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News Breaks December 10, 2012 07:21 EDT MNST Monster Beverage volatility flat into investor meeting Monster Beverage December put option implied volatility is at 48, January is at 44, March 47; compared to its 26-week average of 48 according to Track Data, suggesting non-directional price movement into a company hosted investor meeting to be held on December 11. News For MNST From The Last 14 Days Check below for free stories on MNST the last two weeks. Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing. June 18, 2013 16:13 EDT MNST AMA adopts policy supporting ban of marketing energy drinks to kids The American Medical Association, or AMA, announced that it voted during its Annual Meeting to adopt several new policies on emerging issues in public health and science. Among the policies adopted was support for a ban of the marketing of high stimulant/caffeine drinks to adolescents under the age of 18. "Energy drinks contain massive and excessive amounts of caffeine that may lead to a host of health problems in young people, including heart problems, and banning companies from marketing these products to adolescents is a common sense action that we can take to protect the health of American kids," said AMA board member Alexander Ding, M.D. The Fly notes that Forbes reported earlier this week that the AMA might endorse such a ban. 15:23 EDT MNST AMA calls for ban on advertising energy drinks to kids, Bloomberg says Subscribe for More Information June 17, 2013 08:08 EDT MNST Monster Beverage weakness on AMA headlines overdone, says Goldman Goldman believes weakness in Monster Beverage shares following American Medical Association, or AMA, reports that it may endorse a ban on sales and marketing of energy drinks seems overdone. The analyst said the proposal does not contain new information and the AMA requested additional studies to better understand the issue. June 14, 2013 12:57 EDT MNST Monster Beverage puts active on report AMA may ban energy drinks Subscribe for More Information 12:43 EDT MNST On The Fly: Midday Wrap Subscribe for More Information 11:22 EDT MNST Monster Beverage down more than 3% after Forbes says AMA may ban energy drinks Subscribe for More Information 11:21 EDT MNST AMA could endorse ban of 'high energy' drinks, Forbes reports The American Medical Association may endorse sales and advertising bans of “high-energy/stimulant drinks” to consumers under 18 years old, due to an increase in emergency room visits "linked to the consumption of 'stimulant' drinks," which are made by companies including Monster Beverage (MNST) and PepsiCo (PEP), according to Forbes. Reference Link 11:18 EDT MNST AMA could endorse ban on high-energy drinks, Forbes says Reference Link Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing.