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CNNMoney: Anheuser-Busch unleashes the Clydesdalesupdated: Fri Jan 21 2011 14:17:00

Anheuser-Busch said Friday it will feature five commercials during the upcoming broadcast of the 2011 Super Bowl, reaffirming its position as one of the most prolific advertisers for the big game.

CNNMoney: Clydesdales might be back in the Super Bowlupdated: Fri Jan 29 2010 11:49:00

The Clydesdales might appear in Super Bowl XLIV after all, according to the brewer of Budweiser, which is reconsidering an ad with the iconic horses after putting them on the bench for the championship game.

CNNMoney: Budweiser Clydesdales on ice for Super Bowlupdated: Wed Jan 27 2010 15:13:00

The brewer of Budweiser has sidelined its venerable Clydesdale horses for Super Bowl XLIV, but said their absence is temporary.

CNNMoney: Brace yourself: Beer prices are going upupdated: Thu Aug 27 2009 14:18:00

Beer drinkers beware: The cost of a cold one is going up.

CNNMoney: Anheuser mulls Rolling Rock sale - reportupdated: Sun Apr 12 2009 20:50:00

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.

CNNMoney: Anheuser-Busch cuts 1,400 jobsupdated: Mon Dec 08 2008 14:02:00

Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev said Monday it will cut 1,400 U.S. jobs, about 6% of its total U.S. workforce.

CNNMoney: Anheuser-Busch ups early retirement planupdated: Tue Aug 12 2008 13:44:00

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.

Time.com: Beers With More Alcohol Catch Onupdated: Sat Jul 26 2008 14:00:00

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

Time.com: Bud Brewer Braced for Changeupdated: Tue Jul 15 2008 08:00:00

Ruthless cost-cutting is what made Belgium-based InBev the world's biggest brewer

St. Louis beer bluesupdated: Mon Jul 14 2008 15:41:00

CNN's Susan Roesgen reports on a possible takeover deal for Anheuser-Busch by a foreign company.

CNNMoney: Anheuser-Busch in $52 billion buyoutupdated: Sun Jul 13 2008 21:22:00

Anheuser-Busch reportedly has agreed to be acquired by Belgian brewer InBev for about $52 billion.

Time.com: Reports: InBev, Anheuser Talkingupdated: Fri Jul 11 2008 16:00:00

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 will stop alcoholic 'energy' drinksupdated: Fri Jun 27 2008 06:49:00

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.

Time.com: Anheuser-Busch: InBev Bid 'Too-Low'updated: Thu Jun 26 2008 19:00:00

Anheuser-Busch's board is unanimously rejecting a Belgian-Brazilian brewer's takeover bid, saying the $46 billion offer undervalues the Budweiser maker

Time.com: InBev stands by $46B offer for Anheuser-Buschupdated: Wed Jun 25 2008 13:35:00

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.

Time.com: InBev Pushes Anheuser-Busch Offerupdated: Wed Jun 25 2008 13:00:00

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

CNNMoney: Stocks muster gainsupdated: Thu Jun 12 2008 17:51:00

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.

CNNMoney: Anheuser talks merger with Grupo Modeloupdated: Thu Jun 12 2008 17:37:00

Anheuser-Busch has entered preliminary merger talks with Mexican brewery Grupo Modelo, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal Thursday.

CNNMoney: Stocks ready to reboundupdated: Thu Jun 12 2008 09:19:00

Stock futures rose Thursday as investors welcomed a jump in retail sales and $46 billion takeover bid for brewer Anheuser-Busch.

CNNMoney: InBev says Bud, I like youupdated: Thu Jun 12 2008 04:27:00

There's a taste for Budweiser even outside this country.

CNNMoney: Drink up! Alcohol stocks look tastyupdated: Fri May 30 2008 11:15:00

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.

Fortune: Global starsupdated: Mon Mar 03 2008 07:59:00

Rivals are often the first to take notice of failures and the least likely to praise successes. Which is why securing a top spot on the World's Most Admired list is a distinction worth celebrating. It means a company's toughest critics - their peers - consider them the best representatives of the industry.

