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Philip Morris International Inc. will host a live audio webcast at www.pmi.com/webcasts on Thursday, July 17, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss 2014 second-quarter results, which will be issued at approximately 7:00 a.m. ET the same day.

The Exchange Notes will have substantially the same terms as the Original Notes, except for the elimination of certain transfer restrictions.

Philadelphia was one Senate vote away from winning its $2-per-pack cigarette tax in the General Assembly on Tuesday.

Such a move would likely disrupt a potential merger of Reynolds and Lorillard Inc. and Southwest Airlines Co.

PM's ability to return capital to shareholders will be restrained over the next two years, as additional funds are used to create reduced risk products.

U.S. markets are higher in early afternoon trading, as traders applaud a strong start to earnings season and await the latest Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes.

While these are just rumors as of now, the possibility of these two industry titans pursuing a partnership represents a shot across the bow at tobacco leader Altria Group ( Lorillard and Reynolds joining forces would involve the second- and third-largest U.S. tobacco companies coming together to better combat the industry heavyweight Altria.

It focuses on the relative strengths and weaknesses of Altria versus its two rivals based on business performance, sustainability/dividends and value.

Smoke signals rising from Temple Place, the London headquarters of British American Tobacco, suggested that the tobacco giant is on the verge of a mega deal.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel , on 7/10/14, Universal Corp. , Sovran Self Storage, Inc. , and EMCOR Group, Inc. will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends.

Fitch Ratings has affirmed US-based tobacco group Philip Morris International, Inc's Long-term Issuer Default Rating and senior unsecured rating at 'A' and its Short-term IDR at 'F1'.

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Lower earnings due to one-time charges and transitory factors are no sound reason to sell a stock.

Philip Morris International Inc. is hoping to capitalize on the growing appetite for alternatives to traditional smokes like e-cigarettes with a new Marlboro-branded product that heats tobacco rather than burning it.

Philip Morris revealed that its earnings for 2014 would come in at around $4.87 to $4.97 per share, below the previous forecast of $5.09 to $5.19 .

CNBC is reporting that a deal could be finalized that soon, although the companies still have not fully negotiated the terms of the complex deal.

Centerra Gold Inc. . Miner. Down 43 cents, or 6.39 per cent, to $6.30 on 6.3 million shares.

Virginia's former governor should be allowed to call as many as 10 character witnesses in a corruption trial that boils down to "a credibility contest" between the onetime rising Republican star and the government's expected star witness, defense attorneys argued in court papers.

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During the first quarter the Invesco European Growth Fund bought three new stocks bringing the fund's total number of stocks to 75. Invesco European's portfolio is valued at $1.67 billion as of the first quarter.