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During the past week, GuruFocus recognized four companies as dividend growers. In order to be qualified for this list, the company had to: Have a dividend yield of greater than 3%.

Altria Group was recognized as one of America's most community-minded companies in the Civic 50, an annual initiative that identifies and recognizes companies for their commitment to improve the quality of life in the communities where they do business.

Philip Morris is buying a 20 percent stake in Megapolis Distribution BV, the holding company for its Russian cigarette distributor, for $750 million.

Tobacco Control , Vol. 11, No. suppl 1. , pp. i81-i91, doi:10.1136/tc.11.suppl_1.i81 Objective: To describe the development of the relationship between the tobacco industry and the entertainment industry.Methods: Review of previously secret tobacco industry documents available on the internet.Results: Both the entertainment and tobacco industries ... (more)

By boosting federal cigarette taxes and toughening anti-smuggling laws, Congress "could be heroes," says an ad published in a District of Columbia newspaper last week.

Royal Mail is on course to join London's leading stock market index at this week's FTSE reshuffle after a controversial privatisation that has seen its shares soar by 80%.

The company's strategy is also aimed at expanding its export operations. Euromonitor International Local Company Profiles are a concise set of briefings detailing the strategic direction taken by a company.

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The base purchase price of $750 million excludes an additional payment of up to $100 million contingent on Megapolis's ability to meet certain performance targets.

Former Reynolds American chairwoman and CEO Susan Ivey Cameron has joined the company's board of directors, nearly three years after her retirement, the Winston-Salem Journal reported.

RAI's website, www.reynoldsamerican.com , is the primary source of publicly disclosed news about RAI and its operating companies.

Growing Stock Report expands its NYSE Decliners Weekly Watch List adding SandRidge Energy, Inc. and Altria Group Inc. .

The credit outlook for the U.S. tobacco industry is stable although previously benign regulatory risks could arise in 2014, according to Fitch Ratings.

Rep. Andy Olson, R-Albany, will propose a bill for the February 2014 Oregon legislative session banning electronic cigarette sales to minors.

Dec. 05 -- PETA has joined a long list of advocacy groups that have bought shares of Reynolds American Inc. stock to have a short say at the manufacturer's annual shareholder meeting.

For now, all remains fine and well. However, massive long-term headwinds exist. Lorillard's top competitors, Altria Group 's RJR Tobacco, are likely to see similar patterns.

Philip Morris is buying a 20 per cent stake in Megapolis Distribution BV, the holding company for its Russian cigarette distributor, for $750 million.

Electronic cigarettes are the latest frontier for tobacco companies looking for new areas of growth in the midst of a sluggish traditional market.

Mark R. Warner , bipartisan deal-maker, stands with hands on hips in his gubernatorial portrait, looking ready for horse-trading.

Late last week the MS Global Franchise Fund released their third quarter portfolio.