CNNMoney: This Bud's for youupdated: Mon Jan 28 2008 16:43:00

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?

FSB: Thirsty for a strategy for marketing drinksupdated: Thu Jan 17 2008 17:00:00

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?

CNNMoney: Stocks try to stay afloatupdated: Tue Oct 09 2007 10:33:00

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.

CNNMoney: Anheuser-Busch sees strong earnings growthupdated: Thu Sep 06 2007 03:06:00

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.

CNNMoney: Anheuser-Busch's profit hopsupdated: Wed Jul 25 2007 03:28:00

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.

Fortune: The beer king gets a new CEOupdated: Thu Oct 26 2006 09:44:00

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...

Fortune: Anheuser-Busch ranks No. 448 on FORTUNE's list of the World's Largest Companiesupdated: Wed Oct 04 2006 12:45:00

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.

Fortune: A Busch (beer) marries for the corner officeupdated: Fri Sep 15 2006 12:07:00

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...

CNNMoney: Anheuser-Busch to launch Bud.TVupdated: Wed Sep 06 2006 08:03:00

Web surfers, this Bud.TV is for you.

Fortune: Leading indicatorsupdated: Thu Jun 08 2006 08:58:00

A compendium of revealing stats

CNNMoney: Creature comfort for Super Bowl adsupdated: Mon Feb 06 2006 05:43:00

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.

CNNMoney: Super Bowl advertisers hope for extra-large laughsupdated: Thu Feb 02 2006 09:11:00

Two and a half million dollars isn't pocket change...even for some of the nation's largest companies.

CNNMoney: For beer, some gas painsupdated: Mon Sep 26 2005 09:08:00

Beer and gasoline often mix in retailing -- but industry observers say high gas prices could break up the pair.

Money Magazine: Stocksupdated: Mon Aug 01 2005 00:01:00

Love, but Verify, Those Buybacks

Fortune: It's Warren vs. Wall Street over Anheuser-Buschupdated: Mon May 16 2005 00:01:00

Who's right about Anheuser-Busch (BUD, $46): Wall Street or America's most admired investor? Analysts say the company is mired in the flat U.S. beer market and has largely missed the boat on intern...

Fortune: Is this Bud for you?updated: Mon Apr 04 2005 00:01:00

In recent years the King of Beers has not been the king of stocks. In fact the share price of Budweiser parent Anheuser-Busch (BUD, $47) has been more or less flat since late 2000. However, in earl...

Fortune: face offupdated: Mon Mar 07 2005 00:01:00

Since alcohol is a depressant, current thinking in the booze world seems to be "Add caffeine!" After all, the longer people stay awake, the more they'll drink. With Red Bull and vodka still a hit w...

CNNMoney: Super Sinlessupdated: Mon Feb 07 2005 06:56:00

With a little help from a friend, Super Bowl advertisers reclaimed the water cooler Sunday night.

CNNMoney: Betting on Super Bowl -- ads?updated: Wed Feb 02 2005 11:42:00

To many watching the New England Patriots-Philadelphia Eagles matchup this weekend, the game's outcome will take a back seat to the Super Bowl's advertisements.

CNNMoney: Is this Bud for you?updated: Mon Jan 31 2005 08:21:00

Anheuser-Busch had been the life of the party on Wall Street for the past decade, regardless of market gyrations and economic slowdowns. Heading into the beginning of 2004, the stock had gained ground every year since 1994.

CNNMoney: Budweiser 'wardrobe' ad pulledupdated: Wed Jan 26 2005 07:17:00

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.

Fortune: THE NEW KING OF BEERSupdated: Mon Oct 18 2004 00:01:00

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...

CNNMoney: Great American beersupdated: Wed Jun 30 2004 10:02:00

As America toasts its founding, pause to consider beer's role in the history of the Republic.

CNNMoney: Anheuser-Busch, all-weather friendupdated: Thu Jun 10 2004 10:01:00

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.

CNNMoney: Busch: Beer won't hurt your dietupdated: Thu Apr 22 2004 15:01:00

Beer drinkers need not worry about the carbs, Anheuser-Busch said Thursday.

66,207,896 bottles of beer on the wallupdated: Wed Feb 25 2004 08:28:00

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.

