It’s a sign of the times for an American icon to fall into the hands of a cash-rich foreign buyer. There is a lot of emotion here, as the harsh words of 30-year employee Dave Liszweski show. But there are some pragmatic lessons for investors, too.

Anheuser-Busch (BUD:NYSE) has agreed to the takeover terms by InBev (INB:EBR)

Iwrin Greenstien in Taipan Daily says BUD failed to fend off the bid because it ignored emerging markets.

Whatever the reason for BUD falling into foreign hands, the deal is a steal at $52 billion, says Taipan Daily’s Sara Nunnally. And just in time for the Biejing Olympics it makes InBev China’s number one brewer thanks to BUD’s 27 percent stake in Tsingtao.

Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. (BUD) will end more than150 years as a family-controlled company with its acceptance of a $70-per-share offer from Belgium-based InBev NV, which puts a $52 billion price tag on the iconic American brewer.

When times are hard consumers cut back on luxury items. But they don’t cut back on beer.

On Sunday Anheuser-Busch (BUD) accepted a $49.9 billion takeover bid from Belgian-based InBev (INB). This consolidation in the market has sent brewery stocks rallying while US benchmark indexes tumble.

If the takeover goes through, Ian Davis  in The Growth Stock Wire says InBev will be the undisputed leader in the global market. This is not only a safe option during an economic downturn, but it’s also a great way of investing in emerging markets…

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Editor’s Note: Iconic American brands will perish unless they focus more on emerging markets, says Inwin Greenstein in Taipan Daily. A case in point is the hostile takeover attempt on Anheuser-Busch (NYSE:BUD) by Belguim-based InBev (PINK:INBVF). A-B brews Budweiser, the ‘king of beers,’ in America. But a lack of penetration in emerging markets has left the company dependent on one of the world’s slowest economies — the US.

Editor’s Note: Crude oil prices are still above $140 a barrel, and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has told us all to get used to high prices. But Mike Burnick — senior analyst at The Sovereign Society — says the black goo is ‘pretty cheap.’ When you compare it to other products consumed heavily by Americans, oil actually seems pretty good value.

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