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• UPDATE 3-Modelo deal parties working on DOJ concerns -source

  NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON- Feb 1- Anheuser-Busch InBev SA, Grupo Modelo and Constellation Brands Inc are discussing ways to address U.S. regulators' antitrust concerns over their mega-merger and expect to soon open settlement talks to avoid a trial, a source close to one of the companies said on Friday.

• Super Bowl ads court controversy, get pre-game payoff

  A teaser for Mercedes-Benz showcasing a supermodel's body has already drawn the ire of some media watchdogs.

• ANALYSIS-AB InBev could keep Mexico prize with brewery sale

  BRUSSELS, Feb 1- Anheuser-Busch InBev could salvage its plan to take full control of Grupo Modelo by keeping its sights on the lucrative market in Mexico and letting others brew Corona destined for the United States.

• UPDATE 1-Constellation attacks DOJ reasoning in move to block Modelo deal

  Feb 1- Constellation Brands Inc on Friday attacked the U.S. government's move to block Anheuser-Busch InBev's proposed $20.1 billion takeover of Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo.

• UPDATE 2-Carlsberg returns to Myanmar after sanctions eased

  COPENHAGEN, Feb 1- Danish brewer Carlsberg is returning to Myanmar following the easing of international sanctions which forced it out of the country in the mid-1990s. "There is no doubt that this will go fast," Carlsberg's Chief Executive Jorgen Buhl Rasmussen told Reuters from Myanmar before an inauguration ceremony in Yangon on Friday. "

• Analyst says US wine production, consumption up

  SACRAMENTO, Calif.-- U.S. residents now make up the largest wine market in the world, consuming 13 percent of all that's produced globally, according to an analyst who spoke Wednesday at a major wine industry gathering. Bulk wine imports from Argentina helped slake the thirsts of U.S. consumers, followed by Chile and Australia.

• Bud Stopped to Buy Corona 

  

  Harry Schuhmacher, editor of Beer Business Daily, on the stopped M&A deal merging Bud and Corona beer makers.

• UPDATE 1-Zoetis IPO prices at $26; largest US deal since Facebook

  Jan 31- Pfizer Inc's animal health subsidiary Zoetis raised $2.2 billion in its public offering on Thursday, becoming the largest IPO from a U.S. company since Facebook. Zoetis' over $2 billion public offering is the largest from a U.S. company since Facebook raised $16 billion last May.

• UPDATE 4-US sues to stop beer deal to unite Bud and Corona

  *AB InBev says it will fight Justice Department. WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK, Jan 31- The U.S. government has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop Anheuser-Busch InBev SA from buying the half of Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo that it does not already own, saying the $20.1 billion deal could mean higher U.S. beer prices.

• UPDATE 1-US challenges Anheuser-Busch's purchase of Grupo Modelo

  WASHINGTON, Jan 31- The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop Anheuser-Busch InBev SA from buying the half of Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo that it does not already own, saying the $20.1 billion deal would lessen competition in the U.S. beer market.

• Diageo CEO: Europe Market Is Lackluster

  

  Diageo, the world's biggest spirits maker, reported slowing growth in earnings on Thursday and the CEO told CNBC the Europe market was lackluster.

• UPDATE 2-US challenges AB-InBev's purchase of Grupo Modelo

  WASHINGTON, Jan 31- The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop Anheuser-Busch InBev SA from buying the half of Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo that it does not already own, saying the $20.1 billion deal would lessen competition in the U.S. beer market.

• Ore. man sent to prison for making lead-heavy wine

  WASHINGTON-- An Oregon man has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for failing to pay more than $879,000 in federal taxes on a secret liquor bottling operation that also produced wine containing dangerous heavy metals.

• DEALTALK-Happy hour in Asia as global booze makers eye deals

  MUMBAI, Jan 28- The biggest global alcohol companies are sizing up buyout and tie-up opportunities in China, India, South Korea and Vietnam, keen to profit from a $258 billion Asian market that is growing twice as fast as the rest of the world.

• Starbucks Reports $3.8 Billion Revenue in Q1 

  

  CNBC's Jane Wells breaks down Starbucks' earnings data. Earnings hit estimates, but the revenues were a bit light.

• UPDATE 1-For US investors sour on Apple, buying Samsung is tricky

  NEW YORK, Jan 24- U.S. retail investors who have gone sour on Apple Inc after the drubbing the stock has been taking may want to think twice before trying to buy its main smartphone rival, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, at least in American markets.

• Green Mountain shares up on upbeat assessment

  Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.' s shares rose Thursday after a Key Banc analyst gave an upbeat assessment of the company's near-term prospects. THE SPARK: Analyst Akshay Jagdale said the market is expecting a price war over single-serve coffee pods will erupt once the company's key patents expire in September.

• For US investors gone sour on Apple, buying Samsung is tricky

  NEW YORK, Jan 24- U.S. retail investors who have gone sour on Apple Inc after the drubbing the stock has been taking may want to think twice before trying to buy its main smart phone rival, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, at least in American markets.

• Talking Numbers: Buy McDonald's or Coca-Cola? 

  

  In a debate over whether McDonald's or Coca-Cola is a better buy, a technical analyst sees trouble ahead for Coke, but a fundamental analyst likes the stock. (2:43)

• Fighting the Soda Ban 

  

  People who want giant sodas are fighting back today against New York City's ban on super-sized sugary drinks, with WNBC's Roseanne Colletti.