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Consumer Goods Active Runners: General Motors (NYSE:GM), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), The Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)

General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) is under fire for missing a deadline last week to answer 107 questions requested by the NHTSA in its investigation. On Wednesday, the agency announced it was fining the automaker $7,000 for every day it fails to comply. General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) stock performance was -0.95% in last session and finished the day at $33.30. Traded volume was 34.30million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 27.78million shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.70. General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) insider ownership is 0.10%.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) is mulling its production options as it aims to benefit from growth opportunities in the Middle East and Africa. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) dropped -1.33 percent to $15.63 Thursday on volume of 31.25million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $15.59 to $15.91. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) has a market capitalization of $62.27billion.

FOR 13 years running, Americans have been drinking less Coke. Now Diet Coke sales are falling off a cliff. Globally, sales growth of soft drink is slowing amid concerns about sugar intake and obesity. The trends are industrywide, but it is especially bad news for The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), a company that derives almost 75 per cent of its global sales volume from carbonated soft drinks. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)’s stock on Apr 10, 2014 reported a decrease of -0.26% to the closing price of $38.89. Its fifty two weeks range is $36.83 -$43.43. The total market capitalization recorded $171.35billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 21.03million shares. In its share capital, KO has 4.41billion outstanding shares.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), the maker of the iPhone and iPad, is expected to unveil an “iWatch” later this year. On Thursday, shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) dropped -1.29% to close the day at $523.48. Company return on investment (ROI) is 25.50% and its monthly performance is recorded as -2.45%. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) quarterly revenue growth is -1.85%.