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AB InBev makes $1.55B in Q3, revenue down 10 pct

BRUSSELS (AP) — The world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA, made $1.55 billion net profit in the third quarter as cost savings from last year's merger of Anheuser-Busch and InBev ran ahead of plan.

But revenue fell 10 percent as the recession led to people drinking less beer.

The maker of Budweiser, Stella Artois and Beck's did not give a figure for year-ago profit, saying Thursday...

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