Today's number: 44.3%

U.S. soft-drink market share of Atlanta-based Coca-Cola in 2002, up 0.6 percentage points from 2001 and ahead of No. 2 Pepsi-Cola's 31.4 percent share and No. 3 Dr. Pepper/Seven Up's 15.0 percent.

The Associated Press

Today's career tip

Ever heard anybody quote the opposite of Murphy's Law, that if something can go right, it will? Paul Levesque and Art McNeil ask in their book Dream Crafting: the Art of Dreaming Big, the Science of Making it Happen. "We have often heard people describing happy occasions in their lives when everything went perfectly yet our culture has no `cute' law to refer to by name when that happens," the authors claim. "We call it the dreamcrafter's law; any time you observe things going right for you or anybody else."

John Eckberg

Today's mover

Jennifer Kendall has been named vice president of finance at Aero Fulfillment Services. Kendall will be responsible for the financial management of Aero's existing Mason, Lebanon, and Baltimore locations as well as for all of the company's future offices slated to open in strategic geographic locations throughout 2003 and beyond. She joined the company in 1998 as assistant controller and graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a bachelor's degree in accounting.

Shirley Dees

Today's money tip

Unit investment trusts are like mutual funds in that they pool money to buy other securities. They tend to be focused and stick to a theme, such as tracking an industry sector or an index. Unlike a mutual fund, the portfolios are fixed, often leading to lower costs.

Amy Higgins

Today's Company: Marx Hot Bagels Factory Inc.

Bagel Ambassadors: John and Danielle Marx founded their company in 1970, the first Cincinnati venture to specialize in bagels. Marx Hot Bagels now has three locations and also wholesales to stores such as Kroger and Keller's IGA. The business was profiled in 1971 by Charles Kurault. That same year, John Marx hand-rolled bagels at a festival held at Washington's Smithsonian Institution and at Montreal's Expo '71.

Flavorites: The company makes 44 varieties of bagels, including poppy, jalapeno, french toast, strawberry and apple cinnamon. Many are still rolled by hand; all are boiled in water. They have received high marks from readers of Cincinnati Magazine and several national restaurant journals.

Getting Around: Marx locations are in Blue Ash, Springdale and Crescent Springs. They serve soups, bagel sandwiches, salads and desserts. The Blue Ash eatery operates under rabbinic supervision and is dairy kosher.

Jenny Callison