What’s the name of the world’s best-selling beer? Hint: It’s not Budweiser. And it’s not Bud Light. It’s called Snow Beer, and I’ll wager that most U.S. investors haven’t even heard of it before.

Individual investors who still hold any doubts about Mainland China’s future growth potential should take a long hard look at Airbus SAS, the Pan-European commercial airliner maker that is now building airplanes in that country.

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.

After two weeks of nail-biting speculation, InBev NV pulled the trigger on its takeover offer to Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. (BUD), putting up a $46.3 billion, or $65 per share, cash bid for the U.S. market leader.

Shares of the largest U.S. brewer, Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. (BUD), maker of such iconic brands as Budweiser and Bud Light, shot up more than 7% on Friday on news that the Belgium-based InBev NV was considering a $46 billion takeover bid.

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