Among the sector activity stories for Wednesday, July 2, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of liquor companies were mixed Wednesday after UBS analysts cut their rating ...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Shares of liquor companies were mixed Wednesday after UBS analysts cut their rating on shares of spirits producers Diageo PLC and Brown-Forman Inc. due to slower spending and highe...READ MORE
(LONDON)British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is appointing three top executives as new advisers on his national business council. He says Andrew Witty, chief executive of drug developer Gla...READ MORE
(WASHINGTON)A division of London-based Diageo PLC, the world's largest alcoholic drinks producer, spent $460,000 in the first quarter lobbying on revisions to U.S. tax code to cut the tax ...READ MORE
(DOVER, Del.)A plan to balance Delaware's budget for the upcoming fiscal year with a series of tax increases hit a roadblock as it began working its way through the Legislature.READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Diageo PLC, the world's largest alcoholic drinks producer, said it will build a high capacity distillery on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands.READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Diageo PLC, the world's largest alcoholic drinks producer, said Monday it completed forming a joint venture with The Nolet Group, owners of the Dutch vodka Ketel One.READ MORE