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The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) and H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ) today announced a strategic partnership that enables Heinz to produce its ketchup bottles using Coca-Cola's breakthrough PlantBottle packaging. The PET plastic bottles are made partially from plants and have a lower reliance on...

Gabelli & Co. is lowering its earnings estimates on shares of Dr. Pepper Snapple (NYSE: DPS). In the research note, Gabelli writes, "We are lowering our 2011E EPS to $1.75 per share, from $1.85, due to higher than expected commodity cost headwinds. We believe the brand and distribution...

On CNBC's Fast Money Pops & Drops, Guy Adami said that he likes Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE: EMN) despite the big run. He explained that Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) gained 2.62% today on the news that the company has approved a $300 million worth repurchase of the common stock. American...

Shares of Hansen Natural Corporation (NASDAQ: HANS) are higher on the session by 0.51%, currently trading at $57.55. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name...

The Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) today elected Evan G. Greenberg as a Director of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Greenberg, 56, is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of ACE Limited (NYSE: ACE), a global insurance and reinsurance company.

Shares of Heckmann Corporation (NYSE: HEK) are higher on the session by 2.71%, currently trading at $5.31. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A...

Shares of Apache Corp (NYSE: APA) dropped about 0.7% after the company reported its Q4 earnings at $670 million, or $1.77 per share, versus $582 million, or $1.72 per share, in the year-earlier period. The company's adjusted earnings increased to $2.19 per share from $1.96 per share. The company's...

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (NYSE: DPS) reported fourth quarter 2010 diluted earnings of $0.49 per share compared to $0.44 per share in the prior year period. Excluding the loss on the early retirement of a portion of the 6.82% 2018 notes and certain tax-related items, diluted earnings per share...

US stock futures are mixed this morning, as investors are awaiting the data on jobless claims and consumer prices. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 8 points to 12,260.00, while S&P 500 futures dropped 1.80 points to 1,331.20. Nasdaq 100 futures fell 3.50 points to 2,388.50....

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc (NYSE: DPS) is expected to post its Q4 EPS at $0.64 on revenue of $1.40 billion. Intuit Inc (NASDAQ: INTU) is estimated to post its FQ2 earnings at $0.31 per share on revenue of $886.13 million. PG&E (NYSE: PCG) is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.73 per...

Jim Cramer said on CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT that he wouldn't buy an airline company, but if you really have to own one, he can bless United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE: UAL). United Continental Holdings Inc (UAL) gained 1.07% in the regular trading session, and it fell 1.06% in the...

ACE Insurance Litigation Watch, the online repository for lawsuits against the ACE Ltd. insurance company (NYSE: ACE), today highlighted that the ACE subsidiary Century Indemnity Insurance Company, after being cited two months ago by the Los Angeles District Court for “egregious” delays of payments...

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) today announced a new multiyear extension of their longstanding global marketing partnership. The continuing association will showcase Sprite through exclusive programs designed to connect with the league's young and...

Leading Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: LBIX) announces that its Board of Directors has authorized an increase in its share repurchase program of an additional $500,000 US for the purpose of acquiring the Company's outstanding common stock. As of today the Company has 3,636,936 shares outstanding, after...

While the markets have soared almost every day on the back of QE-2, a smart investor must start taking note of one major issue. This issue is beginning to pop up in quarterly earnings announcements but has not caught the attention of the markets just yet. Inflation in commodities and growing input...