Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

AB InBev, Barrick Gold Sell Debt as Bond Investors Bet on Higher Earnings
Bloomberg | 38 days 11 hours 50 minutes ago
Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, brewer of Budweiser and Stella Artois beers, and a unit of miner Barrick Gold Corp. led the biggest jump in U.S. corporate bond sales in five weeks as investors wagered that better-than-estimated earnings will push company debt prices higher.

Coke, bottlers cautious on mixing soda, beer sales
Reuters | 6 days 9 hours 22 minutes ago
ATLANTA, Nov 17 (Reuters) - For beverage executives at Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) headquarters, mixing beer and soda is still not a good idea at the consumer level, but could offer back-office savings.

UPDATE 4-Blackstone profit tops view; sees more deals ahead
Forbes | 17 days 8 hours 47 minutes ago
By Megan Davies NEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP posted a forecast-beating quarterly profit on Friday and said it is gearing up for more deals and IPOs as the lending and equity markets recover.

3rd UPDATE: BEFORE THE BELL:US Stk Futures Extend Drop After Citigroup Data
Wall Street Journal, The | 39 days 15 hours 47 minutes ago
(Updates to add futures add to losses after Citigroup report, latest available prices) By Steve Goldstein U.S. stock index futures added to modest losses Thursday after Citigroup Inc. (C) reported a third-quarter loss of 27 cents a share. S&P 500 futures were 6.6 points lower at 1081.10, while Nasdaq 100 futures were 8 points lower at 1739.75. Dow Jones Industrial futures fell 33 points.

UPDATE 5-Blackstone profit tops view; sees more deals ahead
Forbes | 17 days 6 hours 36 minutes ago
By Megan Davies NEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP posted a forecast-beating quarterly profit on Friday and said it is gearing up for more deals and IPOs as the lending and equity markets recover.

Blackstone profit tops view; sees more deals ahead
Yahoo! | 17 days 8 hours 11 minutes ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP (BX.N) posted a forecast-beating quarterly profit on Friday and said it is gearing up for more deals and IPOs as the lending and equity markets recover.

FDA Targets Caffeinated, Alcoholic Drinks
Convenience Store News | 7 days 5 hours 14 minutes ago
FDA Targets Caffeinated, Alcoholic Drinks November 16, 2009 - WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration

Blackstone posts profit; sees more deals ahead
Yahoo! | 17 days 12 hours 9 minutes ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP (BX.N) posted a forecast-beating quarterly profit and said it is gearing up for more deals and IPOs as the lending and equity markets recover.

Safety of Alcoholic Energy Drinks Questioned
TIME | 10 days 8 hours 6 minutes ago
The Food and Drug Administration is challenging makers of alcohol-infused energy drinks to prove their beverages are safe, citing complaints that the products can cause risky behavior and injury

UPDATE 3-Blackstone posts profit; sees more deals ahead
Reuters | 17 days 10 hours 28 minutes ago
NEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP (BX.N) posted a forecast-beating quarterly profit and said it is gearing up for more deals and IPOs as the lending and equity markets recover.

Revenue drops at Busch Entertainment as Moody ??s sees park appeal
American City Business Journals | 11 days 12 hours 13 minutes ago
Busch Entertainment Corp., operator of Busch Gardens and Adventure Island, posted $480 million in revenue in the third quarter of 2009, compared with $499.

FDA Asks Alcoholic Energy Drink Makers To Prove Products' Safety
Hartford Courant (Conn.), The | 10 days 32 minutes ago
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked 30 companies that manufacture alcoholic energy drinks laced with caffeine or other stimulants to prove their products meet federal safety standards, the agency announced Friday.

Glance-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
Forbes | 39 days 18 hours 3 minutes ago
Oct 15 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0900 GMT on Thursday. (For Reuters columns on deals, click)

DEALTALK-Schwarzman sees big returns in roller coasters
Forbes | 36 days 7 hours 38 minutes ago
By Deepa Seetharaman NEW YORK, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Stephen Schwarzman is rapidly becoming the king of the thrill ride. The chief executive of Blackstone Group, one of the most powerful private equity firms in the world, is betting that theme parks will deliver strong returns as the economy slowly climbs out of the hole.