Investors may have many concerns today, from rising interest rates, to terrorism and cyber-attacks. But America has been through worse: A Civil War, a Great Depression, two World Wars, 9/11, and the 2008 Recession, just to name a few.
This July 4, let’s take a look at three iconic American brands that have been there since the beginning and lived to tell the tale: Jim Beam (now part of Suntory Holdings (NASDAQOTH: STBFY), Lorillard (now part of Reynolds American (NYSE: RAI)), and Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL).