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07.03.2009 4:56 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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We got to thinking recently…didn’t Anheuser-Busch InBev have some unfinished business that we were supposed to check into? Yes, it does.

Back on Sept. 29, InBev shareholders approved the buyout of Anheuser-Busch, and also approved the appointment…

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07.02.2009 2:44 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

[Reporter's note: This is the second part of a two-part series, in which we explore the pros and cons of investing in Anheuser-Busch InBev.]

Should investors hop in and invest in Anheuser-Busch InBev? If you ask ING Wholesale Banking analyst Gerard…

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07.02.2009 1:29 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

[Reporter's note: This is the first part of a two-part series, in which we explore the pros and cons of investing in A-B InBev.]

It’s a timely question: Should Americans invest in Anheuser-Busch InBev? Thanks to yesterday’s launch of an American…

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07.02.2009 11:36 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It’s a fascinating thesis: The recession gives people more reasons to drink, but less money with which to buy alcohol. What happens then?

Well, according to a new study from Gallup, the effect seems to be a wash. The research group says…

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07.01.2009 10:32 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Anheuser-Busch InBev has established an American Depository Receipt program in the U.S. to allow North American investors to more easily invest in the company.

Each ADR represents one ordinary share of Anheuser-Busch InBev common stock. They will begin trading over-the-counter under the ticker symbol…

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07.01.2009 9:42 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Metal Container Corp. will sell four metal beverage can and lid manufacturing plants to Ball Corp., a big supplier of metal and plastic packaging for the food and beverage industries. Price tag:  $577 million in cash.

Ball will continue to…

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06.30.2009 3:02 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

There comes a time when all you can say is…Well, something that cannot be printed in a family blog. Unfortunately, this is one of those times.

Lager Heads has to apologize for a stupid error. We apparently misread the Gallup press release…

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06.30.2009 2:34 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

MillerCoors, the Chicago-based competitor to Anheuser-Busch, has hired a soft drink executive to lead the company’s Coors Light and Coors Banquet brands. (Hat tip to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, story here.)

Rick Gomez most recently worked at PepsiCo as vice president of marketing waters,…

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06.29.2009 10:13 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

We are picking up lots of rumors that Anheuser-Busch InBev has found a buyer for its can and lid plants in the U.S. Names being tossed around as buyers include Ball Corp. and Silgan Containers, two big suppliers of packaging. We are…

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06.26.2009 3:07 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

We will need a shave and a shower this afternoon. Gotta look nice for our turn on CNBC Reports, where we will join host Dennis Kneale and several guests to discuss whether the recession is over. The show will air on…

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