Business 2.0: 66,207,897(6) Bottles of Beer on the Wall Every time a six-pack moves off the shelf, Anheuser-Busch's top-secret nationwide dataupdated: Thu Jan 01 2004 00:01:00

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...

Money Magazine: A New Frontier For Beer Anheuser-Busch is thirsty for a bigger market share in China.updated: Tue Apr 01 2003 00:01:00

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.

Fortune: The Opposite Of Techs A Nasdaq slump can often be great news for some familiar stocks. Here, how to throw some ups into the downupdated: Mon Sep 04 2000 00:01:00

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 ...

Money Magazine: Word on the Street Philip Morris Is Smokin'. Plus: Beer, Day-Trading And Taxesupdated: Sat Jul 01 2000 00:01:00

MO-mentum play

Fortune: Business Is Good, but Beer Is Better the other b-schoolupdated: Mon Apr 17 2000 00:01:00

We'll grant that the University of California at Davis may not be the first response that springs to mind in answer to the question "What is the best B-school in the country?" But if you're talking...

Money Magazine: Working Vacation Chips baking, beer brewing and production lines galore--why you should build a factory tour updated: Tue Sep 01 1998 00:01:00

I was recently at a family function, where I bumped into a cousin I hadn't seen in several years. He asked what I was doing these days, and I explained that I was about to start writing a monthly t...

Fortune: Is It The Beer Or Those Talking Frogs?updated: Mon Jan 12 1998 00:01:00

Sy Syms, the discount clothier, has long maintained that "an educated consumer is our best customer." But is that true throughout the consumer landscape? Marketers, who usually prefer to control co...

Fortune: BEATING THE ODDS HARDLY ANYONE THOUGHT EVANDER HOLYFIELD HAD A CHANCE TO BE CHAMP LAST YEAR. HIS WIN SHOULD INSPIRE UNDERDOGS EVupdated: Mon Mar 31 1997 00:01:00

The betting odds stood as high as 25 to 1 against Evander Holyfield when he entered the ring last November to take on Mike Tyson. Detractors were saying the 215-pound Atlanta resident was too nice,...

Fortune: BUD-WEIS-HEIR AUGUST BUSCH IV IS REBELLIOUS, RISK-TAKING--AND (NEARLY) READY TO RULE THE WORLD'S LARGEST BREWER.updated: Mon Jan 13 1997 00:01:00

At 7 a.m. the sun is rising over Missouri's Spirit of St. Louis airport, and inside a small conference room here, flying ace/beer baron August A. Busch III is hammering his fist on the table, barki...

Fortune: A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME IN BEER Marketers everywhere have lots to learn from the tumult in an industry where major old brands are updated: Mon Sep 19 1994 00:01:00

To get a taste for the crazy ways marketers must compete for today's finicky consumer, stroll through the beer section of your local retailer. You'll see Icehouse, a successful new upscale beer fro...

Fortune: GOOD CITIZENSHIP IS GOOD BUSINESSupdated: Mon Mar 21 1994 00:01:00

Customers like companies that support good causes. So concludes a survey on corporate social responsibility conducted by Roper Starch Worldwide on behalf of Cone Communications, a marketing firm in...

Fortune: 'PREEMPTIVE STRIKES'updated: Mon Oct 18 1993 00:01:00

Not even the recent string of brighter economic signs -- including an increase in orders for computers and other manufactured goods -- can stay the relentless blizzard of pink slips. The 46,964 ann...

Fortune: THIS BUD'S FOR THEMupdated: Mon Aug 09 1993 00:01:00

Who needs politicians to create world trade agreements? North American beermakers are practically drafting a trade treaty of their own, making deals north, south, and elsewhere as globalization of ...

Fortune: BICKERING BEER BARONSupdated: Mon Jan 11 1993 00:01:00

The battle of the braumeisters began last summer when Anheuser-Busch ran TV and radio ads accusing Coors of shipping beer concentrate to its Virginia brewery -- and mixing it not with Rocky Mountai...

