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Boston Beer Company Inc (NYSE: SAM) shares have rallied strongly since late July, prompting an analyst to settle at a Neutral view on the stock, given his belief that revenue momentum neutralizes the stock's high valuation.  The view comes close on heels of JPMorgan's downgrade...

The Brewers Association defines American craft brewers as "small, independent and traditional." The popularity of craft beers, however, is anything but small. In fact it has skyrocketed in the past few years. According to trade industry publication Beer Marketer's Insights, the...

According to a Gallup Poll released July 23, the American adult beverage of choice is beer. Of those Americans who consume alcohol, 41 percent prefer beer, 31 percent wine and 23 percent named liquor. As of 2013, there were about 2,822 breweries in the U.S, including 119 regional breweries,...

The earnings crunch continues this week. Among the highlights will be scheduled quarterly reports from Exxon Mobil and Chevron, from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Merck, from Time Warner and Viacom, and also from Twitter. Early Thursday, Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) is expected to say that it had earnings...

The earnings crunch rolls on. This week's highlights include quarterly reports from the two biggest companies by market capitalization, Apple and Exxon Mobil, which are expect to post declining earnings. Per-share earnings from General Motors are expected to be the same as a year ago, and...

The oil and gas industry will be well represented on this week's earnings stage, with reports due from supermajors Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and many others in the field. Viacom (NYSE: VIAB) and Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) will be the highlights among the various media companies...

Recent research by analysts at UBS shows that wholesalers of alcoholic beverages are positive about the prospects for volume growth of their products. Sales of alcoholic beverages continue to be strong both domestically and overseas. Three beer brewers made the UBS list of stock picks Anheuser-...

U.S. markets are closed on Monday for the Presidents' Day holiday, and many of the S&P 500 have already posted results for the most recent quarter. But PC makers Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) step into the earnings spotlight this week. Also, the world's largest retailer...