Soft Drinks

Tepid volume on Thursday indicated many traders had left early to get a jump on the three-day weekend. They should enjoy the extra day of rest and fun because next week is shaping up to be a busy one with myriad marquee earnings reports and even more importantly, the widely anticipated Federal...

Inhale...exhale...invest? Setting aside the personal concerns of drug warriors, the tea leaf readings suggest that marijuana will be decriminalized, if not outright legalized (and taxed for revenue) in the coming years. Savvy investors are wise to keep an eye on the future, so perhaps today's...

Leading Brands Inc (NASDAQ: LBIX) shares dropped 14.73% to $2.20 at 9:55 am. LBIX's trailing-twelve-month profit margin is 0.03%. MBT Financial Corp (NASDAQ: MBTF) fell 11.76% to $1.50. MBTF reported a Q1 net loss at $0.23 per share, compared to the profit of $0.02 per share, in the year-ago...

As the stock market has stalled and moved sideways since mid-February, with economic and inflationary worries increasing, Wall Street is beginning to put out advice on how to prepare for a potential market correction. The advice has always been the same. You've heard it before. No matter what...

Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: KOF), the largest public bottler of Coca-Cola products in the world in terms of sales volume, announced the placement of peso-denominated bonds in the Mexican markets. On April 14, 2011, the Company successfully placed two tranches of "Certificados...

Deutsche Bank is out with its report today on Dr Pepper Snapple (NYSE: DPS), downgrading shares of DPS from Buy to Hold. In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "DPS retains good long-term opportunity to expand brand penetration, is aggressively managing costs, and management strongly...

Analysts at Deutsche Bank downgrade Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc (NYSE: DPS) from “buy” to “hold.” DPS shares gained 0.29% to close at $38.66 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Below are the top beverages-soft drinks stocks on the NYSE in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Coca-Cola Company (The) (NYSE: KO) is 25.65%. KO's ROE for the same period is 41.86%. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc (...

Cusick's Corner You have heard the analogy, Defense is the best Offense, but did you think of that when you look at your portfolio. Oil and Metals have been moving this year but have definitely hit some resistance, especially with commodity inflation so prominent and expanding. This has put...

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) has hit a 52-week high in today's trading. At last check, the year-to-date performance of The Coca-Cola Company is a gain of 4%.

Now that oil is an increasingly speculative play, we can expect wide swings in price and increasing volatility. The reasons for oil to keep rising are well known--perhaps too well known. Let's look at some charts to illustrate the swirling currents in the global oil market. Why do we care? Two...

Cusick's Corner Uncertainty -- the market is trading with little conviction and is below the 50-Day Moving Average, which means trading below mid-term support and looking a little uncertain. JPM is reporting earnings tomorrow and they could give a potential boost to the lagging Financials. Tech...

Investors may want to consider high dividend paying stocks to generate yield, as it looks like we may be heading into a correction, as more stocks begin too break down technically. Certain dividend paying stocks such as Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), Altria (NYSE: MO), Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM...

Fomento Economico Mexicano (NYSE: FMX) has hit a 52-week high in today's trading. At last check the year-to-date performance of FMX has been a gain of 10.3%.

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) has hit a 52-week high in today's trading. At last check the year-to-date performance of Coca-Cola has been a gain of 3.7%.