Fortune: IS YOUR 401(k) PLAN GOOD ENOUGH? How well you live in retirement will depend more and more on your contributions to this fund anupdated: Mon Dec 28 1992 00:01:00

EVER FEEL AS IF retirement planning is an Alfred Hitchcock movie, and you are the innocent man getting buzzed by a low-flying airplane? To keep your company pension alive, you've had to dodge the s...

Money Magazine: STOCKS THAT GIVE YOU MORE THAN PROFITS When you buy these shares, you can get everything from discounted holiday china to bargaiupdated: Fri May 01 1992 00:01:00

Plunk down roughly $37 for a single share of the Walt Disney Co. (plus commissions), and the Magic Kingdom is yours at a substantial discount. We're not talking Mickey Mouse savings either. How doe...

Fortune: WHY THE PRICE WARS NEVER END Companies trapped with investments too big to write off are being forced to chase market share at aupdated: Mon Mar 23 1992 00:01:00

THE ECONOMY STINKS, sales are drooping, and just when things can't get much worse, a rival cuts prices to steal market share. Your market share. The textbook says don't panic, just ride it out, mat...

Fortune: IF IT FEELS GOOD, IT MUST BE BAD That's the new philosophy of ''non-ism.'' It's a hot button among baby-boomers, a strengtheningupdated: Mon Oct 21 1991 00:01:00

REPRESENTATIVE Joe Kennedy is a man with a mission. ''I've seen in my own family the dangers of drug abuse,'' he says, bounding down the Capitol steps after a vote. ''I lost one of my younger broth...

Fortune: SELLING SIN TO BLACKS updated: Mon Oct 21 1991 00:01:00

The reading that Sunday was on temperance: ''Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging; and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise'' (Proverbs, 20:1). And once he took the pulpit, Reverend Calvin...

Fortune: SWIMSUIT SPECIALupdated: Mon Oct 07 1991 00:01:00

The wet suit is a new weapon in the fight to save the endangered manatee. The so-called sea cow -- actually, a relative of the elephant -- in the photo below was injured by a motorboat in her nativ...

Fortune: KING OF BEERS TAPS CROWN PRINCEupdated: Mon Aug 26 1991 00:01:00

When Americans reach for a beer, one in four chooses a Budweiser. When Anheuser-Busch, which brews it, needed someone to skipper its flagship brand, the company reached for August Busch IV, 27. The...

Fortune: BUSCH FIGHTS TO HAVE IT ALL After a decade of calling the shots, the King of Beers is now duking it out in a costly price war wiupdated: Mon Jan 15 1990 00:01:00

IF YOU HAVE BEEN BUYING beer for the holidays, you've probably noticed that Santa was being very good to you. In Indianapolis, Miami, and Corpus Christi, Texas, you could buy cases of Miller or Coo...

Money Magazine: Stock of the Month A dry beer puts new fizz in Anheuser-Buschupdated: Tue Aug 01 1989 00:01:00

In 1987, Japanese brewers, including Asahi and Kirin, launched a spectacular new product -- a so-called dry beer that is nearly 10% lower in calories and has less of an aftertaste than traditional ...

Fortune: GOOD TIMES OR BAD, THIS BREWER BARRELS ALONGupdated: Mon Jul 31 1989 00:01:00

Prospects of a slowdown in corporate profit helped knock the wind out of the stock market's recent rally. One company almost sure to escape damage even if the economy turns down: Anheuser-Busch. Sa...

Fortune: ATTRACTIVE STOCKS WHOSE EARNINGS LOOK LIKE A SURE THINGupdated: Mon Nov 07 1988 00:01:00

''Buy Chrysler,'' says Ann Knight, Paine Webber's auto industry analyst. She expects the carmaker's earnings to blast ahead 20% next year, to $6.25 per share. ''Sell Chrysler,'' counters Donald DeS...

Fortune: HOW BUSCH WINS IN A DOGGY MARKET The beer biz has lost its fizz, but August Busch barrels over the competition and sells more suupdated: Mon Jun 22 1987 00:01:00

IT'S EARLY EVENING at the sprawling Missouri farm of August A. Busch III, and his after-work ritual is just beginning. In the family room the 50-year-old chief executive of Anheuser-Busch Cos. abst...

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