Tom is a Sr. Editor and assignment desk manager for CNBC TV. He also writes about business of beer for CNBC.com. Prior to joining the CNBC News Desk, Tom was an Emmy winning producer covering a variety of topics, most recently sports business. You can find him @TomRotunno and @CNBCBeerNews.
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Here's the latest "Six Pack," a look at six news items that have consumers buzzing in the world of beer, wine and spirits, as we head into the weekend. This week, Yuengling takes top honors, Guinness rolls out the QR Code pint glass and Breckenridge brews special Comic-Con beer.
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Markets get spooked by Greece, David Einhorn steals the show at the Ira Sohn Conference, JC Penny has its worst day ever, as IPO looms questions linger surrounding Facebook.
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Facebook increases its offering size, JC Penny doubles its loss, Greek banks see increased withdrawals, GM pulls Facebook ads, 13F disclosures reveal the moves large investors are making, Blackberry users are the unhappiest cellphone users.
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Facebook increases IPO range, Groupon beats estimates, Moody’s downgrades Italian banks, Tepper’s Appaloosa files 13F, private equity titan pays record price for Manhattan co-op.
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Here's the latest "Six Pack," a look at six news items that have consumers buzzing in the world of beer, wine and spirits, as we head into the weekend. This week, Beam's Maker's Mark wins a trademark case for its red wax seal, Anheuser-Bush rolls out a cider, and Andrea Bocelli launches a wine line.
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JP Morgan shocks the financial world with a surprise 5pm conference call to announce a $2B in losses Yahoo CEO says he never gave the company his resume. Boone Pickens delivers a frank talk and video game sales see a 5th straight month of decline.
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Diageo was forced to apologize after it became known that the company allegedly pressured an industry association to award it a prize originally intended for Scottish craft brewer BrewDog.
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Activist investor Daniel Loeb continues to put the heat on Yahoo, Cisco earnings beat but stock falls as they warn on outlook, Facebook says its mobile growth is growing faster than its advertising platform can keep up.
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Yahoo CEO issues an apology, EA Sports beats earnings but stock still slides, Wynn Resorts has disappointing performance in Las Vegas, Google’s self-driving car gets its first license.
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We caught up with brewing pioneer Ken Grossman to talk about Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. and the business of craft beer: past, present and future.
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