Soft Drinks

Moody's Investors Service announced on Monday that it lowered Greece's debt rating three levels from Ba1 down to B1; a move that comes among increasing concerns over sovereign debt problems faced by many Euro-zone countries. Moody's cited the Greek government's tax collection difficulties and...

Below are the top beverages-soft drinks stocks on the NYSE in terms of dividend yield. Coca-Cola Company (The) (NYSE: KO) has a dividend yield of 2.90%. KO's shares closed at $65.21 on Friday. Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc (NYSE: DPS) has a dividend yield of 2.70%. DPS' shares closed at $37.41 on...

Unless you never watch TV, never listen to the news on the radio, and never look at magazine covers, you know who Charlie Sheen is. Star of the extremely popular TV show Two and a Half Men, earning around 1.8 million dollars an episode, he has been in the news daily during the last couple weeks due...

Many may not believe St. Patrick's Day is comparable to consumer-driven holidays like Thanksgiving or Christmas as far as the stock market is concerned, but you may be surprised to learn just what kind of opportunities this Irish celebration presents. While it is true that there is very little...

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) will release first quarter 2011 financial results on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, before the stock market opens. The Company will host an investor conference call at 9:30 a.m. (EDT), on April 26, 2011.

(TheStreet)-- Coke (NYSE: KO), Pepsi (NYSE: PEP) and Dr. Pepper (NYSE: DPS) have nothing on soft-drink maker National Beverage (NASDAQ: FIZZ). The pint-sized company, with a market value of only $579 million, offers impressive fundamentals. But, unlike many smaller firms, it's committed to...

J.P. Morgan released a research report today reiterating its Neutral rating on Cott Corp (NYSE: COT). "COT released Q410 comparable EPS of $0.08, in line with our estimate and $0.03 below the Bloomberg consensus, "J.P. Morgan writes. "Top line was better than our forecast, driven by slightly better...

Gold hit its intra-day correction low prior to the start of U.S. trading on Friday, January 28, and then reversed upward. As we explained at the time, although Egypt's revolution was the catalyst for this directional change the gold market was primed for a reversal prior to this event. We noted,...

Xilinx Inc (NASDAQ: XLNX) was upgraded by JP Morgan from "neutral" to "overweight." XLNX's shares closed at $32.70 yesterday. Xilinx's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 33.65%. Canaccord upgraded salesforce.com inc (NYSE: CRM) from “hold” to “buy.” CRM's shares closed at $128.05 yesterday....

Below are the top large-cap processed & packaged good stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) is 83.32%. CPB's revenue for the same period is $7.62 billion. The trailing-twelve-month return...

Shares of Hansen Natural Corporation (NASDAQ: HANS) are lower on the session by 2.41%, trading at $57.58. Overall put volume is now running at 2.67x the daily average, with 50% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 1,514 contracts have traded on the session so far. Hansen Natural...

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...

Hansen Natural Corporation (NASDAQ: HANS) today reported record financial results for the three- and twelve-months ended December 31, 2010. Gross sales for the 2010 fourth quarter increased 10.5 percent to $364.1 million from $329.6 million a year earlier. Net sales for the 2010 fourth quarter...

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. (NASDAQ: COKE) Consolidated today announced it will open a new sales and distribution center in the Carolinas Distribution Center in Clayton. The 233,000 square foot replaces the company's existing 90,000 square foot building on South Wilmington St.

Shares of Hansen Natural Corporation (NASDAQ: HANS) are higher on the session by 0.66%, trading at $56.06. Overall call volume is now running at 2.20x the daily average, with 21% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,590 contracts have traded on the session so far. Hansen Natural...