guinness

The holidays usually bring good cheer to purveyors of wine and spirits. But looming concerns about consumer spending are keeping some names off our wish lists. Still, the worst of the downturn seems to be behind the industry, making some of the bigger names worth a sniff.

Diageo (DEO), maker of drinks including Guinness and Johnnie Walker, reported pre-tax earnings of £2.24 billion ($3.48 billion) for the year to the end of June, a 12% increase from a year earlier. Sales rose 5% from a year earlier to £9.9 billion, BBC News reported. A strong...

Europeans are freaking out, and the reason might surprise you. Their seven-year-old currency known as the euro has gotten too strong. That's quite a turnabout from the common currency's launch in 2002 when dollar bashing -- and euro boosting -- was as common in the Continent's financial...

Irish eyes are smiling -- and maybe drooping a little bit. Ireland's unofficial national drink, the dark stout with the creamy head known to the world as Guinness, turns 250 this week. Pubs across the Emerald Isle are expected to be packed with revelers celebrating Arthur Guinness, who got an...