Alcoa, Liz Claiborne, NCR, PepsiCo, Marriott, Monster are among big market movers Thursday

October 5th, 2009 PepsiCo names Jaya Kumar president of Quaker unitPURCHASE, N.Y. — PepsiCo Inc., the soft drink and snacks maker, said Monday it named Jaya Kumar president of its Quaker Food & Snacks unit.

October 2nd, 2009 Bank of America, Time Warner, CIT Group big moversNEW YORK — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange: NYSE: Bank of America Corp., up 13 cents at $16.34 The bank's board authorized a dividend payment on preferred stock issued to the Treasury Department as part of last year's rescue plan. Time Warner Inc., down 40 cents at $29.63 CEO Jeff Bewkes said an investment in NBC Universal doesn't make sense for his company, strengthening the hand of Comcast Corp.

October 2nd, 2009 Earnings schedule for week of 10/5/09Major companies tentatively scheduled to report quarterly earnings next week: Monday No major announcements expected. Tuesday LOUISVILLE, Ky.

September 10th, 2009 PepsiCo advises shareholders to reject TRC offerPURCHASE, N.Y. — Food and drink maker PepsiCo Inc.

September 3rd, 2009 Liz Claiborne working with turnaround firmNEW YORK — Clothing maker and retailer Liz Claiborne Inc. is working to improve its performance with help from turnaround firm Alvarez & Marsal.

August 20th, 2009 Deere, Alcoa, Electronic Arts are big moversNEW YORK — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange: NYSE: Rentech Inc., down 11 cents to $2.29 An analyst upgraded the stock on a deal to supply synthetic fuel for airline ground operations at Los Angeles International Airport. Deere & Co., down $1.31 at $43.78 The world's largest maker of farm equipment posted a 27 percent decline in third-quarter profit, but easily beat expectations.

August 4th, 2009 Pepsi, UAL, Orbitz, ADM, Herbalife are big moversNEW YORK — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE PepsiCo Inc., up $2.86 at $59.06 The beverage giant is buying its two biggest bottlers for $7.8 billion in order to get new products onto shelves quicker and cut costs. Archer Daniels Midland Co., down $1.58 at $28.81 The agribusiness company said profit tumbled 83 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter as sales slid, hurt by lower prices and demand.

August 4th, 2009 BofA, Ford, Alcoa, Huron Consulting are big moversNEW YORK — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Bank of America Corp., up 53 cents at $15.32 The bank will pay a $33 million fine to the SEC to settle charges it misled investors over $5.8 billion in Merrill Lynch bonuses, said it appointed a former Citigroup CFO to run investment operations and shuffled some other top executives. Ford Motor Co., up 33 cents at $8.33 The automaker said U.S.

July 31st, 2009 Monster Worldwide suffers 2Q loss as sales plummetNEW YORK — Monster Worldwide Inc. sunk to a second-quarter loss as the online help-wanted service's revenue plunged 37 percent against a backdrop of rising unemployment.

July 8th, 2009 Family Dollar, NRG Energy, Amgen are big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE: Family Dollar Stores Inc., up $3.43 at $31.18 The discount retailer's profit grew as recession-struck consumers hit its stores, and its year forecast beat analysts' expectations. NRG Energy Inc., up $1.27 at $23.35 The power company rejected Exelon's sweetened takeover bid, saying it was worth more, and boosted its profit outlook for the year.

July 6th, 2009 Bemis, Alcoa, Data Domain are big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE: Bemis Co., up $1.22 at $25.50 The company, which makes clear plastic packages, is paying $1.2 billion for the global packaging business of Rio Tinto PLC. Bank of America Corp., down 49 cents at $12.15 An analyst said the lender faces a 10 percent jump in uncollectible loans when it reports second-quarter earnings.

July 6th, 2009 PepsiCo, Pepsi Bottling to invest $1B in RussiaNEW YORK — Soft drink and snack maker PepsiCo Inc. said Monday it will team up with its largest bottler, Pepsi Bottling Group, to invest $1 billion in Russia over three years.

June 15th, 2009 BofA, Boeing, Alcoa, Jazz Pharma are big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE: Bank of America Corp., down 39 cents at $13.33 Prominent banking analyst Richard Bove hiked his price target on the stock, but said the bank may need $46 billion in loan-loss reserves this year. Boeing Co., down $1.92 at $49.52 A lackluster Paris Air Show kicked off on the heels of the plane maker's warning that it wouldn't see a slew of new jet orders.

June 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Frito-Lay, the food division of beverage major PepsiCo India, plans to spend about Rs.500 crore over the next three years to push Aliva, a new baked savoury cracker that it launched here Thursday. "We want the new product to get as big as Kurkure (PepsiCo's popular snack)," Gautham Mukkavilli, Frito-Lay India chief executive and PepsiCo India president told reporters.

May 8th, 2009 2nd Pepsi bottler rejects PepsiCo buyout offerMINNEAPOLIS — PepsiAmericas is joining the larger Pepsi Bottling Group in rejecting a buyout offer from PepsiCo for its two biggest bottlers in North America. PepsiAmericas Inc.