Altria Group Inc
NYSE: MO
$50.39
+$0.16 (+0.3%)
Closing Price on September 20, 2024
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Congress has finally come within a day or two of finalizing a bill the will have the FDA regulate the tobacco industry. The markets of cigarettes, cigars, and chew have avoided the government’s...
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Reuters: The Supreme Court delays Chrysler deal. Reuters: The cleared ten banks to repay TARP include JPMorgan (JPM), Goldmand Sachs (GS), American Express (AXP), Cpaital One(COF), State Street...
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Investors flock to defensive stocks in times of trouble and and when they worry, assuming they look to stay in the market when they are worried. But if the trend here continues, this may be one of...
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It’s another rough trading day in the stock market. It is bad enough that the DJIA is down over 3% to decade lows and under 7,000… But even almost all of the defensive stocks are down today. ...
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Layoffs at big companies are so common now that it is novel when a day goes by without Microsoft (MSFT), Caterpillar (CAT), or Macy’s (MC) letting thousands of people go. There are a relatively...
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According to Reuters, Republican may keep fighting Obama on the stimulus package. Reuters reports that Roche dropped its bid on Genentech (DNA) to $42 billion. Reuters writes that the Administration...
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More and more companies are either suspending or killing their share repurchases and stock buyback plans. Some are doing it to conserve cash in a much harder operating environment. But many...
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These are the top pre-market upgrades and positive analyst calls we have seen from Wall Street this Monday morning: Altria (NYSE: MO) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan. Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) Raised to...
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We have been tracking the developments in corporate bond spreads and the lack of liquidity for new capital. Over the last ten days or so we have witnessed several corporate bond offerings of size...
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These are the top ten early bird upgrades and downgrades we have seen this Thursday morning with about two hours until the open: Altria (MO) Raised to Neutral from Sell at Banc of America....
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Jim Cramer wants people to sell all of their stocks. Even though the market may keep falling, that might not be a practical solution for everyone. There are several things investors can do to at...
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It appears that every stock in the market is being crushed, but that is not entirely so. Several companies in industries not likely to be badly by a deep recession are doing well, and should continue...
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As long as companies in the "smokes" business are not being sued by dead people who used their products, it is a hell of a business. Operating margins can run above 20% and cash flow is stupendous....
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You know it’s a rough day in the market when even defensive stocks are weak or mixed. We are at least seeing a mixed bag from some of these. But the trend is a pretty easy one to see. Even...
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Philip Morris USA, part of Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO), has filed a rather interesting lawsuit which could act to set the precedent for case law for years ahead. Big Tobacco asked a federal court to...
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