Monster Rises After WSJ Reports Coca-Cola Takeover Talks

Monster Beverage Corp. (MNST) surged the most in almost eight years after the Wall Street Journal reported Coca-Cola Co. (KO) is in talks to buy the maker of energy drinks.

The shares rose 21 percent to $79.50 at 12:11 p.m. in New York after climbing as much as 28 percent, the biggest intraday gain for Corona, California-based Monster since May 7, 2004. Atlanta-based Coca-Cola fell 0.5 percent to $76.24.         Read Here