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Still Smoking, Altria’s Big Dividend Hike Lesson (MO, RAI, VGR)

Posted: August 26, 2011 at 9:06 am

Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) has made good on a dividend hike we have been expecting.  The domestic tobacco giant has now increased its regular dividend by almost 8% to ...
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24/7 Wall St. Top 10 Analyst Calls of the Week (BIIB, BSX, FFIV, FSLR, FFN, MCP, RAI, SATC, SIRI, PCX)

Posted: June 25, 2011 at 10:33 am

Each morning we cover many analyst upgrades and downgrades which we think will have an impact on the underlying stocks and sectors.  After each week we review those research calls ...
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Opinions Vary on Impact of New FDA Cigarette Warning Labels (RAI, LO, PM)

Posted: June 24, 2011 at 11:34 am

If you have seen the graphic images that will go on cigarette packages late in 2011, you might think that the tobacco companies have finally met their match.  The graphic ...
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Beyond Dodd-Frank… Frank-Paul Marijuana Legalization Legislation? (MO, RAI, BUD, TAP, PEP)

Posted: June 22, 2011 at 5:20 pm

If Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO), Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI), Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD), and Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP)  should keep an eye on efforts to legalize ...
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FDA Cigarette Warnings Getting More Harsh Than Europe (MO, RAI, LO, VGR, PFE)

Posted: June 21, 2011 at 3:44 pm

The FDA is about to give some serious warning labels on cigarette labels.  Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO), Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI), Lorillard, Inc. (NYSE: LO)  and Vector Group ...
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Screening the Highest Dividends in Defensive Stocks (MO, RAI, LO, KMB, LLY, HNZ, CAG, TAP, DPS, AWK)

Posted: June 9, 2011 at 3:39 pm

We may have just witnessed an oversold bounce in the stock market, or we may be in for more days of recovery.  The markets are flirting with six weeks of ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AONE, BCS, BYD, CPST, CTXS, HBC, JBL, LOW, LPX, MMYT, PCS, PLD, RAI, SPLS, SBUX, TXN)

Posted: June 6, 2011 at 8:07 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. A123 Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: AONE) Cut to Sector Perform at ...
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Can Tobacco Company Dividends Stay High? (MO, PM, BTI, RAI, LO, VGR)

Posted: January 9, 2011 at 1:44 pm

Some of the highest dividend-paying stocks have been the tobacco companies. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO), Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM), British American Tobacco plc (AMEX: BTI), Reynolds American ...
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The Unusual Suspects for the Week Ahead (ABKFQ, AAPL, BHP, BX, DYN, BSX, DELL, ETFC, GENZ, HGSI, JKS, MELA, NBG, PBR, RAI, STX, ST, WMT, HD)

Posted: November 14, 2010 at 9:42 am

The list of Unusual Suspects for the week ahead is a rather different list.  Some are due with earnings, some have FDA events, and others just have shareholder specific events ...
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Looking For Cover in Defensive Stocks (KO, JNJ, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MCD, AWK, MO, VGR, RAI, PG, CL)

Posted: October 19, 2010 at 3:10 pm

The bulls ran for cover today as commodities and financial stocks are pulling the market lower.  After two huge 'sell the news' earnings reactions were followed by even more 'sell ...
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Killer Dividend Hikes in Tobacco (PM, MO, LO, RAI, VGR)

Posted: September 10, 2010 at 12:54 pm

Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) has just followed its former parent Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) with a dividend hike.  Philip Morris International's recent dividend hike was by more ...
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Seeking Refuge in Defensive Stocks (PEP, KO, CPB, HRL, MCD, VGR, MO, RAI)

Posted: August 11, 2010 at 2:08 pm

Defensive stocks are supposed to hold up in down stock markets.  That isn't so today.  In our list of 17 defensive stocks we routinely track, none were positive today.  On ...
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Weak Market, Strong Stocks Again (AOL, ABCO, PPO, KO, KFT, MO, RAI)

Posted: May 7, 2010 at 4:45 pm

This morning we ran a list of stocks which actually closed up 2% or more yesterday during the sell-off waves.  We looked through the list of about 20 stocks, and ...
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Time For Defensive Stocks? (PEP, KO, BUD, TAP, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MCD, MO, VGR, RAI, PG, CL, MRK, JNJ)

Posted: May 7, 2010 at 11:47 am

There are three things investors traditionally want after making huge gains when they still want to hold stocks.  They want stocks that have dividends and may want 'value stocks.'  ...
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Reynolds: Smoking to Smoking Cessation (RAI, GSK)

Posted: December 2, 2009 at 1:57 pm

Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI) has an interesting approach in M&A today.  The deal is a tiny merger valued at $44 million when you consider that Reynolds has almost a ...
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