American beer is in the midst of a global identity crisis. Domestic sales of light beer fell again last year, while imported lagers, spirits and wines climbed. The biggest beer brands in the United States — think Budweiser, Miller and Coors — are now owned, respectively, by people in Belgium,

America's central bank wraps up its two day meeting on Wednesday and will subsequently outline its latest monetary policy.   Investors' key focus: interest rates, interest rates, interest rates. The Fed has been holding down the federal funds rate near zero since the financial crisis, but a

Family Dollar Stores said on Friday that its board of directors could not accept Dollar General’s $9.1 billion offer because of antitrust concerns as the dollar store  war continued. Dollar General had recently increased its bid for Family Dollar, offering $80 a share in cash, up from $78.50 a

A man walks past the London Stock Exchange in the City of London October 11, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Stefan Wermuth  European markets advanced despite the conflict in Ukraine, focusing on whether the European Central Bank will announce plans for economic stimulus when it meets this week. Ukraine

The controversial 'inversion' deal Burger King is attempting even has the approval of Warren Buffett, America's best-loved investor Last week's decision by Burger King to accompany its acquisition of Canadian coffee and doughnut chain Tim Hortons with the transfer of its Miami headquarters to