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ST. LOUIS — Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc. saw its third-quarter profit drop nearly 6 percent because of charges related to its pending sale to InBev.
The maker of Bud Light and Budweiser said it earned $666.1 million, or 90 cents a share, in the three-month period ended Sept. 30. That compares with a profit of $706.7 million, or 95 cents a share, a year earlier. Sales rose to $4.92 billion from $4.62 billion last year.
