Dear Client:The analysts were (largely) wrong. The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday morning that it will sue to block AB InBev's $20.1 billion purchase of Grupo Modelo.The deal would "substantially lessen competition in the market for beer in the United States as a whole and in 26 metropolitan areas across the United States, resulting in consumers paying more for beer and having fewer new products from which to choose.""The department is taking this action to stop a merger between
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