just own diageo. it's really one of the great -- i like beam. i like diageo.rown-forman. these are the three i've liked for a long time. and just because it's high doesn't mean you've got to go. i think it's a great situation, diageo and is a multiyear own. i'll let you know if i change my mind. here's another e-mail from you a home gamer who writes, "boo-yah, jim. you are killing me. all this talk about dividend payers and not one word about waste management, wm. the garbage has to go somewhere and they're paying dividends we all want. what is the problem? say something good or bad. dave in new jersey." >> dave in new jersey, i have another show, "squawk on the street" at 9:00, and there i cover the fact that i thought that morning stanley was wrong to take waste management from a hold to a sell. i specifically said mr. steiner the ceo's doing a great job paying you 4% to wait for a turn. do not sell the stock. the stock is now above or around where it was upgraded for a sell. here's a tweet. from hartzog phillips. one to hold one long-term. lng. wrt. clne. c

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the leader makers are diageo and brown forman.aving a bit of a hangover today. >> bad segues here, folks, but ford and gm both down, ford may have the first sub $9 close, and gm a

i'm up 14% year to date, unilever, diageo, nestle.back and verify whether the strategy will work. if you have superstitious investment strategies of your own, we want to hear about them. e-mail us or tweet us @cnbcbex. >>> now, the final countdown is on. and with just two weeks to go to the olympics, athletes and officials are expected to begin arriving in london for monday. however, fears are mounting that london's infrastructure isn't ready for such a major event. a key motorway remains closed, and one of the country's top mobile networks has suffered a 24-hour blackout. meanwhile, 3,500 security officers have been implemented. maybe it's not all bad news. the games could provide a much needed boost to the economy, in fact. that's the argument from kevin daly, uk economist at goldman sachs. i began by asking him if britain would actually benefit economically from the olympics. >> we find there is quite material benefits, economic benefits, from the olympics. in the short term, we think the boost will be 3.4%. the longer-term benefit