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...Beck's brand for use outside Germany, but it also gave Interbrew a platform from which to sell its other premium labels, such as Stella Artois, within the country. If Germans begin quaffing imported beers in any substantial numbers, it will increase the pressure on domestic brewers to grow or sell. In July, Eisenbeiss hinted that he'd be willing to sell his shares to anyone interested in having Holsten as a "strong partner" in the German market. Another one of the nation's top five brewers - Brau und Brunnen (750 million liters), which makes 19 different beers including Jever...
...West African force to undertake the mission may also become U.S. concerns. While the West African states have repeatedly emphasized the need for them to take responsibility for stabilizing their own region, once there are U.S. forces in the region tasked with helping the mission succeed, the expectation will grow that they will plug any gaps that emerge...
...fire engine and a corps of firefighters whose capabilities dwarf those of everyone else in the neighborhood makes it difficult to insist on playing second fiddle. Once U.S. troops are off the coast of Monrovia, the political pressure on Washington to send them ashore is likely to grow exponentially...
...have higher than average dividends and that are rated as secure by Standard & Poor's include AmSouth Bancorp (4%), Chubb (2.4%), Johnson & Johnson (1.8%) and Pfizer (1.8%). These numbers may not seem big enough to lure you back into stocks. But a big advantage of dividends is that they grow over time. An investor who bought Johnson & Johnson 10 years ago would today be receiving a yield of 9% on that initial investment; for Pfizer the yield would be 11%. That investor would also have seen her J&J stock appreciate 90% and her Pfizer...
...oeuvres of veterans like Chabrol and Resnais, with comprehensive bonus features, for international distribution. The schedules for each cinema are tailored to its neighborhood, with individual managers selecting movies for reprises and special screenings. Showing a high concentration of French films, Karmitz's cinema chain continues to grow, the latest addition being a 14-screen multiplex with a store and restaurant near the grand Mitterrand Library. The aptly named MK2 Biblioth?que averages some 20,000 admissions per week. "If you offer people an interesting mix of films," says Karmitz, "they will respond...