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  • Put 'Em Out: NYC Raising Its Cigarette Age Limit Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 10:43 AM ET
    Christine Quinn

    New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is expected on Monday to announce new legislation that would raise the legal age limit for the purchase of cigarettes from 18 to 21.

  • Starbucks Earnings Hit Target; Outlook Disappoints Thursday, 25 Apr 2013 | 5:57 PM ET

    Starbucks hit its earnings target amid a strong increase in US same-store sales. Its outlook disappointed, however, sending shares lower after-hours.

  • WASHINGTON, April 22- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a tobacco industry challenge to a federal law that expanded restrictions on the advertising and marketing of cigarettes.

  • Dairy Workers Get a Pension Full of Aging Cheese Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 3:59 PM ET

    In a growing trend, Dairy Crest, one of Britain's top producers of dairy products, has transferred 20,000 pounds of cheddar cheese to its pension fund.

  • Drinking at Breakfast—Why Not? Saturday, 20 Apr 2013 | 2:47 AM ET

    Everything you love on a breakfast menu—bacon, blueberry pancakes and glazed donuts—is now in a bottle, and packing a 70-percent proof punch.

  • Budweiser Parent Swings Deal for Grupo Modelo Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 2:01 PM ET

    The Justice Department and Anheuser-Busch InBev have reached agreement to let the beer giant expand its stake in Mexico's Grupo Modelo, according to court documents and company statements.

  • WASHINGTON, April 19- The U.S. Justice Department and Anheuser-Busch InBev have agreed to conditions that will allow the beer giant to expand its stake in Mexico's Grupo Modelo, according to court documents and company statements on Friday. The arrangement would make Constellation the third largest U.S. beer producer after AB InBev and MillerCoors.

  • Peltz Builds Bigger Stake in PepsiCo, Mondelez Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 7:22 AM ET
    Nelson Peltz

    Activist investor Nelson Peltz has amassed large stakes in both PepsiCo and Mondelez International, sources told CNBC on Friday, which total a combined $2.7 billion.

  • Consumer Staples Are Like 'Marijuana': Pro  Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 3:30 AM ET

    Mark Howden, consumer staples analyst at Nomura, says consumer staples is the best-performing sector of the year so far and describes it as "the marijuana of the equity market."

  • Abenomics Meets Ronald McDonald  Thursday, 18 Apr 2013 | 7:05 PM ET

    As the fast food giant is set to hike prices in Japan, find out why this is a boost to 'Abenomics.'

  • PepsiCo CEO: 47% Growth In Foods Biz in China  Thursday, 18 Apr 2013 | 6:25 PM ET

    Mad Money host Jim Cramer speaks to PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi about the company's focus on shareholder value, and its earnings beat.

  • Jim Cramer: PepsiCo Among Elite Stocks Thursday, 18 Apr 2013 | 6:24 PM ET

    Thursday was a down day, yet PepsiCo closed higher. To Jim Cramer that speaks volumes.

  • Fast Food Stocks Serve up Earnings  Thursday, 18 Apr 2013 | 2:45 PM ET

    Chipotle and McDonald's are serving up earnings today.

  • Antibiotic-Resistant 'Superbugs' Creep Into Food Thursday, 18 Apr 2013 | 12:57 PM ET
    Ground beef exits a grinder.

    Antibiotic-resistant bacteria—often called "superbugs"—are entering the nation's food system and endangering consumers at an alarming rate, according to an analysis of government data.

  • Change on Tap: Consumer Stocks May Lose Fizz Sunday, 21 Apr 2013 | 12:45 AM ET

    Volatile markets have made defensive stocks attractive, but after Coke and Pepsi's strong earnings reports, it might be time to look elsewhere.

  • PepsiCo Releases Strong Q1 Results  Thursday, 18 Apr 2013 | 7:07 AM ET

    Hugh Johnston, CFO at PepsiCo, breaks down the beverage maker's first quarter numbers, and discusses the company's plans to grow profits through emerging markets.

  • Nothing Easy About Fresh & Easy Wednesday, 17 Apr 2013 | 1:19 PM ET
    A customer carries Tesco-branded shopping bags as she leaves one of the company's stores.

    British grocery giant Tesco came to America nearly six years ago. Sadly for the British company, its invasion ended like the Revolutionary War.

  • HONG KONG, April 17, 2013-- Great China Mania Holdings, Inc. announces its artists LemonBeez have become the Hong Kong spokesman of "Collection," a famous United Kingdom cosmetics brand for teenagers and youngsters. Collection has established solid point of sales networks in Hong Kong including famous drug chain stores in Hong Kong.

  • Grocery Aisle Wars Heat Up With Fairway IPO Wednesday, 17 Apr 2013 | 10:10 AM ET

    Fairway hopes the investing public will aid in its expansion after its stock starts trading for the first time. The New York Times reports.

  • Playing the Coke Pop: Stutland Tuesday, 16 Apr 2013 | 4:47 PM ET

    Shares of Coca-Cola jumped 5 percent higher on Tuesday, after the company reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue. Here's how one options trader played the pop.

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