This gives a user the permission to take the code and use it as part of closed-source software or software released under a proprietary software license. It was under debate some time if public domain software and public domain-like licenses can be considered as a kind of FOSS license.
Don't Get Drunk On Constellation Brands Stock. Constellation Brands (STZ) is an international producer and marketer of more than 100 brands of beer, wine, and liquor. The companyâs well-known brands include Corona, Robert Mondavi, Modelo, and Svedka Vodka. Constellation has grown largely through acquisition, a strategy that has looked good on the surface, but is a sham when it comes to profits. Recent improvements in revenue and EPS serve as cover for a cash flow black hole.
Weâre in a phase of consolidation now, but itâs also an interesting, if challenging, period for emerging independents. A handful of companies hold the keys to millions of hotel rooms globally, but the list of hotel brands that those companies own is legion. Marriott owns Fairfield, TownePlace and Moxy; Hilton owns Curio, DoubleTree and Hampton; Intercontinental owns Holiday Inn, Candlewood and Hotel Indigo, to name a few. With a $12.2 billion merger of Marriott and Starwood in the works, hereâs a brief rundown, in order of total rooms controlled, of who owns what.