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HONG KONG (Dow Jones)–Coca-Cola Co. (KO) said Wednesday it plans to buy beverage
producer China Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd. (1886.HK) for US$2.4 billion, in what
will be the Atlanta-based company’s second-biggest acquisition ever.
Coca-Cola’s offer sounded high to analysts, but they said the company has to pay
a big premium to expand further into China’s increasingly competitive beverage
market. In [...]

U.S. stock indexes pare early losses
By Kate Gibson, MarketWatch
Last Update: 7/22/2008 10:38:00 AM
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks scaled back early losses Tuesday as the
price of crude dipped more than $4 a barrel, countering earnings results and
guidance from American Express Co., Apple Inc. and Wachovia Corp. that
intensified worries about the economy.
“Equities were dented by weak [...]

By Ben Klayman
CHICAGO, July 8 (Reuters) - The possibility a top high school basketball player may skip college to play professionally overseas has some analysts questioning whether the NCAA and its popular “March Madness” tournament can remain a cash cow that generates hundreds of millions of dollars.
Brandon Jennings, a top high school guard from [...]

BeaconEquity.com Issues TraderNotes on Beverage Stocks: ELDO, KO, PEP, FIZZ,
JSDA, HANS, REED, DPS
DALLAS, May 22, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — BeaconEquity.com announces the
availability of TraderNotes on stocks that are making news today.
Investors can view all of the daily trading notes for free by visiting:
http://www.BeaconEquity.com
Today’s TraderNotes include: Eldorado Artesian Springs Inc. (ELDO), Coca-Cola Co.
(KO), Pepsico Inc. [...]

J.P. Morgan Chase, IBM, Sallie Mae, Wells Fargo
By MarketWatch
Last Update: 6:55 PM ET Apr 15, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to
see active trade in Wednesday’s session are J.P. Morgan Chase, IBM, Sallie Mae,
and Wells Fargo.
J.P. Morgan Chase (JPM), which recently bought a stake in Bear Stearns, is
projected to report [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Fitch Ratings on Friday raised the outlook on
Coca-Cola Co. to stable from negative and affirmed its long-term issuer default
rating and senior unsecured debt at A+. The company’s short-term issuer default
rating was also affirmed at F1. “The affirmation reflects Coca-Cola’s substantial
cash flow generation, which is due to its high operating margins, its [...]