Anheuser-Busch InBev

Ah, a blast of Smirnoff Vodka. It’s on the house. The joke, that is. It’s on the White House. In a rare shot of political satire by Madison Avenue, the makers of Smirnoff are mocking President Donald Trump’s alleged ties to Russian interests who purportedly hacked the American...

Despite a second day of airstrikes against Islamic militant groups in Syria on Wednesday, reports from Kurdish villages suggested that the groups were continuing to advance. Overnight, ISIS-held oil refineries in eastern Syria were the targets for bombings as the U.S. and its allies attempted...

This year has been a difficult one for the NFL as several players have been caught up in legal trouble due to domestic abuse accusations. Many are upset with the organization’s handling of the issues and recently began to call for a boycott of the league’s sponsors. Anheuser Busch...

Anheuser Busch Inbev SA (NYSE: BUD) is looking to finance a near $122 billion takeover bid for rival SABMiller plc (LON: SAB), something that would bring the world’s two largest brewers together. Reuters reported that although Anheuser Busch hasn’t formally begun negotiations with...

Over the weekend, British Prime Minister David Cameron promised to do whatever it takes to dismantle the extremist Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria after the group released another beheading video, this time a British aid worker. Though Cameron pledged his full support in combating the...

According to a Gallup Poll released July 23, the American adult beverage of choice is beer. Of those Americans who consume alcohol, 41 percent prefer beer, 31 percent wine and 23 percent named liquor. As of 2013, there were about 2,822 breweries in the U.S, including 119 regional breweries,...

Last week, Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) kicked off the parade of big retailers stepping into the earnings spotlight by offering up subpar same-store sales and weak guidance for the year. Inclement weather got some of the blame. Will that be so for Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Gap (NYSE: GPS), Home Depot (NYSE...

Some 110 million Americans are expected to tune into Super Bowl XLVIII Sunday, allowing Fox to command $4 million for each 30 seconds of ad time. Here are some of the key companies hoping to benefit from their investment in the big game. Here are companies to watch as they earn pre-game awards.

The earnings crunch rolls on. This week's highlights include quarterly reports from the two biggest companies by market capitalization, Apple and Exxon Mobil, which are expect to post declining earnings. Per-share earnings from General Motors are expected to be the same as a year ago, and...

In the expensive, high stakes world of sports advertising, winning is not everything. It’s something – just not everything. Brand exposure is everything. Since most corporations sponsor the event, not specific teams, they don’t really care who wins. They care whether fans are engaged, tuning in...

Now children old and young will be able to own a piece of Shamu. SeaWorld (NYSE: SEAS) opens to the public on Friday. Much like Disney (NYSE: DIS), this will surely be the next great, “buy a share of stock for your child” gift, but Wall Street is clearly excited about it too. SeaWorld...

Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD) was hoping to score a buyout of the half of Grupo Modelo it didn’t already own but the U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the $20.1 billion deal, saying it would lessen competition in the U.S. beer market. The Associated Press reported all...

This past weekend in Barron's online: who benefits as the PC era wanes, the prospects for Annie's, Texas Industries and National Oilwell Varco, as well as four rising dividend plays. Cover Story "Bye-Bye PCs" by Tiernan Ray. As the personal computer era wanes, this week's cover story says, Dell...