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U.S. stocks were little changed as economic data came in mixed. The Commerce Department reported that new home sales fell in the month June, while initial jobless claims came in better than expected. Investors and traders cheered positive quarterly results from Facebook and Ford, while news...

The earnings crunch is well underway, and leading soft drink producers Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), Dr. Pepper Snapple (NYSE: DPS) and PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) will be taking the earnings stage this week. Investors have to be aware of the downward trend for sales of carbonated soft-drink beverages -- last...

U.S. stocks rose as investors and traders find comfort in corporate earnings that continue to come in at better-than-expected levels. Although it's still very early in to earning season, Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) reported better-than-expected results and stronger-than-expected PC sales,...

During an interview with The Atlantic, last week, PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) CEO Indra Nooyi told a crowd at the Aspen Ideas Festival that women “can't have it all,” meaning that you can't always succeed at both your home life and work life. “We pretend we can have it all,...

U.S. stocks rose as investors felt that earnings season is positive enough so far to reverse weakness the markets have seen in recent weeks. "Investors were braced for poor results, and at least so far, the numbers have been better than feared. We'll have a little more information to act on...

The new earnings season kicks into high gear this shortened week. Highlights will include quarterly reports from Bank of America, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, from Intel and IBM, and from Coca-Cola, which are all expected to post earnings declines, as well as from Google and Johnson & Johnson...

When PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) reported its fourth quarter results on February 13, Indra Nooyi, Chairman and CEO said, “we believe that our portfolio, as currently constructed, positions us to maximize value creation. As a result, we are not making significant structural changes, including to North...

Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), which recently announced a major strategic partnership with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR), is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results Tuesday, February 18, before the markets open. Investors will be thirsty for more details about how...

After what set up to be a rough day in the market, major indices turned around and finished the day higher yesterday. Thursday, the Dow was up 63.65 points to finish the day at 16,027.59. The S&P was up 0.6 percent, or about 10 points, to 1,829.83 and the NASDAQ was up about one percent to...

U.S. stocks finished higher on Thursday after a bumpy start to the trading session. “People want to buy the dips now because the market made a bottom after Feb. 3,” Donald Selkin, chief market strategist at National Securities Corp. told Bloomberg. “We got very oversold and now it's believed...

The earnings season is winding down. Most of the S&P 500 have reported fourth-quarter results, and the good news is that earnings beats have outnumbered earnings misses. Here is a quick rundown of what analysts expect from some of this week's most prominent quarterly reports. America Movil...

What a difference a little competition makes. Shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) were up more than 43 percent to $116.00 in pre-market trading Thursday, while rival, SodaStream (NASDAQ: SODA) fell almost five percent to $37.55. (Update: Shares initially traded lower, but...

Alcoa may have reported disappointing results last week, but the fourth-quarter earnings season really kicks off this week with reports from J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) on Tuesday. Big name financials will be well represented this week, with results due from the likes of...

Mondelez International (NASDAQ: MDLZ) Chief Exuective Officer Irene Rosenfeld is facing a lot of discontent from the company's largest investors. The New York Post reported that famed activist Nelson Peltz, along with three other top shareholders, are growing discontent. “When a CEO consistently...

This weekend in Barron's online: recommendations for investing in Latin America, as well as the prospects for Twitter, Discover, Boeing and Covanta. Cover Story "The New Latin America" by Reshma Kapadia. After more than a decade of solid returns, Latin American stocks are down eight percent so...