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Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) upped its profit forecast for 2010 on strong European demand. The company now expects profit of $1.78 to $1.82 a share, MarketWatch reported. The Atlanta-based company previously forecast profit of $1.73 to $1.77 a share. Coca-Cola Enterprises also said 2011's...

Former General Motors CEO Frederick "Fritz " Henderson has found a new job, but not within the auto industry. Energy giant Sunoco has tapped Henderson to lead SunCoke Energy, a spin-off it is forming early next year, the company said Thursday.

In a move to gain a larger share of the beverage market outside of North America, Coca-Cola (KO) has bought Russian juice maker Nidan Juices, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday

They have some of the best-known brands in the world, growth opportunities in emerging markets and do a solid job returning cash to shareholders though dividends and buybacks -- but not all big beverage company stocks are created equal.

Coca-Cola's attempt to put a halt to a lawsuit alleging that it's misleading consumers with the marketing of its Vitaminwater line of drinks was shot down by a federal judge in New York. The Center for Science in the Public Interest and other parties sued Coca-Cola last year, alleging the...

The Coca-Cola (KO) company reported a 16% increase in second quarter net income of $2.4 billion, or $1.02 per share, from $2 billion, or 88 cents per shares, in the same quarter last year. Coke's adjusted earnings per share were $1.06, beating analyst estimates of $1.03 per share. Revenue grew 5%...

Coca-Cola is facing flak for using porn to attract children on Facebook in a promotional campaign gone wrong. Coke has withdrawn the ads and apologized for its Dr. Pepper promotion, where users allowed their Facebook status box to be taken over by the company. More than 160,000 people signed up...

PepsiCo will announce its second-quarter numbers on Tuesday, and analysts expect earnings per share of $1.07 to $1.10, up from $1.02 a year earlier. If they're right, it will mark a continuation of the company's stable period of success. But PepsiCo's management is thinking bigger.

After the Dow's 261-point belly flop to end last week on what were, after all, better-than-expected bank earnings, investors may be forgiven for feeling rather queasy after checking out this week's earnings calendar, which includes 120 of the S&P 500.

You've probably heard about the many uses that Coca-Cola can be put to beyond quenching your thirst. Paul Michael of the blog WiseBread recently compiled a list of 51 such uses, from curing nausea to cleaning battery terminals, from cooking steak to cleaning the water in your pool, from improving...