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US stocks close mixed session as investors await Fed guidance on interest rates and inflation
Despite declines, the market was supported by megacap tech stocks such as Apple and Google-parent Alphabet
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The Coca-Cola Company is a beverage company. The company's segments include Europe, Middle East and Africa; Latin America; North America; Asia Pacific; Global Ventures and Bottling Investments. It owns or licenses and markets various beverage brands, which are grouped into categories, such as Coca-Cola; sparkling flavors; water, sports, coffee and tea; juice, dairy and plant-based beverages; and emerging beverages.
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Despite declines, the market was supported by megacap tech stocks such as Apple and Google-parent Alphabet
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Other firms in the UK calendar for mid-week include Dunelm, Redrow and Lancashire Holdings
The company makes a big chunk of its money from selling its soft drinks to restaurants, movie theaters and others, many of which had to close during the pandemic
China, where the virus originated in the city of Wuhan, is Coca-Cola’s third-largest market
Consumption of soda has fallen in the US so the group has been forced to create healthier options and branch out into new categories
The company noted that more customers are being drawn in by healthier options, like Zero Sugar soda and smaller size cans
A lack of new listings on the London market coupled with some large-scale collapses, acquisitions and share buybacks have led to the pool of equities looking more like a puddle
Over half a dozen IPOs are expected to price, including two pharmaceutical firms, an American comfort food chain, and a Chinese challenger to Starbucks
Also moving Tuesday were Proctor & Gamble, Twitter, Verizon, and Hasbro
Meanwhile, housing indicators offered encouraging signs
The maker of CBD-infused beverages has been the subject of investor interest since last year when rumors emerged that the company might be acquired by The Coca-Cola Company
Analyst Rob Wertheimer has an Overweight rating on Aurora Cannabis stock and an Underweight rating on Tilray shares 'with less clarity on future growth outside of Canada'
Also making gains was Harvest One, which agreed to acquire biotech company Delivra
Analysts said plans by the FTSE 100 owner of Premier Inn to return around £2.5bn in cash to shareholders were below their own expectations of around £3bn
In presentations delivered at its annual Capital Markets Day, the FTSE 100-listed firm, also forecast a further £220mln in savings over the next three years
Whitbread said it expects underlying profit before tax in 2020 to be "consistent with this year" as it invests in its hotel expansion
Barclays upgraded its rating on Whitbread to ‘overweight’ from ‘equal weight’ and raised its target price to 5,200p from 5,000p
Under the terms of the deal, New Age will pay $75 million in cash and $10 million in New Age restricted stock to complete the takeover
The US$3.8bn deal covers GSK’s health food and drinks portfolio in India, Bangladesh, and 20 other predominantly Asian markets
The FTSE 100 firm said it had received clearance from China’s State Administration for Market Regulation to sell its Costa operations in the country