Beer drinkers beware: The cost of a cold one is going up.
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV is examining a sale of its struggling Rolling Rock brand, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition, citing people familiar with the matter.
The world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev, announced Thursday that its fourth quarter profit plunged by 95 percent.
Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev said Monday it will cut 1,400 U.S. jobs, about 6% of its total U.S. workforce.
Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. has released details of an enhanced retirement program that will be offered to certain employees as the brewer looks to cut costs.
The pending acquisition of Anheuser-Busch has left some Americans crying in their beer over the loss of iconic brands like Budweiser to Belgian-based InBev. But the $52 billion acquisition is in keeping with this quarter's surge of international companies buying U.S. players. In the second quarter, acquisitions of American-owned companies by foreign businesses tallied $130.2 billion, making it the highest total for any second quarter recorded and 29 percent higher than the 2007 period, according to research firm Dealogic.
High-alcohol brews, known in the trade as big or extreme beers, are among many craft beers that are grabbing a growing market share in the United States
Ruthless cost-cutting is what made Belgium-based InBev the world's biggest brewer
Anheuser-Busch reportedly has agreed to be acquired by Belgian brewer InBev for about $52 billion.
After weeks of public bickering, Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.'s board is likely to accept a sweetened buyout offer from the Belgian-based brewer InBev SA as early as this weekend, a published report said
Beer drinkers beware: The cost of a cold one is going up.
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV is examining a sale of its struggling Rolling Rock brand, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition, citing people familiar with the matter.
The world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev, announced Thursday that its fourth quarter profit plunged by 95 percent.
Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev said Monday it will cut 1,400 U.S. jobs, about 6% of its total U.S. workforce.
Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. has released details of an enhanced retirement program that will be offered to certain employees as the brewer looks to cut costs.
The pending acquisition of Anheuser-Busch has left some Americans crying in their beer over the loss of iconic brands like Budweiser to Belgian-based InBev. But the $52 billion acquisition is in keeping with this quarter's surge of international companies buying U.S. players. In the second quarter, acquisitions of American-owned companies by foreign businesses tallied $130.2 billion, making it the highest total for any second quarter recorded and 29 percent higher than the 2007 period, according to research firm Dealogic.
High-alcohol brews, known in the trade as big or extreme beers, are among many craft beers that are grabbing a growing market share in the United States
Ruthless cost-cutting is what made Belgium-based InBev the world's biggest brewer
Anheuser-Busch reportedly has agreed to be acquired by Belgian brewer InBev for about $52 billion.
After weeks of public bickering, Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.'s board is likely to accept a sweetened buyout offer from the Belgian-based brewer InBev SA as early as this weekend, a published report said
Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. will reformulate its alcoholic energy drinks to remove caffeine and other stimulants they contain as part of a nationwide legal settlement, it announced Thursday.
Anheuser-Busch's board is unanimously rejecting a Belgian-Brazilian brewer's takeover bid, saying the $46 billion offer undervalues the Budweiser maker
Brewer InBev SA on Wednesday pressed Anheuser-Busch for an answer on its $46 billion takeover offer, saying it had already secured financing for the deal.
Brewer InBev SA on Wednesday pressed Anheuser-Busch for an answer on its $46 billion takeover offer, saying it had already secured financing for the deal
Stocks struggled higher Thursday as investors weighed seesawing oil prices, a strong May retail sales report and news that a $46 billion bid for Anheuser-Busch could go through while a Yahoo-Microsoft tie-up isn't likely.
Anheuser-Busch has entered preliminary merger talks with Mexican brewery Grupo Modelo, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal Thursday.
Stock futures rose Thursday as investors welcomed a jump in retail sales and $46 billion takeover bid for brewer Anheuser-Busch.
There's a taste for Budweiser even outside this country.
In a volatile market such as this, where can investors turn for some security and stability? I'll let George Thorogood give you the answer: One bourbon. One scotch. One beer.
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It's almost time for the Super Bowl, and you know what that means... lots of Anheuser-Busch ads. And while a high-profile spot might get you to purchase a few cold Buds, what about shares in the company itself?
Dear FSB: I've developed a health drink with an array of vitamins, minerals, and omegas that I'm currently selling over the Internet. I think it'll be the next big thing in nutrition - how can I introduce my product on a large scale?
Stocks remained narrowly higher in morning trade Tuesday as investors braced for the minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting and for the kickoff of the third-quarter earnings reporting period.
Brewer Anheuser-Busch Cos. said Thursday it still expects full-year growth in earnings per share to exceed its 7 percent to 10 percent long-term goal.
Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. said Wednesday that quarterly profit rose, helped by higher prices, increased productivity and strong sales of imported brands such as Tsingtao and Corona.
Boring. Poorly executed. Unmemorable.
For three years running, Anheuser-Busch, brewer of Budweiser, Michelob and other brands, garnered the top spot in the beverage industry in our ranking of America's Most Admired Companies. Among the...
Anheuser-Busch ranks no. 448 on FORTUNE's Global 500 this year, with $15.0 billion in revenues, up .7% from the previous year. The St. Louis, Missouri-based company was ranked no. 411 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $1.8 billion, down 17.9% from a year earlier.
Ever since August Busch IV went to work for the family business 21 years ago, speculation has swirled over whether he would someday lead Anheuser-Busch. To prove his readiness for the corner office...
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The commercials that aired during Super Bowl XL Sunday night, like the game itself, probably won't go down in history as being all that memorable.
Two and a half million dollars isn't pocket change...even for some of the nation's largest companies.
Beer and gasoline often mix in retailing -- but industry observers say high gas prices could break up the pair.
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Anheuser-Busch is pulling an advertisement planned for this year's Super Bowl that would have poked fun at last year's infamous "wardrobe malfunction" that exposed Janet Jackson's breast during the halftime show, according to a published report.
There's a new No. 1 in the world of beer, and it's a strange brew--part Belgian, part Brazilian, with a Mississippi CEO who has little experience in the business and a leading brand named Stella, n...
As America toasts its founding, pause to consider beer's role in the history of the Republic.
Need a safe play when interest rates are rising? Buy Bud. Need a safe play when they're falling? Bud is it again. Same thing in the middle of a bear market, or even when the bulls are back in charge.
Blame it on Janet Jackson.
Beer drinkers need not worry about the carbs, Anheuser-Busch said Thursday.
When Dereck Gurden pulls up at one of his customers' stores -- 7-Eleven, Buy N Save, or one of dozens of liquor marts and restaurants in the 800-square-mile territory he covers in California's Central Valley -- managers usually stop what they're doing and grab a notepad.
When Dereck Gurden pulls up at one of his customers' stores--7-Eleven, Buy N Save, or one of dozens of liquor marts and restaurants in the 800-square-mile territory he covers in California's Centra...
ANHEUSER-BUSCH (BUD) Price: $47.89 52-week range: $43 to $55 P/E: 19.3 Market cap: $41 billion Note: Data as of Feb. 21. Source: Thomson/Baseline.
Flip a chart of the Nasdaq upside down, and what does it look like? A stock chart of Anheuser-Busch, actually. So far this year Bud has risen on an astonishing 80% of the trading sessions in which ...
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