The monster from the black energy drink can

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating Monster Energy over reports that it was connected to five deaths over the past three years, including a 14-year-old girl who died of heart arrhythmia. Investors responded by dumping the company's stock, and it's safe to assume some parents are steering their kids away from energy drinks, whose high caffeine content is taken to be a mortal threat.

Steve Chapman

October 24, 2012