AB InBev Set for Clearance

The proposed acquisition of Anheuser-Busch by InBev is set for clearance by the antitrust bodies around the world. The German Federal Cartel Office formally approved the deal recently, and the UK Office of Fair Trading initiated a review last week, with a public comment period deadline of September 11, 2008, and is seen as likely be approved by that authority in late September or early October, says the Seeking Alpha website.In the US, the FTC has issued a "second request"