BROWN-FORMAN: 2ND-QUARTER EARNINGS DRIVE FIRST HALF

Continued volume growth in Jack Daniel's and other top-shelf liquor brands, along with an asset sale, helped Brown-Forman push its fiscal 2nd-quarter profit up 14%, while total sales were up 10%.Jack Daniels made a bit of a comeback during Brown-Forman’s 2nd-quarter, rising to the mid-single digits (6%) in the U.S. from the previous quarter’s low-single digit numbers. Once again, Jack helped to drive the company’s growth amid restructuring and high gas prices, while Finlandia also showed improvement and Southern Comfort