Top Beverage Investments for Summer 2014
Kyle Colona, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jun 01, 5:00PM CDT
Today's beverage companies are not your mom and dad's soda pop as diversification and global branding have created a wave of products and opened doors to new markets across the global village. Of course, Coca-Cola remains a leader, but upstarts...
PepsiCo to Critics: We're Doing Just Fine, Thank You
Bob Ciura, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jun 01, 1:00PM CDT
Consumer-products giant PepsiCo may seem like a boring company, but its history of enriching shareholders is anything but boring. PepsiCo has made its investors boatloads of money over a long period of time, thanks to its effective management,...
Annual Warren Buffett lunch auction begins Sunday
By JOSH FUNK - AP - Sun Jun 01, 9:43AM CDT
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Before billionaire businessman Warren Buffett started auctioning off private lunches to benefit the Glide Foundation, he was skeptical of the San Francisco charity where his first wife was volunteering.
Coca-Cola Vs. Pepsi: The Most Valuable Soft-Drink Brand of 2014
Nicole Seghetti, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jun 01, 7:07AM CDT
The question of which company holds the more valuable brand, Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) or PepsiCo (NYSE
PepsiCo Takes Beverage War to Coca-Cola's Home Turf
Ted Cooper, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 31, 10:00AM CDT
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have been locked in an epic struggle for soda supremacy for more than 50 years. For most of that time, Coca-Cola has maintained an edge over PepsiCo. Over the last three decades, PepsiCo has fallen from a competitive...
Want Strong Dividend Stocks? These Dow Stars Have What You Want
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 31, 8:05AM CDT
The Dow Jones Industrials are a great place to look for strong dividend stocks. But which Dow stocks are the best at raising their dividends consistently over time? In the following video, Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool's director of investment...
Cutting Landon Donovan Lost Sponsors for World Cup
at The Street - Sat May 31, 6:00AM CDT
Landon Donovan won't join the U.S. national team on soccer's biggest stage in Brazil. Neither will Gatorade, Samsung or Seiko.
Is This The Time To Buy Dividend-Paying Stocks?
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri May 30, 5:40PM CDT
John Meredith is sure hot on dividend-payers. This year, the retired electronics engineer bought shares in seven dividend-paying companies: AT&T (T), Chevron (CVX), Cisco Systems, Coca-Cola , General Electric,McDonald's and Procter & Gamble. Three of...
Final Glance: Beverages companies
AP - Fri May 30, 5:05PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top beverages companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Midday Glance: Beverages companies
AP - Fri May 30, 12:19PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top beverages companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
Early Glance: Beverages companies
AP - Fri May 30, 9:29AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top beverages companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
As Pepsi Turns to Healthy Products, Is Its Stock a Healthy Investment?
Andrew Sebastian, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 30, 8:00AM CDT
Some investors forget that PepsiCo is a diversified food and drink conglomerate. Therefore, just comparing it to beverage companies such as the Coca-Cola Company or Dr Pepper Snapple Group does not give the full picture of the breadth of its...
Pepsi Goes Digital With Touchscreen Soda Fountain
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu May 29, 5:21PM CDT
PepsiCo (PEP) is going digital. The soft-drink maker is rolling out a high-tech soda fountain that will allow customers to come up with a thousand combinations of drinks to slake their thirst. "Have you ever dreamed of a raspberry lemon Mountain...
Why Coca-Cola and Starbucks Will Remain Among The World’s Most Valuable Brands
Mark Lin, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 29, 12:22PM CDT
In the 2014 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brand rankings released this month, two beverage-focused companies stood out among the top 50 most valuable brands -- Coca-Cola in sixth place and Starbucks in 31 st . The old winning formula for...
Warren Buffett's 13 Favorite Growth Stocks
at The Street - Thu May 29, 11:27AM CDT
These 13 stocks have the highest growth rate in the past five years among the holdings of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A).
The Dow Fights to Stay Positive; Are Merck and Coca-Cola Signaling a Recession?
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 29, 10:00AM CDT
On Thursday morning, the Dow Jones Industrials initially jumped out to solid gains as investors weighed the 1% reduction in first-quarter U.S. GDP and a big drop in first-time unemployment claims. Yet as the bond market continued to see yields...
Coca-Cola (KO) Breaks Through Resistance at $40.80
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu May 29, 9:02AM CDT
Shares of Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) have bullishly opened above the pivot of $40.66 today and have reached the first resistance level of $40.80. Should the shares continue to rise, the resistance pivots of $41.02 and $41.37 will be of interest.
Ball Corporation Hits 52-Week High - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu May 29, 9:00AM CDT
Shares of Ball Corporation (BLL) reached a new 52-week high of $61.24 on May 28.
Coca-Cola Vs. PepsiCo: Which Soda Maker Is Best for Your Portfolio?
Sean O'Reilly, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 29, 8:10AM CDT
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are both giants of the international beverage market, but each carries its own strengths and weaknesses. Coca-Cola brought in $46.9 billion in revenues last year, and with its new partnership with Keurig Green Mountain,...