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  • June 2008

    • This Bid's for Bud: Belgian Brewer Offers $46B

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 11, 08 10:28 PM CDT

      This Bid's for Bud: Belgian Brewer Offers $46B

      (Newser) - The Belgian-based brewer InBev has made a $46 billion cash bid for US beer giant Anheuser-Busch in what would be one of the largest foreign acquisitions of an American corporation, the Wall Street Journal reports. If it goes through—a prospect that is far from certain—the 132-year-old Budweiser brand will be in foreign hands. More »

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      AT&T  • Anheuser-Busch  • Budweiser  • St. Louis  • InBev  • Proctor  • Carlsberg  • Stella Artois  • Miller Brewing  • Cingular  • Heineken  • Bud Light  • Gillette  • Molson Coors

    • Smucker Nears Folgers Deal

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 4, 08 7:18 AM CDT

      Smucker Nears Folgers Deal

      (Newser) - A deal in which JM Smucker Co. will acquire Folgers from Proctor & Gamble is percolating and expected to close this week, the Wall Street Journal reports. The all-stock purchase, which could ring in at $2 billion or more, means Smucker will nearly double in size and take over the leading spot in the coffee market. More »

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      acquisitions  • Starbucks  • coffee  • Proctor

    • For Inventor, RIP: Rest in Pringles Can

      Cincinnati Enquirer  |  Jun 2, 08 3:10 PM CDT

      For Inventor, RIP: Rest in Pringles Can

      (Newser) - The man who invented the Pringles can is taking the chips' "Once you pop, you can't stop" slogan to eternity, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Dr. Fredric J. Baur patented the iconic container in 1970 while working for Procter & Gamble, and had long wished to be buried in one; after he died last month at 89, his survivors obliged, interring some ashes in a can and an urn and giving the rest to a grandson. More »

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      junk food  • snack foods  • cremation  • Proctor  • burial  • Pringles

  • February 2008

    • Changes in Lauder Dynasty Hardly Cosmetic

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 27, 08 2:16 PM CST

      Changes in Lauder Dynasty Hardly Cosmetic

      (Newser) - Estée Lauder might be a massive, publicly owned company, but it’s also a family business, tightly controlled by the Lauder clan—until now. On Monday, it will welcome new president Fabrizio Freda, who will likely eventually replace CEO William Lauder—and become the first outsider to run the cosmetics giant. The Wall Street Journal takes a look at the complicated family politics. More »

  • October 2007

    • Fed Doubts Drive Stocks Down

      Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 30, 07 3:51 PM CDT

      Fed Doubts Drive Stocks Down

      (Newser) - Stocks closed down today as confidence that the Fed will cut interest rates tomorrow faded. The Journal reported that policymakers are considering no cut at all, meaning borrowing costs may stay high. The Dow slipped 77.79 to 13,792.47, the S&P 500 was down 9.96 to 1,531.02, and the Nasdaq fell 0.73 to 2,816.71. More »

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      stock market  • Federal Reserve  • interest rate  • consumer confidence  • Proctor

  • April 2007

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