPC, ^IXIC) started the week strong, with the major indices all up close to a percent, despite continued focus on the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Paris. One group of names—travel-focused companies like Expedia (EXPE), Priceline (PCLN) and American Airlines (AAL)—didn't fare so well, as you might expect. Will travel jitters impact these firms long term?

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Charles Koch
Yahoo Finance editor-in-chief Andy Serwer sat down with the co-owner and CEO of Koch Industries, Charles Koch. He and his brothers are well-known for their backing of Republican political candidates. Still, when asked about the field of GOP presidential contenders he said,I’ve learned we can’t say anything about an individual politician because David, my brother, said he liked Walker, so now I started reading in the press that we put millions behind his campaign."  Koch added, "You want to know how much we put behind his campaign? Zero. Then we said 'OK, we’ll invite Fiorina to the seminar.' Now [people said] we’ve selected her. We hadn’t selected her. It’s just she was doing well in the polls and said some things that made sense and so on. So I can’t, I don’t dare comment about anybody because it’ll be blown totally out of proportion.”

Happy birthday Coke bottle
The iconic glass Coca-Cola (KO) bottle turns 100 today.
At the turn of the 19th century, Coke faced competition from brands that imitated its name and type style. So, looking for a way to distinguish itself, the company held a bottle-design competition asking for “a bottle which a person could recognize even if they felt it in the dark and so shaped that, even if broken, a person could tell at a glance what it was.”

The Root Glass Company of Indiana designed the winning bottle, and the patent was granted on November, 16, 1915. The bottle was inspired by the elongated shape and distinct ribs of the cocoa plant, creating the distinctive shape it has today.

 

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