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Drug store operator and health benefits management company CVS Caremark said Wednesday morning that it would stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products at its 7,600 U.S. stores by October 1...
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Courtesy Ford Motor Co.This year has been a tough one for value investors. The rage has been growth stocks, especially the momentum names, and the more conservative value names have been left behind....
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July 24, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following upbeat estimates for eurozone flash PMI readings. In Asia, China’s PMI came in lower than expected, leading to more worries...
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courtesy of NBN at German WikipediaThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today published an agency review on the health effects of menthol and nonmenthol cigarettes. Menthol currently enjoys...
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courtesy of NBN at German WikipediaThe same domestic trend has been in place for years, with declining cigarette case volumes yet higher and higher dividends from the big tobacco companies. The...
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courtesy of NBN at German WikipediaAltria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) may have given guidance on Tuesday of adjusted earnings per share of $2.35 to $2.41 for the full year for earnings growth of 6% to 9%....
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ThinkstockInvestors love to track the world of mergers and acquisition, and careers have been made and shattered around the speculation of which companies will be acquired next. We saw a wave...
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courtesy of NBN at German WikipediaIf you have been a dividend investor for long, chances are high that you have had to do some serious homework on the tobacco sector. After all, this sector is one...
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courtesy of NBN at German WikipediaIf there is one sector of the stock market that consistently draws scrutiny, it is big tobacco. After all, it is always under the threat of punitive action from the...
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courtesy of philip morris internationalAltria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) shareholders have enjoyed a steady stream of higher and higher dividends through time. The question that needs to be asked now is...
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Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Thursday morning. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) cut to Neutral at UBS. Avon...
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Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) is going to have more cash on its books now that can go to paying shareholders more dividends rather than paying plaintiffs in lawsuits against the company. Whether...
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Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO), the maker of Marlboro cigarettes and other products, reported earnings this morning that did not match expectations. The consensus estimate for EPS was $0.49 and the...
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Tobacco merchant Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI) reported first quarter earnings this morning, and posted a clear miss. Adjusted EPS came in at $0.63, lower than the consensus estimate of $0.65....
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Jon OggThese are some of this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) Raised to Buy and $36 target at Argus....
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