U.S. investigates AB InBev's distribution incentives

• U.S. antitrust officials are investigating Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE:BUD) over its new incentives that encourage independent distributors to sell more of its own beer brands at the expense of competing craft brews, Reuters reports.
• AB Inbev introduced the program in late 2015, and authorities are looking into it as part of the antitrust review surrounding the beer giant's planned takeover of SABMiller, which was approved by the European Commission on Tuesday.