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Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc (NYSE: DPS) reported a decline in its second-quarter profit. DPS reported its quarterly profit at $172 million, or $0.77 per share, down from $183 million, or $0.74 per share, in the year-ago period. Its sales climbed to $1.58 billion from $1.52 billion. However,...

Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) is expected to report its Q1 EPS at $0.37 on revenue of $1.59 billion. Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.47 on revenue of $1.96 billion. Visa Inc (NYSE: V) is projected to report its FQ3 EPS at $1.23 on revenue of $2.30...

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels and exit/entry points become more clearly defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Tuesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to...

Facebook and Google+ (NASDAQ: GOOG), say hello to a social network that is truly private. Chattertree.com, a new site whose mission is to promote “positive synergy within the core of the modern family,” isn't technically a social network. It has all the components of one – the ability to...

Beta, the measure of a portfolio's risk relative to the broader market, can really be a four-letter word in times like these when the folks in Brussels and Washington, D.C. don't seem to have any idea which end is up. And for better or worse, there are plenty of volatile constituents populating...

Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet NFL Lockout Ends; Blackouts Won't Both the NFL's players and its owners are likely very happy to have the five- month mess behind them and their revenue streams intact. League partners including Papa John's (...

Goldman Sachs is out with its report today on PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), downgrading PEP from Buy to Neutral. In a note to clients, Goldman Sachs writes, "We are removing PEP from the America's Conviction Buy List and lowering the rating to Neutral. Since adding PEP to the Conviction Buy List on May 8,...

This is your Benzinga news summary and traders' outlook for Monday, July 25, 2011, covering headlines from overnight and Monday's pre-market session. Today in domestic pre-market trading, U.S. equity futures are trading lower after Congress failed to work out a deal to raise the debt ceiling over...

The earnings crunch continues this week even as the month of July winds to a close. Quarterly reports of note scheduled for the week include those from Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), Merck (NYSE: MRK) and Dow Chemical (...

Shares of Hansen Natural (NASDAQ: HANS) are lower on the session by 1.72%, currently trading at $80.40. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. A short while ago...

Credit Suisse is out with a research report on Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) after it reported earnings earlier in the week. It has an Outperform rating and a $95 price target on shares. In a note to clients, Credit Suisse writes, "The power of Coke's internal cash generation + the power of cash...

According to Morgan Stanley, PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) Overweight rating is maintained. Morgan Stanley said that it is removing PEP from Morgan Stanley's Best Ideas list given the stock now lacks a near-term catalyst with PEP's negatively revised 2011 guidance. “However, we still remain Overweight for...

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has issued a report detailing that weak consumer outlook has hit PepsiCo's (NYSE: PEP) guidance. According to the report, "Pepsi reported 2Q11 EPS growth of +10% to $1.21, in line with consensus. Reported revenue rose +13.7% to $16.8bn and profits rose +4.8% to $2.8bn...

PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) is down over 4% despite the earnings being inline this morning. The company reported Q2 EPS of $1.21 vs. $1.21 Est and revenues $16.83B vs. $16.41B Est. PepsiCo is currently trading at $65.44, a loss of $3.05 or 4.45%.

Jefferies is out with its report today on Hansen Natural (NASDAQ: HANS), raising its PT from $85 to $90. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "We remain buyers for 3 reasons: 1) Monster Energy brand winning market share in fastest growing beverage category, 2) we believe Monster is in just 2nd...