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[Europe] Philip Morris Earnings are Slamming These Tobacco Stocks Now

Philip Morris is Europe’s largest cigarette manufacturer and Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East account for approximately a third of its global sales. However, the company has run into several problems in Europe. First, the world’s second-large
Wall St. Cheat Sheet
added Oct 19, 2012 03:17
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Valuing Big Tobacco, The Conclusion

My preference is for Lorillard based on valuation, financial performance and position, and diversification benefits. We are going to have to watch interest rates to see how they perform over the coming months. Also, investors could consider Reynolds Amer
Seeking Alpha blog network
added Sep 26, 2012 01:03
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[UK] Swedish Match drives gains in tobacco ($$)

Investors sold out of European banks and bought into cigarette and alcohol stocks, seeking to protect recent gains as risk appetite ebbed for a second day. Swedish Match made the biggest gains on the FTSE Eurofirst 300, buoyed by
Financial Times (uk)
added Sep 18, 2012 15:37
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UK investor puts pressure on Japan Tobacco over returns

four proposals from The Children’s Investment Fund will be put to a majority vote – and each will almost certainly be rejected, as they were last year. Not that this will bother TCI, the UK-based investment group, which expects to make a similar set of p
Financial Times (uk)
added Jun 2, 2013 12:15
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Can E-Cigarettes Relight Big Tobacco?

Patches and gum did not destroy the tobacco industry, and neither will e-cigarettes. But they might speed up its long-term decline. According to the Wall Street Journal, e-cigarettes might have been a major reason that cigarette sales declined by over 6%
InvestorPlace.com
added Apr 30, 2013 14:33
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[UK, USA] Looming Dangers Arise in Secret Underground Cigarette Trade

A recent report from research group KPMG, and commissioned by Philip Morris (NYSE: PM ) , revealed that while total consumption of cigarettes in Europe has fallen in recent years, the illegal contraband and counterfeit trade has grown from 8.3% of total
Motley Fool
added Apr 28, 2013 19:03
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Reynolds American 1st-Quarter Cigarette Volume Slumps

--Reynolds American's profit rises on lower costs, credit --Adjusted profit exceeds expectations even as cigarette volume drops (Updates throughout with additional financial details.)
Dow Jones News Service
added Apr 23, 2013 14:28
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Three Fund Managers Win Big With Small-Company Investments

AllianceOne International, his largest holding at the end of December, for example, underwent a turnaround, and management of the company — a tobacco-leaf dealer in Morrisville, N.C. — has focused on reducing costs. AllianceOne carries plenty of debt, but
New York Times
added Apr 7, 2013 10:15
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[Australia] Push for tobacco super ban

TOBACCO investments need to be struck out of Tasmania's public service superannuation fund, the Tasmanian Greens say. Greens health spokesman Paul O'Halloran yesterday tabled a motion calling on Treasurer Lara Giddings to begin work to direct the Retirem
Hobart (Tas) Mercury (au)
added Mar 6, 2013 14:55
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O'HARA: Why I Sold British American Tobacco

1. Declining sales According to data from TobaccoAtlas.org, between 1950 and 1990, global annual cigarette consumption grew by an average of 48% every 10 years. Between 2000 and 2009, the growth in annual consumption was just 3%.
Motley Fool
added Mar 3, 2013 13:44
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