Soft Drinks

Leading Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: LBIX)announces results for the second quarter of its 2010 fiscal year, which ended August 31, 2010. All financial amounts are denominated in Canadian dollars. Q2 net income before stock based compensation (SBC) was $632,000 or $0.16 per share versus $876,000 or $0.22...

AOL Inc (NYSE: AOL) has announced its plans to purchase 5min Media for an undisclosed sum. AOL is expecting the deal to "expand its consumer offering of contextually relevant, high-quality video across its sites." Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) has planned to make an investment of $1 billion in the...

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) today renewed its strong commitment to the Philippines with a pledge to increase investments in this important country by US$1 billion over five years. The commitment was conveyed by Coca-Cola Pacific Group President Glenn Jordan directly to the President of the...

Universum releases the global talent attraction index: "The World's Most Attractive Employers 2010", based on close to 130,000 career seekers, with a business or engineering background. Following the unprecedented world release in 2009, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) still manages to keep the no. one...

Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) won approval from the United States and Canada to buy the North American operations of its largest bottler on the condition that it safeguards rival Dr Pepper Snapple Group's (NYSE: DPS) confidential business information. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Canadian...

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) today announced that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Canadian Competition Bureau have both cleared the Company's proposed acquisition of the North American operations of Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE: CCE), subject to certain firewall protective measures with...

MeadWestvaco Corp (NYSE: MWV) was upgraded by Credit Suisse from “neutral” to "outperform." MWV's shares closed at $23.59 yesterday. MeadWestvaco's earnings are likely to gain 180.44% this year. Deutsche Bank upgraded Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc (NYSE: DPS) from "hold" to "buy." DPS' shares closed...

The Coca Cola Company (KO), the largest global producer and marketer of still and sparkling beverages, announced its intention to invest about $121 million in a new plant in Karnataka, Southern State of India. The investment is in line with the company's strategy to expand its operations in...

Deutsche Bank initiated coverage of Cott Corporation (NYSE: COT) with a $10 price target and a Buy rating. the August acquisition of private label juice leader Cliffstar is a significant strategic step forward. By gaining a large presence in juice, Cott is now more balanced from a product...

Shares of Pepsico (NYSE: PEP) have been moving steadily higher throughout the early trading session. Currently, the stock has gained 1.26% to $66.95. Pepsico (PEP) has been a very consistent performer over any meaningful time period. Year-to-date, the shares have gained over 10%. During the last 5...

PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) is having its Buy rating reiterated by Goldman Sachs, as the company is expected to show acceleration toward earnings growth in the mid-teens for 2H2010, as grocery store data points to improving trends in beverages and snacks, Goldman reports. Gatorade has showed a...

Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) may post its earnings of $0.37 per share on revenue of $1.67 billion in the fiscal third-quarter. Lennar Corp (NYSE: LEN) is estimated to report its FQ3 EPS at $0.04 on $782.14 million in revenue. Leading Brands Inc (NASDAQ: LBIX) is expected to report its...

There are a lot of traders out there skeptical of this market (I am for sure!) that don't want to put their money in too risky of plays should the market reverse course, but on the other hand don't want to sit this rally out. A good compromise is to look for those stocks that are dependable, stable...