European companies, for the most part, have little exposure to Argentina, thanks to decades of economic boom-and-bust and wild currency swings.

For months, executives from Anheuser-Busch InBev raced to prepare for a listing of its Asian subsidiary, Budweiser Brewing Company. It was to be this year’s biggest initial public offering and would surpass Uber Technologies’ $8.1bn (€7.2bn) share sale.

Hungary has won a court fight with EU regulators over a tax on advertising, in another setback for Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager’s crusade against countries she says are taking advantage of state aid-rules to give select companies an unfair advantage over rivals.

As we look back at 2017, Brexit and Trump are two words that came to define many of the year’s headlines, says John Daly

As Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos jockey for the designation of world’s wealthiest man, the Seattle billionaires are united behind at least one local venture. They’re both investors in a trucking logistics startup that competes with Uber.

A rebounding European beer market is buoying Anheuser-Busch InBev and Carlsberg, lifting demand for mainstream brands such as Stella Artois and Tuborg.

In a statement posted to his Twitter account, Mayor Walsh said the decision will not be tolerated and Boston remains a “fully inclusive” city.

Watch the clip here and judge for yourself.

Asahi will buy a group of eastern European beer brands from Anheuser-Busch InBev for €7.3bn, boosting its presence in the region in the largest overseas beer deal by a Japanese brewer.

It’s a new era for Europeans who for eight years got accustomed to watching companies with the worst balance sheets do nothing but rally. Now those stocks are getting crushed by rising bond yields, a trend strategists see continuing.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Britain’s decision to leave the EU has complicated a slew of deals.

The European Commission may deliver its verdict on Apple’s tax arrangements in Ireland as soon as next month, according to Finance Minister Michael Noonan, offering the first clues to a firm timeline for a decision.

The head of a leading German think tank has attacked the purchase by the ECB which got under way yesterday of corporate bonds, saying the quantitative easing measures designed to boost the eurozone economy and which involve buying debt directly from big companies was “dangerous”.

Dell increased the amount of debt it will raise in the investment-grade bond market after the computer maker received over $80bn (€70.7bn) of orders from investors.

Anheuser-Busch InBev has formally informed EU anti-trust regulators of its plan to sell SABMiller’s premium European brands to try to secure approval for its $100bn-plus (€876m) takeover of the London-based brewer.

Carlsberg, the world’s fourth-biggest brewer, has pledged to pay more of earnings in the form of dividends as its new chief unveiled his strategy for the next six years.

EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager tempered expectations of a speedy ruling on Apple’s tax affairs with the Government here.

Anheuser-Busch has approached rival SABMiller about a takeover that would form a brewing colossus which makes around a third of the beer consumed globally.

Ever shared a beer with a German friend, only for them to be shocked you didn’t stare lovingly into their eyes?

Shares in Guinness maker Diageo built up a head today as investors responded to reports that Brazil’s richest man was preparing a bid for the British drinks maker.

Most eyes were probably on events in Barcelona’s Nou Camp and Munich’s Allianz Arena last Tuesday evening, but there were happenings of a less-gilded though far more uplifting and important nature unfolding at the same time at the tidy little Tameside Stadium in Ashton-Under-Lyne in England’s north-west.

The EU is investigating Belgium’s tax deals with multinational corporations, potentially dragging dozens more companies into widening probes of sweetheart fiscal pacts handed out by national governments.

Heineken, the world’s third-largest brewer, has lowered its guidance for full-year profit after beer sales in eastern Europe dropped sharply and slipped in Brazil and in its large African markets.

Drinkers in America are suing the company which makes Budweiser and Michelob, accusing it of watering down its beer.

The global food giant Heinz, which famously makes beans and tomato sauce, has been bought for $23bn (€17.2bn) by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and Jorge Paulo Lemann’s 3G Capital

Ardagh Group’s bondholders are banking on a leverage-reducing initial public offering of shares to sustain a rally as the European glassware-maker completes a $1.7bn (€1.28bn) debt-funded acquisition in the US.

UCI president Pat McQuaid and his predecessor Hein Vergrubben didn’t get to where they are by talking first and thinking second...at least you’d hope not anyway.

The son of Rabobank team manager Erik Dekker has accused his former “hero” Lance Armstrong of “destroying the sport I love so much”.

Cycling’s world governing body will reveal tomorrow whether they endorse the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s damning report which accuses Lance Armstrong of systematic doping during his seven Tour de France victories.

Carlsberg has reported second-quarter profits that missed estimates as unseasonably wet weather stunted sales in Europe and the company increased advertising spending.

Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd surged to a record in Singapore trading yesterday after Heineken, the world’s third-biggest brewer, offered as much as $6bn (€4.75bn) for full control of the maker of Tiger beer.

An American Indian tribe is suing some of the world’s largest beer makers, claiming they knowingly contributed to devastating alcohol-related problems on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

A Native American tribe is suing some of the world’s largest beer makers, claiming they knowingly contributed to devastating alcohol-related problems on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation.

Melbourne/London: SAB Miller said it would keep talking to Foster’s Group after Australia’s largest brewer rejected the global giant’s A$9.5 billion (€6.9bn) cash takeover offer as too low.

Drinks company C&C Group has today announced that its takeover of Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Irish, Scottish and Northern Irish businesses has been completed.

Wall Street rebounded today in another turbulent session, as investors rushed back into the market after the Standard & Poor's 500 index tested a 2003 low.

Stella Artois brewer InBev today reported a further drop in UK sales volumes, but said it had increased market share as the wider industry suffered sharper falls.