Brewing industry bids, like a pint of beer, tend to produce plenty of froth. While InBev's interest in bidding for Anheuser-Busch (AB), first mooted well over a year ago, finally looks serious, the suggestion that the Stella Artois owner is eyeing SABMiller as an alternative target looks improbable.

Added: 2008-05-27

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Category: varial news

Iraq's stock exchange goes electronic

Iraq's rising prosperity is to be symbolically marked this week with the inauguration of a new stock exchange system in Baghdad.

Punch Taverns pulls out of M&B buyout talks

The prospect of a private equity firm taking a stake in Mitchells & Butlers has suffered a blow after Punch Taverns walked away from "any transaction" with its embattled rival.

Analyst warns of oil at $200 a barrel

Crude oil prices could surge to $200 a barrel in the next two years, according to the Goldman Sachs analyst who three years ago correctly predicted a price "super-spike" above $100 a barrel