By allowing the use of software, rather than lawyers, to sift through legal documents in the AB InBev deal, the Justice Department is likely to spark interest in such programs.

Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today: Ad Age is wondering if bad spring weather ruining big beer sales. Anheuser-Busch InBev reporter a 4.1% drop in U.S. sales for Q1. MillerCoors went down 3.3%, and the four weeks leadi

Profit rose 0.9 percent to $3.43 billion, though the company sold less beer and other drinks compared with the first quarter of last year.    

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD)Q1 2013 Earnings CallApril 30, 20139:00 am ETExecutivesCarlos Alves de Brito - Chief Executive Officer and Member of Executive Board of ManagementFelipe Dutra - Chief Financial Officer and Member of Executive Board of

Belgian brewer hit by falling sales in its biggest markets and warns that outlook there is far from rosy although China emerges as a bright spot

The company behind Budweiser, Stella Artois, and Becks said that even though revenue grew by 1.5 percent in the first quarter, sale volumes declined by 4.1 percent.    

* Shares down 3 pct, among weakest of European blue chips (Adds financial director, analyst comments, shares)

* Shares down 3 pct, among weakest of European blue chips (Adds financial director, analyst comments, shares)

Anheuser-Busch InBev lost momentum in its major markets, though price increases for its top lagers helped support profit in the first three months of 2013 for the world No. 1 brewer by sales.

Investors are flocking to beer market leader Anheuser-Busch InBev.

Expectations have dropped for Anheuser-Busch InBev's (BUD) first quarter results in the month leading up to the company's earnings announcement slated for Tuesday, April 30, 2013. The consensus analyst estimate has dropped from 88 cents a s

BRUSSELS, April 24 (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch InBev , the world's largest beer maker, plans to join rivals with a push into Vietnam at the end of next year, constructing a brewery to tap the large...

Before DOJ regulators agreed Anheuser-Busch InBev could acquire Grupo Modelo, the U.S. beer giant had to release rights to Corona and other brands to Constellation.

Anheuser Busch-InBev just unveiled a new bowtie-shaped can. Boston Beer is targeting a can for the first time this summer. Who wins?

Two of the world's biggest beer companies are ready to join forces.

The deal with the Department of Justice will boost Constellation Brands' business, too.

WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department and Anheuser-Busch InBev have agreed to conditions that will allow the beer giant to expand its stake in Mexico's Grupo Modelo, according to court documents and company statements issued on

A few weeks back it seemed likely that the Department of Justice would let loose a little and allow Anheuser-Busch InBev to merge with Grupo-Modelo, and now it’s official. The DOJ announced today that it had approved the merger after a settleme

Anheuser-Busch InBev and Mexico's Grupo Modelo finalized a settlement that resolves the Justice Department's challenge to the beer makers' planned merger.

WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department and Anheuser-Busch InBev have agreed to conditions that will allow the beer giant to expand its...

WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Departmentand Anheuser-Busch InBev have agreed to conditions thatwill allow the beer giant to expand its stake in Mexico's GrupoModelo, according...

WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department and Anheuser-Busch InBev have agreed to conditions that will allow the beer giant to expand its stake in Mexico's Grupo Modelo, according...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NVhas reached a settlement with the Department of Justice to allow the merger with Grupo Modelo S.A.B. de C.V., the owner of Corona brand beers, to move forward.The merger settlement requires Modelo t

Anheuser-Busch InBev says it has received government approval for for its $20.1 billion deal to buy control of Grupo Modelo, the maker of Corona.

BRUSSELS, April 19 (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch InBev said on Friday the full takeover of Mexico's Grupo Modelo it agreed with the U.S. Justice Department was broadly in line with the revised terms it set out on Feb. 14.

BRUSSELS, April 19 (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch InBev said on Friday the full takeover of Mexico's Grupo Modelo it agreed with the U.S. Justice Department was broadly in line with the revised terms it...

WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department and Anheuser-Busch InBev have agreed on conditions that will allow the beer giant to expand its stake in Mexico's Grupo Modelo, according to court documents filed on Friday.

In a deal touted as the second largest of its kind, Anheuser Busch is poised to grow its position as an alcohol-related stock.

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - The judge overseeing thecourt fight between the U.S. Justice Department andAnheuser-Busch InBev over its Grupo Modelo deal approved a stay in court proceedings onTuesday to give the two sides more time to reach an acco

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - The judge overseeing the court fight between the U.S. Justice Department and Anheuser-Busch InBev over its Grupo Modelo deal approved a stay in court proceedings on Tuesday to give the two sides more time to reach an a

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - The judge overseeing the court fight between the U.S. Justice Department and Anheuser-Busch InBev over its Grupo Modelo deal approved a stay in court proceedings on...

Though Anheuser-Busch InBev may have failed in its Worst Company In America battle against Electronic Arts, the beer behemoth is getting much closer to owning even more big-name beer brands, saying it has reached an agreement in principle with the De

Mexico’s largest brewer by volume, and the target of a $20bn takeover by AB InBev, is investigating the cause but says production not affected

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Friday April 5, 2013: Constellation Brands, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Grupo Modelo, Crown Imports Reach Agreement in Principle with US DOJThe Agreement:Constellation B

Anheuser-Busch InBev said it reached an agreement in principle with the Justice Department to resolve an antitrust lawsuit that sought to block the brewer's $20.1 billion friendly takeover of Grupo Modelo.

The DoJ objected in January, throwing a spanner into one of the biggest cross-border deals of 2012 by saying it would hurt competition

WASHINGTON -- Anheuser-Busch InBev is on the verge of an agreement with the Justice Department that would allow its proposed acquisition of Grupo Modelo, the...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch InBev and the U.S. Justice Department have reached an agreement for a framework to settle their long-running beer brawl, and asked a court to extend a stay in the court fight until April 23, the two sides said in

Anheuser-Busch InBevand the U.S. Justice Department have reached an agreement for a framework to settle their long-running beer brawl, and asked a court to extend a stay in the court fight until April 23, the two sides said in a court filing on Frida

WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch InBev and the U.S. Justice Department have reached anagreement for a framework to settle their long-running beerbrawl, and asked a court to extend a...

WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch InBev and the U.S. Justice Department have reached an agreement for a framework to settle their long-running beer brawl, and asked a court to extend a stay in the court fight until April 23, the two side

WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch InBev and the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday that they have reached an agreement for a framework to settle their long-running beer brawl, and...

Anheuser-Busch InBev said Friday that it had reached a deal to resolve the United States government's antitrust concerns over the beer maker’s planned $20.1 billion deal with Grupo Modelo, the maker of Corona beer and other brands.

WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Departmentand Anheuser-Busch InBev jointly requested on Fridaythat a stay in their legal fight be extended to April 23, butadded that they had...

WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department and Anheuser-Busch InBev jointly requested on Friday that a stay in their legal fight be extended to April 23, but added that they had reached the framework of an agreement to settle.

WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department and Anheuser-Busch InBev jointly requested on Friday that a stay in their legal fight be extended to April 23, but added that they had...

Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD), Grupo Modelo, S.A.B. de C.V, ConstellationBrands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ) and Crown Imports LLC have reached anagreement in principle with the U.S.