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13 hrs ago | Business Wire

Public relations, press release distribution, investor relations, SEC filing

CHICAGO-- --Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, San Ramon, CA, ChevronTexaco, Energy, Oil & Gas, Semiconductors, Mips Technologies, Electronics, Computers, Tobacco, Sacramento Metro

23 hrs ago | Black Enterprise

Philip Morris Puts Several Properties Up for Sale

Jul. 9--Philip Morris USA has put some of its South Richmond and Chesterfield County properties up for sale as the tobacco company cuts costs and consolidates its operations in a smaller U.S. cigarette market.

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Related Topix: Richmond, VA, Tobacco, Chesterfield County, VA, Henrico County, VA, Marketing

Wed Jul 08, 2009

Blogging Stocks

Most Californians clamor for a tobacco tax increase

Filed under: Rumors , Consumer experience , Altria Group , Recession , Financial Crisis Ahhh ... California.

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Related Topix: Tobacco, California, California Government, Smoking, Medicine, US News

Blogging Stocks

Serious Money: Six stocks paying over 6% yields: VZ, DUK, MO, KMP, BWP, NLY

Filed under: Altria Group , Verizon Communications , Duke Energy , Loews Corporation , Boardwalk Partners , Annaly Capital Management , Kinder Morgan Energy Partners The following list of solid dividend payers are not likely to get anyone excited about future growth prospects like some small cap tech company with a hot IPO, but in these uncertain ...

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Related Topix: Energy, Financial Markets, Verizon Communications, Tobacco, Telecom, IT Services, Duke Energy, Insurance, Loews

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Fool.com

5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Philip Morris International

Since 2002, David and Tom Gardner have returned 32.55% while the S&P 500 returned -9.55%. Try Stock Advisor free for 30 days.

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Related Topix: Tobacco, Financial Markets

Wed Jul 01, 2009

WTOP

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The rule-setting board for corporate accounting has a rocky history of bumping up against lawmakers often acting at the behest of powerful business interests.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Drink, Milk, Hummer, Cadillac Fleetwood, Cadillac, Tobacco

Mon Jun 29, 2009

CSP

Altria Announces Departure of Kessler

Altria Group Inc. has announced that Murray S. Kessler, vice chair of Altria and president and chief executive officer of UST LLC, will leave the company at the end of June, having overseen the completion of the key elements of UST's integration into Altria.

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Related Topix: Tobacco, UST

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Connecticut Post

Altria: UST chief to leave

Altria Group Inc., the largest U.S. tobacco producer, said Murray Kessler, vice chairman and head of its UST snuff division, will leave the company at the end of the month.

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Related Topix: Tobacco, UST

The Sydney Morning Herald

Packer fund buys into tobacco and food giants

JAMES PACKER'S hedge fund, Ellerston GEMS, has invested in the tobacco giant Philip Morris International, describing it as a quality company that had been on the fund's "wish list". In a newsletter to unitholders, Ashok Jacob, Ellerston's chief investment officer, said he had decided to buy into the stock because it was a "quality name". Philip ...

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Related Topix: Tobacco

Fri Jun 26, 2009

IBJ.COM

Altria announces departure of UST executive

Altria Group Inc. said on Friday that Murray S. Kessler, chief executive of the smokeless tobacco company UST Inc., will leave the company at the end of June after overseeing key elements of UST's integration into Altria.

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Related Topix: Tobacco, UST

Thu Jun 25, 2009

The Motley Fool

Don't Sell This Stock. Ever.

The guy did his homework, exercised a good deal of discipline, and found himself with a stock that multiplied many, many times -- all while sitting on his rear.

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Related Topix: World News, Germany, Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Construction, Investment Services, Warren Buffett, Tobacco

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Messenger

Philip Morris hopes FDA regulation will be a perk

One of the real tests of how federal regulation will affect tobacco use could be something you'll spot at a convenience store counter.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Tobacco, Smoking, Medicine, Health, Marketing

Business Wire

Altria Group Supports Enactment of Tobacco Industry Regulation

Today Altria Group called President Obama's signing of legislation giving the Food and Drug Administration regulatory authority over tobacco products an important and historic achievement.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Tobacco, Food and Drug Administration

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Motley Fool

Is The Morality in Investing?

I was trolling the blogs the other day, and I came upon this one :A Executive from Altria Group was on NPR today / Please think and don't invest in MO Now, to be honest, what caught my eye was the combination of tobacco and NPR; I had listened to a discussion last week on placing cigarettes under the the FDA.A The discussion was fairly lively; the ...

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Related Topix: Blog News, Tobacco

CSP

Altria Streamlines Sales & Distribution

RICHMOND, Va. -- With three tobacco companies coming together, Altria Group is taking advantage of synergies and cost savings by consolidating the sales and distribution arms of Philip Morris USA, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co.

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Related Topix: Tobacco, UST

Sat Jun 20, 2009

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Tobacco Regulation: Benefits Industry, Consumers, and the Public

Communities are often defined, at least in part, by the businesses that call them home.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Tobacco, Food and Drug Administration, Opinion

Motley Fool

Executive from Altria Group was on NPR today / Please think and don't invest in MO.

June 20, 2009 - Comments MO Smoking tobacco kills. A This blog is in response toA anA interview on NPR A this morning with a former executive Steve Parish of Phillip Morris .

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Related Topix: Tobacco, Smoking, Medicine, Health, Healthcare Law, Law

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Earth Times

PennyStockOfficial.com Issues Hot Stocks In The Market Today: SAY, X, C, LEA, MS, MO

ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 15 NY-PennyStockOfficial ROCHESTER, N.Y. , /PRNewswire/ -- PennyStockOfficial.com is pleased to offer its stock alerts service to the investing community.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Satyam Computer Services, Software, Steel, Mining, United States Steel, Manufacturing, Automakers, Textiles, Lear Corporation, Tobacco

Tue Jun 16, 2009

The Motley Fool

Is This Sector Going Up in Smoke?

FDA-approved cigarettes, anyone? They sound almost as exciting as Soviet-era cars.

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Related Topix: Smoking, Medicine, Health, Tobacco, Marketing

Mon Jun 15, 2009

The Motley Fool

5-Star Stocks Begging to Be Bought

"I will tell you how to become rich. A Close the doors. A Be fearful when others are greedy.

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Related Topix: Warren Buffett, Tobacco

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