Coca-Cola Co. (KO) and its bottlers are planning to invest more than $5 billion in Mexico over the next five years. The investment is primarily targeted at developing infrastructure, technology, social and environmental programs, marketing, training and products with special emphasis on employment generation.   The new investment is expected to revive Mexico’s economy, which is facing the brunt of the recession due to reduction in imports by the U.S., its primary trade partner. Further, a decrease in tourism due to the swine-flu epidemic has worsened the condition.   Recently, Coca-Cola established a new plant for a juice company Jugos del Valle in Tepotzotlan , Mexico . The total investment for this plant amounted to $200 million, which is expected to generate employment opportunities for about 1,500 people. In addition, the plant is expected to have 20 bottling lines and an annual production capacity of 140 million beverage crates. 

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Tuesday July 28, 2009

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Cardiome Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: CRME) today announced that it has earned a US$15 million milestone payment from its collaboration with Merck & Co., Inc., through an affiliate. The milestone was triggered by the submission, by Merck, of a Marketing Authorisation Application (MAA) to the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) seeking marketing approval for vernakalant (iv) in the European Union.

MakeMusic, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMUS) announced today the release of SmartMusic(R) 2010, a free update for all current subscribers of SmartMusic, the music learning software for band, orchestra and choir. A guided tour, demonstrating what’s new in SmartMusic 2010, can be viewed at the SmartMusic website.

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We are presenting a list of companies which we believe are currently mispriced, based on our estimate of fair value, by the market. We develop our fair value ranges by projected free cash flow out one year and estimating an appropriate FCF multiple based on our assessment of risk and the strength of the balance sheet.

Cisco Systems [CSCO: 19.57, +0.84 (+4.48%)] Recent Price $17.04 Value Range 21.86 – $38.41 Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures and sells Internet protocol (IP)-based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology (IT) industry, and provides services associated with these products and their use. The Company provides a line of products for transporting data, voice, and video within buildings, across campuses, and around the world. Its products are designed to transform how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Cisco Systems, Inc.’s products, which include primarily routers, switches, and products that the

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Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (CCH) will report first half 2009 financial results on Thursday, August 6th at 8:30 am Athens Time (1:30 am New York Time). We are expecting second quarter earnings of $0.59 and rate the stock a Buy. Since the company conducts business and reports financial results in Euros, much of the stock’s performance is inversely correlated with US dollar’s exchange rate with the Euro. Exchange rates are a key driver of the company’s financial results, and hence, the stock’s price. Much of the stock’s outperformance in 2007 was due to US dollar weakness relative to the Euro. Earnings results for the second quarter of 2009 will be negatively impacted by the year-over-year 10% decline in the Euro versus the US Dollar. Hence, our $0.59 estimate represents a 24% year-over-year decline from the $0.78 reported in the comparable prior-year quarter. However, management has ...

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Diageo plc (DEO) engages in producing, distilling, brewing, bottling, packaging, distributing, developing and marketing spirits, beer, and wine worldwide. It is the world's leading premium drinks company with a collection of beverage brands across the spirits, wine and beer categories. The company offers a range of premium brands comprising Smirnoff vodka, Johnnie Walker scotch whisky, Captain Morgan rum, Baileys Original Irish Cream liqueur, JeB scotch whisky, Tanqueray gin and Guinness stout, among others.We are maintaining our Hold recommendation on Diageo. The company's first half results showed healthy revenue growth, but the second half is going to be challenging with a reduced operating profit growth forecast -- from 4 to 6 percent instead of 7 to 9 percent previously.However, the stock is still trading at a multiple slightly below that of its peers. As such, at the current valuation, the risk/reward set-up is balanced....