Society Issues Talk Society Issues Talk    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Beer-heiress McCain to profit from foreign takeover of Anheu          Society Issues Talk Forum Index -> Liberalism View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Harry Hope Guest Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:54 am    Post subject: Beer-heiress McCain to profit from foreign takeover of Anheu http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Beerheiress_McCain_to_profit_from_foreign_0714.html Monday July 14, 2008 Beer-heiress McCain to profit from foreign takeover of Anheuser Bush Cindy McCain, whose fortune from her father's beer distributor has helped fund her husband's political career, stands to get even wealthier once iconic American brewery Anheuser-Busch Cos. is sold to a Belgian company. The Wall Street Journal reports McCain's substantial holdings in the company, which is being sold to InBev for $52 billion. http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/07/14/mccains-to-profit-on-anheuser-inbev-deal/ ____________________________________________________ Harry Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Spartakus Guest Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:54 am    Post subject: Re: Beer-heiress McCain to profit from foreign takeover of A Harry Hope <riv...@ix.netcom.com> wrote: Quote: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Beerheiress_McCain_to_profit_from_forei... Monday July 14, 2008 Beer-heiress McCain to profit from foreign takeover of Anheuser Bush Cindy McCain, whose fortune from her father's beer distributor has helped fund her husband's political career, stands to get even wealthier once iconic American brewery Anheuser-Busch Cos. is sold to a Belgian company. The Wall Street Journal reports McCain's substantial holdings in the company, which is being sold to InBev for $52 billion http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/07/14/mccains-to-profit-on-anheuse... Somewhat off-topic, but Anheiser-Busch has been running commercials lately, featuring August Busch III talking about Budweiser being an American icon and also about his family's commitment to their great- grandfather's standards. Considering this deal has been in the works for months, the commercials are a bit disengenuous, yes? Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor bill Guest Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:04 am    Post subject: Re: Beer-heiress McCain to profit from foreign takeover of A "Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message news:qg7o74d0vnp6i4qtmnfsjnkfhqj2qrqk0q@4ax.com... Quote: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Beerheiress_McCain_to_profit_from_foreign_0714.html Monday July 14, 2008 Beer-heiress McCain to profit from foreign takeover of Anheuser Bush Cindy McCain, whose fortune from her father's beer distributor has helped fund her husband's political career, stands to get even wealthier once iconic American brewery Anheuser-Busch Cos. is sold to a Belgian company. The Wall Street Journal reports McCain's substantial holdings in the company, which is being sold to InBev for $52 billion. http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/07/14/mccains-to-profit-on-anheuser-inbev-deal/ ____________________________________________________ Harry The US firm's largest shareholder, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, is thought to have played an important role in ensuring the Anheuser board maintained a focus on shareholder value. Berkshire is thought likely to make about $770m in profit on its 35.5m Anheuser shares. Buffet = huge Obama supporter Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         Society Issues Talk Forum Index -> Liberalism All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Society Issues Talk----------------Society Issues TalkDemocracyLiberalism  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum 150 Attacks blocked Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group