Coke Reports 13% Increase in Earnings
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Coca-Cola said its better-than-expected results were due to strong international sales, a weak dollar, a lower tax rate and demand for Coke Zero.
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Citigroup Inc.  on Thursday said third-quarter profit rose 13 percent, topping most Wall Street forecasts, as growth in consumer businesses offset declining stock and bond market revenue.
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Pfizer Inc.  on Thursday said  second-quarter earnings from continuing operations rose about  13 percent on higher sales of medicines like cholesterol  fighter Lipitor and Celebrex for arthritis.
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- The Coca-Cola Co.  said it raised its quarterly dividend by 10 percent to 34 cents from 31 cents a share.
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Coca-Cola Co.  Chairman and Chief Executive E. Neville Isdell received $7 million in salary and performance-based pay in 2006, nearly 17 percent more than he was paid a year earlier, the world's largest soft drink company said on Friday.
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Quarterly earnings rose to $58 million, or 18 cents per share, from $48 million, or 16 cents per share, last year. Excluding results from casinos scheduled to be sold, a write-down of the book value of Caesars
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Fast-food giant Yum Brands Inc. reported a 13 percent gain in third-quarter earnings Tuesday, paced by surging international sales and a turnaround at its KFC restaurants.
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Coca-Cola Co , the world's  largest maker of soft drinks, reported higher-than-expected  quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by higher sales,  acquisitions and foreign exchange rates.
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Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. , the largest bottler of Pepsi drinks, on Tuesday said quarterly net profit rose about 1 percent, helped by strong sales in Europe, and raised the bottom end of its full-year earnings forecast.
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The company said it earned $52 million in the fourth quarter on strong U.S. and international sales. Its shares climbed more than 7 percent in morning trading.
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The retailer reports a 52% increase in earnings ahead of its Disney Stores acquisition.
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ATLANTA Sept. 15, 2004 - Soft-drink giant Coca-Cola Co. said Wednesday that it expects second-half 2004 earnings per share to fall short of Wall Street expectations on flat to low volume growth.
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Coca-Cola Co. is aiming to put the fizz back into its marketing as a key part of its turnaround strategy. Coke will boost its annual spending on marketing and developing new products by $350 million to $400 million beginning next year.
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Coca-Cola Co. KO.N on Wednesday  reported higher quarterly net income, boosted by the impact of  currency changes, lower taxes and a late surge in demand for  soft drinks, juices and other beverages.
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Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. PBG.N, the  largest bottler of Pepsi drinks, on Monday said it expects  earnings in 2005 to rise by about 6 percent despite the  challenge of rising raw materials costs.
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PepsiCo Inc., the world&#39;s No. 2 soft- drink maker, said third-quarter earnings increased 35 percent, spurred by surging demand overseas.
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PURCHASE, NY -- PepsiCo Inc.&#39;s net income rose 35 percent in its latest quarter from a year ago, helped by growth in beverage and snack volume, as well as a tax benefit.