Two key collaborators, Nike and Anheuser-Busch, decided to continue to sponsor and support Armstrong.
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Anheuser-Busch sold itself to Belgian company InBev, a deal done largely for tax reasons.
Anheuser-Busch InBev has averaged a 7.70% positive earnings surprise over the past four quarters.
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Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (NYSE: BUD) is the largest purveyor of beer around the world.
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On the board of Anheuser-Busch--and of hundreds of other publicly traded, family dominated corporations--some hand-wringing.
Anheuser-Busch reported 2.7% fourth-quarter growth over the prior year in wholesalers' shipments to retailers in 2005.
Those buys moved Interbrew from fifth place among global brewers to second, behind Anheuser-Busch.
In all, Anheuser-Busch had some 30 commercials produced from 70 concepts pitched for the Super Bowl.
First, Anheuser-Busch gets the coveted first commercial break after kickoff, when viewers are most alert.
SABMiller's main overseas rival in China is Budweiser-owner Anheuser-Busch, which has a 27% stake in Tsingtao.
Anheuser-Busch still relies on its home market for around 80% of its admittedly handsome profits.
Anheuser-Busch InBev ( BUD - news - people ), the world's biggest brewer.
Rival Miller was growing aggressively, Anheuser-Busch's profits were slipping and its stock price was sagging.
Louis with big contributions from the likes of Nike, Anheuser-Busch and Monsanto has struggled.
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Never mind that Anheuser-Busch, which makes Bud Lite, is now owned by Belgians and Brazilians.
Anheuser-Busch's rival Miller was growing aggressively, its profits were slipping and its stock price was sagging.
Among them three beverage-companies, soft drink-maker Coca-Cola and brewers Anheuser-Busch InBev, SABMiller, and Heineken.
Anheuser-Busch (which also raised prices) and MillerCoors saw U.S. sales fall in the third quarter.
Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD) sells Budweiser beer, and is the official beer of Major League Baseball.
Sponsorship revenues have held up thanks to deals with KeyBank, Anheuser-Busch, Kia Motor, Cub Cadet and others.
Fellow beer manufacturer Anheuser-Busch faces a similar fate in a few months if the shutdown rolls on.
This 60-second commercial is being screened in the Super Bowl war room at Anheuser-Busch headquarters in St.
Last week, Anheuser-Busch Inbev said its quarterly profit jumped 75% on better sales and lower financing costs.
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The first quarter marked the eighth that Russo added to his holding of Anheuser-Busch ( BUD) .
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"The claims against Anheuser-Busch are completely false, and these lawsuits are groundless, " Kraemer said earlier this week.
Last year, Anheuser-Busch and Miller agreed to take their popular caffeinated alcoholic beverages off the market.
This year, McCain has benefited from holding stock in Anheuser-Busch, which is being acquired by Belgian brewer InBev.
Busch "has brought a heightened energy to the company, " says Mark Swartzberg, who covers Anheuser-Busch for Stifel Nicolas.
One such company that he likes is Anheuser-Busch (nyse: BUD - news - people ).
So talk of a deal between InBev and Anheuser-Busch is more than just idle conversation at the bar.
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