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Coca-Cola Co stories: 4 news summaries

Soda Tax
Threat a Boon for Food Lobbyists

Industry pours millions into fight against it

Nov 5, 09 12:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Capitol Hill’s flirtation with a national excise tax on sugary drinks has been good for someone: food lobbyists. Soda makers, supermarkets, and fast-food restaurants have spent more than $24 million fighting the tax, the Huffington Post reports. “We are reacting to the situation we find ourselves in,"... More »

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Pepsi • lobbyist • fast food industry • lobbyists • advertising campaign • Coca-Cola Co • soda tax • Americans Against Food Taxes

 Coke Tests Milk Soft Drink in NY 

Trial period for 'Vio' will assess whether US is ready for carbonated milk beverages

Jul 27, 09 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Coca-Cola has launched a consumer trial of Vio, a “vibrancy” soft drink that combines skimmed milk with a carbonated fruit soda, the Guardian reports. Vio is available only in New York as Coke measures demand for the beverage. Milk-based soft drinks are popular in Asia but have yet to... More »

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New York • Coca Cola • beverages • soda • soft drinks • Coca-Cola • Coca-Cola Co • Vio

MARKETS

 Rally Fizzles to Mild Losses 

Traders worry non-financial stocks may still feel recession's bite

Oct 14, 08 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks closed lower today after an earlier rally died down as worries about consumer-discretionary and tech stocks overcame investors’ faith in global actions to quell the credit crisis, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow, up nearly 400 early, ended off 76.62, to 9,310.99. The Nasdaq, especially... More »

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Microsoft • Citigroup • Bank of America • Intel • Dow Jones • Pepsi • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • bailout • financial crisis • Coca-Cola Co

 Buffett Grabs 
 $3B Chunk of GE 

Shrewd market player aiming for windfall after chaos clears

Oct 2, 08 3:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mega-pockets investor Warren Buffett is sinking $3 billion into General Electric, whose share prices have slumped a third amid the financial chaos on Wall Street, Reuters reports. Buffet, 78, negotiated a 10% dividend, which could generate $300 million income a year. The move comes a week after he invested $5... More »

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Congress • NBC • Goldman Sachs • Warren Buffett • General Electric • bailout • Coca-Cola Co

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