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Credit Suisse has initiated seven companies in the beverage and spirit sectors, rating the sector Neutral to Bullish. The brokerage commenced with an Outperform rating on four stocks while it settled with a Neutral rating on the other three. The comments indicate continued weakness in carbonated...

The cover story in this weekend's Barron's offers five reasons why the stock market is unlikely to crash any time soon. The key to the outlook is the historical relationship between crashes and recessions. Other featured articles include the latest Alternatives Monthly report. With the markets...

Featured stories this weekend in Barron's ponder the prospects for a spirits and wine giant, a prepackaged foods maker and a commercial real-estate company. This issue also offers a look at five real-estate investment trusts worth considering now. Other articles discuss reasons the stock market...