The FINANCIAL -- Nike innovation and design legend Tinker Hatfield partners with tennis star Roger Federer to change the future of footwear design for the court, according to NIke.

The FINANCIAL -- Pepsi Bottling Ventures, LLC, a joint venture between Suntory International and PepsiCo, today said that Paul Finney has been named its President and Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds Keith Reimer, who retired on December 31st, 2011. Finney had served as PBV's Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing since 2006, according to  Pepsi.

The FINANCIAL -- Pepsi MAX announced the "Pepsi MAX for Life" video contest, a national search to find the brand's most passionate fans, according to Pepsi. Two winners who prove that they are devoted fans of zero calories and maximum Pepsi taste will be rewarded with Pepsi MAX for life!

The FINANCIAL -- The Board of Directors of Colgate-Palmolive Company declared quarterly cash dividends of $.58 per common share, payable on February 15, 2012, to shareholders of record on January 24, 2012. The Company has paid uninterrupted dividends on its common stock since 1895, according to Colgate.

The FINANCIAL -- FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx and the world's largest express transportation company, has today announced the safe arrival of two three-year-old giant pandas, Huan Huan and Yuan Zi, from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China to Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport in France, according to FedEx.