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Tuesday, June 18, 3:14 PM Smoking rates in the U.S. dipped even lower than expected, according to data released by the CDC. Last year, only 18% of adults in the U.S. identified themselves as smokers after the rate stalled around the 20% to 21% range for a seven-year period. The news isn't a shock for Big Tobacco (MO, LO, RAI, BTI) which has been pitching the case that electronic cigarettes will be a billion-dollar business. 5 Comments [Consumer, Global & FX]
Thursday, June 13, 8:15 AM Tobacco companies (MO, PM, LO, RAI, BTI, ITYBY.PK) think they have the answer to where to find revenue growth with the advent of electronic cigarettes across the world, even as regulators struggle with the concept of if "safer" products are tolerable enough to allow the devices to work as a gateway to reducing nicotine addiction. If the future of e-cigarettes is as bright as tobacco players make it out to be, Pfizer (PFE) and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) could see demand for their own nicotine addiction products turn lower. Comment! [Consumer]
Wednesday, June 12, 8:36 AM Britain plans to regulate electronic cigarettes as a non-prescription medicine beginning in 2016 in a move that will increase the focus on the safety of the products. While tobacco companies have been hailing e-cigarettes as an explosive revenue channel, some countries such as Brazil, Norway, and Singapore have been putting out the stubs on the burgeoning industry. E-cig sellers: Lorillard (LO), British American Tobacco (BTI), Imperial Tobacco (ITYBY.PK), Reynolds American (RAI), Altria (MO). 2 Comments [Consumer, Global & FX]
Monday, May 6, 7:35 AM Cuba files a legal challenge with the WTO over tobacco packaging laws passed last year in Australia. The nation's first foray into WTO litigation follows similar actions by Ukraine, Honduras and Dominican Republic over the restrictive marketing polices set by Australia for the tobacco industry. Legal squabbling in the WTO can last for years, which could help sellers such as Imperial Tobacco (ITYBY.PK), British American Tobacco (BTI), Reynolds American (RAI), Lorillard (LO), Altria (MO), and Philip Morris (PM) from seeing the plain-packaging laws hop around the globe. 3 Comments [Consumer, Global & FX]
Wednesday, May 1, 6:56 AM Tobacco stocks looks ripe for more gains, thinks money manager L.A. Little. It's a case of more of the same in the sector as the cash-rich companies continue to pump out healthy dividends to attract yield-hungry funds. The usual suspects (MO, PM, BTI, RAI, LO) in the sector look to be steady performers while sleepers include Vector Group (VGR) and Universal Corporation (UVV). 7 Comments [Consumer, Quick Ideas, Global & FX]
Wednesday, March 20, 5:31 AM The Justice Department won't go to the Supreme Court to try to overturn a ruling that voided regulations requiring the placement of graphic health-warning pictures on cigarette packs. A lower appeals court agreed with tobacco firms such as R.J. Reynolds (RAI) and Lorillard (LO) that the regulations would have violated their First Amendment rights to free speech. The FDA will now formulate new rules that address the court's concerns. Comment! [Consumer]
Wednesday, March 6, 10:04 AM Tobacco stocks struggle after the U.K. is reported to be looking at adopting packaging laws similar to the measures Australia instituted last year. In London, Imperial Tobacco (ITYBY.PK) and British American Tobacco (BTI -1.5%) started the day off weak, while stateside Reynolds American (RAI -2.1%), Lorillard (LO -0.8%) and Altria (MO -0.1%) are underperforming. 7 Comments [Consumer, Global & FX, On the Move]
Tuesday, January 22, 1:36 PM It's going to keep getting harder to find a cigarette in 2013 if the state legislatures across the country get their way. Higher cigarette taxes are on the docket in a number of states with traditionally high numbers of smokers. Minnesota in particular, where nearly 16% of the population still smokes, the governor is seeking to boost the state cigarette tax rate to a new rate of $2.83 per pack, a move which is being lauded across the board by anti-smoking advocates. 23 Comments [Healthcare, Consumer, U.S. Economy]
Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 2:45 AM Judge Gladys Kessler yesterday approved the wording of "corrective statements" that tobacco companies must use in a two-year public advertising campaign in which they have to admit that they lied about the dangers of cigarettes going as far back as 1964. The firms, which are expected to appeal, have argued that such a move violates their free speech rights. 3 Comments [Consumer, Top Stories]
Thursday, October 18, 2012, 10:57 AM Tobacco stocks slump after the Q3 report from Philip Morris (PM -2.9%) comes in sluggish. Despite higher prices, the industry is having trouble keeping demand up as governments start to enact stricter packaging and marketing rules across the globe. Decliners: British American (BTI -0.7%) -0.7%, Lorillard (LO -0.3%) -0.5%, Reynolds American (RAI -0.6%) -0.7%, Altria (MO -1%) -1.1%. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 6:54 AM Russia threatens to crack down even further on cigarette selling, with comments out from Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev accusing Philip Morris (PM) and British American Tobacco (BTI) of intentionally hooking women and children on the product. An anti-tobacco bill in the nation hits Parliament later this month. 3 Comments [Consumer, Global & FX]
Thursday, October 11, 2012, 9:17 AM Cigarette sellers such as Philip Morris (PM) and British American Tobacco (BTI) step up efforts in Russia to curb smoking with just weeks to go before a strict bill could be submitted. President Vladimir Putin is a driving force behind the initiative to reduce the nation's high percentage of smokers, estimated to be a factor in the death of 23% of all men in the nation. 2 Comments [Consumer, Global & FX]
Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 6:51 AM Tobacco products with more graphic warnings and sold in only plain packaging are now on display in Australia after the country's new tobacco laws came into effect this month. Industry analysts warn tobacco control measures have historically passed quickly from nation to nation, a trend that BAT (BTI) and Philip Morris (PM) hope will be slow in developing. 2 Comments [Consumer]
Thursday, August 16, 2012, 7:07 AM The U.K. and New Zealand may be the first nations to follow the lead of Australia to approve plain-paper cigarette laws. Shares of tobacco stocks have slumped in local markets across the globe this week in reaction to manufacturers losing a court challenge to the restriction in Australia. 4 Comments [Global & FX, Consumer]
Wednesday, August 15, 2012, 3:19 AM Australia's top court rejects arguments from Big Tobacco that new cigarette-packaging laws are unconstitutional in a ruling that is being watched globally. Barring external intervention, such as via the WTO, BAT (BTI), Philip Morris (PM) and co. will soon have to cover most of their packaging with graphic anti-smoking images, and will be banned from using logos, branding, colors and promotional text. 5 Comments [Consumer]
Monday, August 13, 2012, 6:55 AM Big tobacco companies see explosive growth in e-cigarettes as restrictions in the industry broaden again. The smokeless form of cigarettes contains nicotine-infused water that is inhaled as a vapor, allowing smokers to legally "light up" insides restaurants and buses. Making the switch: MO, PM, RAI, LO, VGR, BTI. 11 Comments [Consumer, Global & FX]

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