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If the tobacco industry thought it had solved all its legal problems with the introduction of electronic cigarettes, the industry is very likely rethinking its original conclusion.
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Altria is at it again with a dividend hike. The news looks great ... on the surface.
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ThinkstockThe scientific journal Addiction has reviewed the available research on the use, contents and safety of e-cigarettes and determined that they likely are much less harmful to users or...
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Altria Group reported disappointing second-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. Altria also added a new $1 billion stock buyback plan.
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Philip Morris International reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2014 results before markets opened on Thursday morning. Currency translation effects cost the company more than a billion.
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Tuesday morning's announcement of the $27.4 billion acquisition by Reynolds American of follow tobacco products maker Lorillard did not light up investors' spirits.
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ThinkstockThe United States is slowly reversing course on banning marijuana. Colorado led the way in passing laws that allow recreational use of marijuana and cannabis products, and now the opening...
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A new report from Stifel makes the case that there are four large-cap, very solid consumer staples stocks that are not only still priced good, but may have solid upside for investors.
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Jon OggThis past week we could not help noticing how low tobacco dividends have become. The driving force may be a tie-up coming between Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI) and Lorillard Inc. (NYSE:...
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ThinkstockThe trend of declining cigarette case volumes has been going on for years, or somewhere around two decades now. As of 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that...
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ThinkstockThe Food & Drug Administration has just put another dark cloud over the business of tanning booths. This FDA issue is a final order which reclassifies sunlamp products and ultraviolet...
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courtesy of philip morris internationalThe U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has come out and proposed to extend its tobacco authority to additional tobacco products, including e-cigarettes....
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Altria reported solid first-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Thursday, citing the strength of its core tobacco businesses and its leading premium brands.
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It seems as though the U.S. cigarette business may not be on the way out any time soon. Standard & Poor's has upgraded Altria Group to a rating of BBB+ from BBB.
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Lorillard had an impressive Tuesday trading session on reports that Reynolds American was interested in buying the company. The merger would consolidate the pure-play tobacco companies in America...
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