beverage manufacturing

By MOLLY QUELL - Associated Press THE HAGUE (AP) — Shareholders of dismantled Russian oil company Yukos were low in spirits Tuesday after the top bid in an auction of several iconic vodka brands came up…

By KANIS LEUNG - Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — In London, Wong Wai-yi misses the taste of home.A year ago, the 31-year-old musician was in Hong Kong, earning a good living composing for TV and…

By KANIS LEUNG - Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — In London, Wong Wai-yi misses the taste of home.A year ago, the 31-year-old musician was in Hong Kong, earning a good living composing for TV and…

By DARKO VOJINOVIC - Associated Press ROZANCI, Serbia (AP) — Forget whiskey or cognac. For Serbs, nothing beats homemade sljivovica, a plum brandy they hope will win U.N. recognition soon as an example…

LONDON (AP) — Thirugnanam Sureshan maneuvers his wheelchair into the tiny kitchen of his one-bedroom apartment, flips the switch on an electric kettle and brews a mug of instant coffee. It’s his second hot drink of the day,…

By MICHAEL FAULHABER and DANIEL NIEMANN - Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — Oktoberfest is back in Germany after two years of pandemic cancellations — the same bicep-challenging beer mugs, fat-dripping…

By MICHAEL FAULHABER and DANIEL NIEMANN - Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — Oktoberfest is back in Germany after a two-year pandemic interruption — the same bicep-challenging beer mugs, fat-dripping pork…

By JOE McDONALD - AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Wednesday as investors waited for U.S. inflation data some worry might lead to more interest rate hikes.Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE - AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks wavered in afternoon trading on Wall Street Tuesday as traders brace for a big week of news on inflation and company earnings reports.The…

AP PRAGUE (AP) — Budvar, the Czech brewer that has been in a long legal dispute with U.S. beer giant Anheuser-Busch over use of the Budweiser brand, increased its net profit by some 10% for the second…