Pepsi earnings pop; Miller/Bud deal reportedly on ice; Microsoft's big Windows event

Here are some of the stocks the Yahoo Finance team will be tracking for you today

PepsiCo (PEP) reported a beat on both its top and bottom lines even though profit and sales fell from a year ago because of the economic turmoil in Venezuela. The company saw sales improve in North America and it raised its earnings growth target for the year.

The Container Store (TCS) posted earnings and revenue misses in its fiscal second quarter. The company blamed promotional spending and the stronger dollar for a 62% drop in profits.

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Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) may be seeing its potential bid for rival SABMiller put on ice. Bloomberg says SABMiller has rejected an informal takeover bid from the maker of Budweiser stating the $100 billion offer was too low.

Microsoft (MSFT) is holding a big event in New York City this morning. The tech giant is expected to launch a full range of products that are designed for its Windows 10 operating system.  

Alphabet (GOOGL), formerly the name of Google’s holding company, is taking a stake in Symphony. The messaging start-up backed by a number of big banks is reportedly valued at about $650 million and aims to compete with Bloomberg's messaging service on Wall Street.

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