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December 2, 2015
Vector Group Ltd. said yesterday that it had declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.40 per share. It said the dividend was payable on December 29 to holders of record as of Read More
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The BBC’s Panorama program has alleged that British American Tobacco made illegal payments to politicians and civil servants in countries in East Africa. In responding to the allegations, BAT told the BBC in a Read More
Staff Writer
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Next year marks the 150th anniversary of General, Scandinavia’s largest snus brand and, to celebrate this milestone, Swedish Match is today launching the exclusive snus General Kardus Fäviken 2016. The original product was said Read More
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November 30, 2015
Wells Fargo Securities believes a deal between British American Tobacco (BAT) and Imperial Tobacco Group (ITG) is “very probable,” based on a detailed market share and leverage analysis it performed. The most likely scenario, according Read More
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November 30, 2015
22nd Century Group, a plant biotechnology company and leader in tobacco harm reduction, has announced that it will open specialized laboratories in western New York, USA, dedicated to new scientific research at substantially lower costs Read More
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November 30, 2015
After three years in which Australia’s standardized tobacco packaging legislation has been in force, the government is still refusing to admit that it has been a failure, according to a note posted on Japan Read More
Staff Writer
November 30, 2015
Imperial Tobacco’s Fontem Ventures, and CB Distributors and DR Distributors (CBD and DRD) have settled patent infringement litigation in the US, according to a PRNewswire story. Fontem is the owner of the electronic cigarette Read More
Staff Writer
November 27, 2015
A non-governmental organization in Nigeria has warned that about eight million people are at risk of losing their lives to tobacco use by 2030, according to a story by Segun Olaniyi for the Lagos Guardian. The Read More
Staff Writer
November 27, 2015
The French parliament has narrowly passed a law to impose standardized packaging on cigarettes, according to a Euronews story. Standardized packaging, which is already used for tobacco products in Australia and which has been legislated Read More
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