Canny marketing makes cigarettes hot property
Hipsters like idea that smoking is some kind of ancient ritual, writes Philip Delves Broughton
Study finds ecigarettes helped 18,000 smokers to quit last year
Vaping should be encouraged as public health benefit, say scientists
No ifs, no butts: a ban on French smokers’ filter-flicking habit
Notebook: On-the-spot fines have nearly doubled to €68, but changing attitudes is a slow burn
The Brexit reckoning: UK plc reports
Company performance diverges after Britain votes to leave the EU
BAT sales rise but profits slide
Maker of Lucky Strike bucks the trend of falling cigarettes sales with ‘very strong performance’
Uruguay defeats Philip Morris test case lawsuit
Tobacco group was suing South American country for its strict regulations on smoking
EU to end anti-tobacco smuggling deal with Philip Morris
Controversial $1.25bn agreement aimed at reducing trade in illicit cigarettes
RJR Nabisco wins legal battle with EU
US Supreme Court rules that anti-racketeering law cannot justify foreign suits
China tobacco sales fall for first time in two decades
Smoking habit stubbed out as Beijing’s health drive and tax rises take effect
Tobacco looks to gain in developing world despite cancer
Poorer countries lack wealth and political will to take on tobacco companies
Axa’s decision to quit tobacco is not as pure as it looks
Kicking the habit of investing in cigarette makers is hard, writes Andrew Hill
Axa to ditch its €1.7bn investments in tobacco shares and bonds
Move is timely boost to antismoking campaigners, as other investors consider returning to sector
Court stubs out fight against plain packaging for cigarettes
Cigarette companies forced to use dull olive packs with all branding banned
Big Tobacco looks to ecigarettes to light up sector
Faced with tighter regulation on traditional products the likes of BAT are focusing on the ‘next big thing’
High Court rejects Big Tobacco’s appeal against plain packaging
Judge rejects legal challenge saying new government regulations are ‘suitable and appropriate’
New Delhi unmoved by cigarette packaging challenges
India’s $11bn tobacco industry strongly objected to new rules requiring bigger pictorial warnings
Tobacco: plain outperformance
A move to dull packaging will not end strong returns for manufacturers
Australia hails plain packaging on tobacco
Measure meets health objectives and deters young from taking up smoking, says review
Imperial’s volumes slip despite US boost
Overall revenues lifted by newly acquired Winston cigarette brand
EU’s highest court upholds tougher cigarette packet rules
Tobacco companies must cover two-thirds of box with health warnings
Indian Marlboro-maker falls amid government plan to ban FDI
Shares in licensed manufacturer Godfrey Phillips fall 17% while ITC adds 2%
Pension funds review tobacco divestment
Institutional investors have missed out on billions in profits by avoiding the industry
Indonesia: Toiling over transition
Commodities drove a big expansion but falling prices mean it must rely less on natural resources
Dumping tobacco cost Norwegian oil fund $1.9bn
Sovereign wealth fund’s loss may force investors to reconsider divestment from the sector
