Blame whatever you want. A weaker U.S. economy, a weakening and flailing Europe, a move to socialism in France and Greece, a weaker BRIC and emerging market story, commodity prices and on…
The major US stock indexes opened lower this morning following a weekend of elections in Europe. A new Socialist party president in France and a still very cloudy future in Greece have…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Monday. Annie’s, Inc. (NYSE: BNNY) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan; Started as Outperform…
When the largest soft-drink company in the US can’t make a competitive product in a growing market, it looks around for a company it can buy. It appears that the Coca-Cola Co.…
Philp Falcone receives extensions from creditors owed money by his high-speed wireless company LightSquared. (Reuters) Social gifting is a growing part of e-commerce. (Reuters) Barron’s says Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) could join…
Markets opened a few ticks lower this morning after a poor report on new claims for unemployment benefits in the US (our coverage here). The report that pending home sales jumped 4.1%…
Soft drink and snack food giant Pepsico Inc. (NYSE: PEP) reported first quarter earnings this morning that topped expectations. Adjusted EPS came in at $0.69 versus a consensus estimate of $0.67 and…
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is going to try a new strategy that we have not seen from the company since literally the 1990s… It is splitting its shares. The company’s board…
The Walmart statement of ethics is the core of the company’s values: Each business organization Walmart operates is expected to have a complete set of policies providing guidance to associates for whatever country they are working in. Walmart also publishes…
US markets opened mixed this morning as there was not a big piece of news to drive investors in any particular direction. The Greek debt swap deal triggered a credit event and…
Jon OggThese are some of this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDRX) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse. Approach Resources…
A consumer group called Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) claims that the food coloring that gives colas their distinctive coloring has been found to be carcinogenic in animals. The…
The US Food and Drug Administration has rejected a request from orange juice producers to allow more of the fungicide carbendazim in US imports of orange juice. Two major US producers of…
It was just yesterday that we noted how dividend investors were preferring the growth shares of Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (NYSE: DPS) over larger rivals like The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO)…
Dr. Pepper Snapple (NYSE: DPS) is becoming the darling stock for beverage investors. It has growth, and it leads the pack in dividends. If today’s post-earnings gains can hold up for the…
