* January global same-store sales up 7.1 pct * U.S. January same-store sales up 5.4 pct * Shares up slightly in early trading (Adds analyst comment; updates shares with market open) NEW YORK, Feb 9...
NEW YORK, Feb 5 - Japan's Asahi Breweries Ltd and South Korea's Lotte Group are in talks on a joint acquisition of No. 2 South Korean brewer Oriental Brewery Co for 100 billion to 150...
TOKYO, Feb 6 - Japan's Asahi Breweries Ltd and South Korea's Lotte Group are in talks on a joint acquisition of No. 2 South Korean brewer Oriental Brewery Co for $1.1-$1.6 billion, the Nikkei business...
NEW YORK, Feb 5 - Japan's Asahi Breweries Ltd and South Korea's Lotte Group are in talks on a joint acquisition of No. 2 South Korean brewer Oriental Brewery Co for 100 billion to 150...
TOKYO, Feb 5 - Asahi Breweries, Japan's biggest beer maker, reported on Thursday a 9 percent rise in operating profit for 2008 as lower marketing expenses helped offset weak beer sales and higher raw materials...
* Q2 EPS ex-items of $0.27 tops Wall St view of $0.18 * Cost controls fuel better-than-expected Q2 EPS * Q2 revenue down 7.8 percent to $949.4 mln * Shares up 35 percent (Adds analyst,...
* Filings occurred between Nov 2007 and Jan 2009 * Company enters the under-$5 hot sandwich market * Shares rise more than 7 pct (Adds analyst comment, context, updates share move) CHICAGO, Jan 12 -...
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 - A Malaysian Muslim group began a boycott of top U.S. products on Friday as protesters demanded a halt to the Gaza conflict amid growing anger in the Muslim world over...
LOS ANGELES, Dec 10 - Yum Brands Inc <YUM.N> can hit its target for 15 to 20 percent profit growth...
WASHINGTON, Nov 21 - Declining stocks of Alaska pollock mean officials are likely to scale back 2009 catch limits for the largest U.S. fishery next month but scientists insist stocks are not in danger of...