1996; Last Time the Dow Had a 10-Day Winning Streak: Chevron Corporation (CVX), Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ), The Coca-Cola Company (KO)

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The king of cola, The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) , also rose today; the company’s stock ended the afternoon up 1.11%. The move was the result of an analyst upgrade from the brokerage house CLSA, which increased its previous “underperform” to an “outperform,” and lifted its target price from $40 per share to $43. The ratings change came as a result of CLSA’s belief that Coke’s marketing and brand-building initiatives over the years have now given Coke the upper hand in its battle against PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP).  started!

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