Coke goes flat with earnings forecast
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COCA-COLA has warned that its earnings for the rest of 2004 will be below expectations because of weakness in key markets, highlighting the divergent fortunes of the company and its top rival, PepsiCo.
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Wall Street was set to open flat on Wednesday as investors keep their powder dry ahead of another batch of earnings, led by J.P. Morgan  bank and General Motors .
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Soft drink giant Coca-Cola Co. KO.N,  stung by a prolonged downturn in North America and other  markets, announced on Thursday that it was lowering key   long-term earnings and sales targets.
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Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (CCE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s largest bottler of Coca-Cola soft drinks, on Thursday forecast its earnings in 2005 would be at
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Soft drink giant Coca-Cola today warned that third quarter and second half results will fall short of expectations due to disappointing sales.
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NEW YORK - In a nod to Wall Streetâs frustrations with his companyâs repeated failure to meet earnings expectations, Coca-Cola CEO Neville Isdell on Thursday cut Cokeâs long-term forecasts while announcing a big boost in annual marketing dollars.
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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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LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) - Andrx said Wednesday that its earnings were flat with last year&#39;s and far short of what had been expected.
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Soft drink giant Coca-Cola Co. (KO), stung by a prolonged downturn in North America and other markets, announced on Thursday that it was lowering key long-term earnings and sales targets.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat  open on Monday, with the market awaiting a flow of companies'  quarterly results to give it direction after starting the new  year in the red.
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Coca-Cola Co., said its second-half earnings will decline because of sluggish sales in North America and Europe. Its shares are traded at the lowest level since May 2003.
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Coca-Cola Co. KO.N on Thursday  reported a 24 percent drop in third-quarter net income due to  weak sales of its soft drinks, juices and bottled waters in  Germany, North America and other key markets.
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Wall Street was headed for a flat start on Friday as the slowing earnings season and tamer crude oil prices allow investors to turn their attention to economic growth figures for the third quarter.
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ATLANTA - Soft-drink giant Coca-Cola Co. warned today that third-quarter and second-half results will fall short of expectations because of soft sales.
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Coke (KO) lowered its long-term targets for earnings and sales volume growth amid continuing weakness in key markets including North America, said it missed the health trend, and said it plans to boost spending on marketing its core brands
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Coca-Cola Co.  on Thursday reported a 24 percent drop in third-quarter net income due to weak sales of its soft drinks, juices and bottled waters in Germany, North America and other key markets.
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The Coca-Cola Co. is forecasting weakness in its key markets next year and is scaling back its long-term targets for earnings and sales volume growth.