Mass-produced beer is a slow-growth industry, and major brewers have merged in an effort to cut costs and grab market share. But consolidation may be little more than a short-term fix. The best known

In times of financial insecurity, it seems reasonable to assume that Americans will lean firmer on their sinful addictions to muddle through the stress and volatility brought on by harsh economic tim

How is the Marlboro Man faring during these tough times? We’ll find out on Wednesday. Tobacco giant Altria (MO) is scheduled to report third-quarter results on Wednesday morning. The Richmond,

The sun never sets on the company that added “Miller time” to its worldwide beer lineup. That’s not deft marketing from Milwaukee, but the inexorable force of globalization. Mi

One to watch: Clorox (CLX) may not be an obvious name to get the pulses racing on a Monday morning, but if the market’s recent dizzying rally has you clamoring for caution, it commands attentio

Individual investors who still hold any doubts about mainland China’s future growth potential should take a long hard look at Airbus SAS, the Pan-European commercial-airliner maker that's now b

Equity markets had their biggest rally this year after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke outlined steps to fix the banking industry in a morning address. His remarks, delivered to the Counci

What a day it was for the market. Turnaround Tuesday definitely lived up to the hype.Citigroup (C) came out and said they had 2 profitable quarters through the first 3 months of this year; all the ba

The stock market is on a tear this morning on the heels of a statement by CEO Vikram Pandit that Citigroup (C) has a profit for the first 2 months of 2009. In a letter sent to employees Monday,

1) Now It's the Economists' TurnWe knew this was only a matter of time."The downturn exposes the decline of economic expertise," Newsweek observes in the March 16 issue. "Think of all