Alibaba Singles Day Sales Hit Record $14.3 Billion
Alibaba reported a new Singles Day high with $14.3 billion in sales on the event day. Mobile orders accounted for about 70 percent of activity as shoppers turned to mobile shopping and commerce platforms.
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AB InBev Chief Aims Global Growth With SAB Miller Buy
AB InBev CEO Carlos Brito pushes for a truly global business after sealing a $107 billion acquisition of SABMiller. The deal reshapes the beer industry, combining two of the world's largest brewers and expanding AB InBev's footprint across markets such as North America Europe and Asia.
AB InBev and SABMiller to Create Global Beermaker
AB InBev CEO Carlos Brito aims to complete a roughly 107 billion acquisition of SABMiller to form the first truly global beer company. The deal, awaiting regulatory approval and shareholder votes, would unite Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois with Miller, Pilsner Urquell and Peroni, yielding over 30 percent of world beer and major US and European presence. As part of the deal, SABMiller's 58 percent in MillerCoors will be sold to MolsonCoors for 12 billion, a move to appease regulators.
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Amazon Becomes Most Expensive S&P 500 Stock by P E Ratio
USA TODAY analysis shows Amazon trades at nearly 950 times diluted earnings over the past year, the highest in the S&P 500. It is the only index member above 900, while 14 other S&P 500 stocks exceed 100 times earnings, including Netflix and Facebook, as the market navigates the crisis and battered prices.
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Bezos Rises to Fourth-Richest With $58.2B Net Worth
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos reaches $58.2 billion, advancing to fourth on Bloomberg’s real time list as Amazon stock climbs 113 percent this year. Carlos Slim drops to below Bezos, while Gates, Ortega, and Buffett remain ahead in the ranking.
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Valuation heights lift investors on stocks with high P E
Investors push up stock prices as P E ratios rise with earnings. S P Dow Jones notes the S P 500 P E at 20 versus 18 8 long term, while Amazon trades at vastly higher levels than market norms. The piece compares dot com era multiples and Yahoo s peak P E with today s high valuations and growth expectations.
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