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Coke fizzes: Coca-Cola Co. is buying overseas rights to the Dr Pepper, Crush and other brands from Cadbury Schweppes for about $1.85 billion but expects to disappoint Wall Street with fourth-quarter earnings. The stock tumbled $3.56 to $62.50 a share in morning trading. Coca-Cola will get the rights to Cadbury’s beverage brands in more than 120 countries outside the United States, France and South Africa. In addition to Dr Pepper and Crush, the beverages include Schweppes and Canada Dry mixers. Coca-Cola said it expects to earn 24 cents to 25 cents per diluted share in the October-December period, while analysts expected 30 cents.
