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[UK] Tobacco stocks suffer on plain packaging fear
The FTSE 100’s two tobacco giants, Imperial Tobacco and British American Tobacco (BAT), both saw their share prices decline after reports that the measure would be announced in May’s Queen’s speech.
Mar 7, 2013
City A.M. (uk)
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Mar 7, 2013 04:09
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Tobacco shares fall on possible UK regulation
The UK publication The Guardian reported that ministers there will introduce plain packaging for cigarettes after becoming convinced that the branding is a key factor in why young people start to smoke. The report says that the legislation will be announ
Mar 6, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Mar 7, 2013 04:09
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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
Mar 6, 2013
Hobart (Tas) Mercury (au)
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Mar 6, 2013 14:55
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Imperial Tobacco Slides on News of UK Plain Packaging Law
fell the most in five weeks in London after the Guardian reported that the U.K. plans to follow Australia in introducing plain packaging for cigarettes. The shares slid as much as 2.8 percent, the most since Jan. 30 when the company forecast a decline in
Mar 6, 2013
Business Week/Bloomberg
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Mar 6, 2013 11:42
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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%.
Mar 1, 2013
Motley Fool
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Mar 3, 2013 13:44
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[India] Excise hike to limit ITC's cigarette volumes: Goldman
Shares in ITC(ITC.NS) fell over 1 percent after a proposal in the budget on to raise the excise duty by about 18 percent on cigarettes was viewed negatively for India's biggest tobacco company.
Mar 1, 2013
Reuters
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Mar 1, 2013 13:37
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Australia's Future Fund Drops Tobacco Investments
Australia'sUS$86 billion state pension fund will sell off its 222 million Australian dollar (US$228 million) of holdings in tobacco companies after considering the health problems caused by smoking.
Feb 27, 2013
NASDAQ
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Mar 1, 2013 12:02
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[UK] British American Tobacco Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Good morning, everyone. I'm Nicandro Durante, Chief Executive of British American Tobacco. And as usual, I'm joined by Finance Director, Ben Stevens. Also in the front row, there are a number of my colleagues, including Richard Burrows, Chairman; and Jo
Feb 28, 2013
Seeking Alpha blog network
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Mar 1, 2013 11:44
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Australia's Future Fund drops tobacco investments
Australia's US$86 billion state pension fund will sell off its 222 million Australian dollar (US$228 million) of holdings in tobacco companies after considering the health problems caused by smoking.
Feb 27, 2013
CBS MarketWatch
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Feb 28, 2013 14:01
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[Australia] Future Fund gives tobacco the flick
Chairman of the fund's board, David Gonski, said on Thursday that primary tobacco producers would be excluded after a review of investments by the board's governance committee. ''The board noted tobacco's very particular characteristics, including its d
Mar 1, 2013
The Age (au)
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Feb 28, 2013 13:38