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Anheuser-Busch InBev, which owns Budweiser, will devote €1.8bn to ambitious plan

While 2015 showed a record high, there was still a 40.4% drop in inward FDI on 2014

American consumer confidence in September rose to its highest since 2007

Job cuts will form part of the $1.4 billion of annual savings Anheuser-Busch is seeking

Court backs division into two groups before vote on £79bn bid by Budweiser brewer

Offer values Poundland at £610m, an increase of £13m on the original bid

Performance strong in Vietnam and Mexico, says world’s third-largest brewer

Deal one step closer to 2016 target following previous green lights from EU and US

Company still sees opportunities for acquisitions as it reports solid start to year’s sales

Concerns over how investment banks will ride out a bad year for fee earnings

Earnings hurt by $572m charge as brewer scales back operations in Angola and south Sudan

Deal to finance EMC takeover is the year’s second-biggest corporate offering

Producer of Budweiser points to strong sales in Mexico and US but drop in Brazil

Investors nervous as oil producers meet in Doha to discuss output freeze

Belgium-based brewer forecasts improved volumes

Japan’s biggest brewer and a Thai rival compete to buy Peroni and Grolsch

Brewer is in the process of being bought by Anheuser-Busch

Brewing company receives $110bn of orders – the most ever for a corporate bond deal

Tax authorities in Australia have published records of hundreds of companies

Sale of the brands would help address potential EU antitrust concerns

Merger will create world’s largest drugmaker and renew focus on Ireland’s role in tax inversion

‘Megabrew’, a bumper crop of Christmas trees and the robot revolution

Cerberus issues summary proceedings against Mick Wallace over restaurant loans

Brewer says growth will be driven by developing markets and focus on premium drinks

Equity markets shrug off mixed Chinese data showing lower than expected growth

Proposed takeover would be one of the largest mergers in corporate history

Diageo to reaffirm commitment to Guinness amid speculation over stout brand

SABMiller rose 8.9 per cent, Anheuser-Busch was up 1.7 per cent after takeover offer

Budweiser to pay £44 a share and gain control of half the industry’s profit

If deal goes ahead the merged brewing giant would control about one third of world’s beer market

London-listed producer of Miller Lite aiming to save ‘at least’ $1.05 billion a year by 2020

Iseq index falls 1.7 per cent as Ryanair drops 5 per cent on negative day for airline shares

World’s largest brewer makes improved bid for lead rival

The proposal made last week was worth slightly over £40 per share

Deal would create $275bn company responsible for one in every three beers globally

Investors remain cautious as US Federal Reserve meets to consider interest rates

Brisk trading early on Wall Street before lag ahead of Thursday’s interest rate decision

Peroni and Grolsch owner’s move gives exposure to expanding craft beer market

Maker of Peroni and Grolsch reports operating earnings of $6.37 billion