Lorillard, Inc.
NYSE: LO
Source: ThinkstockReynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI) and Lorillard, Inc. (NYSE: LO) are near sealing the deal where Reynolds will purchase Lorillard. The closing date is set for Friday, June 12, and...
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Based on current trends among smokers in the United States, Altria's plan is to increase the price of cigarettes could have large implications for the tobacco industry as a whole.
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While smoking in the United States is at perhaps the lowest levels ever, the habit is still widely practiced around the rest of the world.
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A new Jefferies report highlights stocks with sustainable growth rates and superior dividend yields. We screened the list for the top-yielding companies.
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These are the top analyst upgrades and downgrades featured by 24/7 Wall St. for Friday, October 24, 2014.
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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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Source: 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...
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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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Source: 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....
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Source: 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)...
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Source: 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...
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These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Monday, March 17, 2014. The include Baker Hughes, Cameron, Cisco Systems, Facebook and VeriSign.
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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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Source: thinkstockFebruary 12, 2014: Markets opened higher on Wednesday, but not by much. A report on a big jump in China’s trade balance from earlier in the day may or may not have been accurate,...
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