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...keys to Coke's current strength is its sales growth overseas, particularly in Latin America and emerging markets. Its operating income in Latin America rose 30% in the third quarter, and sales are up 17% in China and 18% in India. Sales fell 2% in North America, while Pepsi's took a 4% drop. Sales of Coke's noncarbonated drinks flattened out last quarter, but Pepsi's sank 5%. (See pictures of the global financial crisis...
...assuming the "macro market" continues - and looking at certain measures like volatility, Merrill thinks it will continue at least into the first quarter of 2009 - does that mean you should pick out some industry-focused funds, or ETFs, to invest in? Well, maybe not. Keep in mind that you still have the daunting task of picking the right industries. What might be a sounder strategy, if you aren't satisfied with broad-based mutual funds and insist on playing games in the stock market, is finding stocks that haven't been tracking their...
...investments on occasion. When Toronto-based CIBC, Canada's most aggressive big bank, took $3.5 billion in charges against the U.S. subprime debacle, federal regulators quickly arrived on the scene. But here's the difference: CIBC ended up selling $2.94 billion worth of its own shares in the first quarter of this year to shore up capital reserves. "The relationship between government and banks is a positive one," says Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty. "We have a lot of discussions and regular meetings. The common goal is a sound financial system...
...Tune said. “I thought we were well prepared and played hard, but just came out on the wrong end of a couple of close games.”FORDHAM 10, HARVARD 8Harvard responded well to the Rams’ attack throughout the first quarter of the game yesterday. The teams switched off tallies and ended the period deadlocked at two. However, the Crimson did not respond well out of the break and quickly fell behind, 6-2, and eventually, 8-4, before halftime.Harvard closed the gap to within two but could get no closer to victory...
...allowed all season. OFF AND RUNNING Harvard’s defense spent most of the afternoon trying to contain the scrambling of Columbia’s quarterbacks, M.A. Olawale and Shane Kelly. The two combined for 49 yards on 17 carries, and Olawale rushed for a third-quarter touchdown. “We knew coming into the game that he was going to be their guy,” senior linebacker Eric Schultz said. “We feel like we have a lot of team speed on defense. So I feel like we did a good job of containing...