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Altria Group Inc

NYSE: MO Tobacco
$69.52
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Altria (MO) Smokes Estimates, Shares Ups

Altria (MO) announced third-quarter diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $1.24, up $0.19 or 18.1% versus the prior year. And, the company had further good tidings. It raised its forecast…

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Douglas A. McIntyre
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NYSE Month End Short For September Month’s End

Below are the major changes in short interest in NYSE listed companies comparing the figures on September 28 with those on September 14. Largest Short Positions Company                …

Douglas A. McIntyre
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Media

Medai Digest 10/3/2007

According to Reuters, Verizon (VZ) is launching three new phones for the holidays, One will compete directly with the Apple (AAPL) iPhone. Reuters writes that Microsoft (MSFT) is releasing a new version…

Douglas A. McIntyre
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Technology

Is Yahoo! (YHOO) Better Off As Two Companies?

Yahoo!’s (YHOO) international operations are OK, especially if you compare them to the domestic part of the company. In the last quarter, Yahoo! US grew only 5% to $1.11 billion. International operation…

Douglas A. McIntyre
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Companies and Brands

Breaking Up Altria Makes No Sense

This week, Altria (MO) will probably announce that it will split its domestic and international operations into separate companies. The reason would be to allow the overseas operations to be "unfettered by…

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Douglas A. McIntyre
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Investing

NYSE Short Interest For August

Below are short interest figures for major companies traded on the NYSE as of August 15 compared to July 13, 2007 Largest Short Positions Ford  (F)                   …

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Douglas A. McIntyre
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Companies and Brands

Owning Altria (MO): Cigarettes Sell

With the market in bad shape and likely to get worse, investors are running in circles looking for something to buy? Well, tobacco takes a long time to go out of style.…

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Douglas A. McIntyre