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Berens LLP Files Class Action Lawsuit On Behalf of Purchasers of Hansen Natural Corporation Common Stock Between May 23, 2007 and November 8, 2007 -- HANS (GlobeNewswire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/081010/151968.html</link><description>DENVER, Oct. 10, 2008 -- Dyer &amp; Berens LLP today announced that it has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of purchasers of Hansen Natural Corporation common stock during the period between May 23, 2007 and November 8, 2007, inclusive .</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3884419133</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:58:49 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cult brand Jones Soda fights for survival (at CNNMoney.com)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cnnm/rss/SIG=12g4gd134/*http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/10/smallbusiness/jones_soda_layoffs.smb/index.htm?source=yahoo_quote</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3873313981</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:22:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Caricature of billionaire Warren Buffett missing (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081010/ne_missing_buffett.html?.v=1</link><description>Everyone who goes to the Omaha Press Club is used to seeing billionaire Warren Buffett there every day -- or at least the caricature of him.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/524440706</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:06:06 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Earnings Outlook: Coke, Pepsi to kick off consumer earnings parade (at MarketWatch)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=12f661a3f/*http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/coke-pepsi-kick-off-consumer/story.aspx?guid=%7BFA551975%2D0DCB%2D4B1F%2DB80D%2DE6B906CA3BE3%7D&amp;siteid=yhoof</link><description>Investors will soon get a look at how and to what degree the global economic slowdown hit the bottom lines of two U.S.-based beverage giants as Coca-Cola and PepsiCo roll out their third-quarter numbers next week.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/2159598334</guid><pubDate>Thu, 9 Oct 2008 21:47:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hollywood&apos;s Moguls In The Making (at Forbes.com)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/forbes/rss/SIG=12k2uipob/*http://www.forbes.com/2008/10/09/hollywood-music-biz-media-cz_ls_1009celebbiz.html?partner=yahootix</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3472591232</guid><pubDate>Thu, 9 Oct 2008 21:45:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pepsi Bottling sets 17-cent quarterly dividend (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081008/pepsi_bottling_dividend.html?.v=1</link><description>Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. announced its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 17 cents. 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