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  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    Lex
    BAT: stick figures Premium

    Vaping is not the get-out-of-jail card it was once hoped to be

  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    British American Tobacco PLC
    British American Tobacco expects vaping to add to profit growth for first time

    Lucky Strike owner raises dividend as earnings climb to £8.7bn

  • Wednesday, 27 January, 2021
    Imperial Brands
    Imperial Brands turns focus back to cigarettes

    New CEO says vaping business ‘expanded too quickly and too broadly’

  • Friday, 22 January, 2021
    IPOs
    Chinese vaping group RLX doubles in value on Wall Street debut

    Investors rush to cash in on potentially the world’s biggest e-cigarette market

  • Saturday, 16 January, 2021
    Anti-smoking group accused of serving interests of tobacco industry

    Former employee suing US foundation argues support for vaping is a boost for cigarette makers

  • Friday, 15 January, 2021
    British American Tobacco PLC
    Serious Fraud Office closes bribery probe into British American Tobacco

    UK agency began investigation in 2017 after claims company bribed officials in east Africa

  • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
    LombardBryce Elder
    The smoke is clearing for Imperial

    Imperial’s new boss clears the air; Blue Prism’s credentials to join the US robot club

  • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
    Imperial Brands
    Imperial Brands hit by slowdown in vaping over health concerns

    Tobacco revenue increases slightly as smokers spend more on cigarettes during pandemic

  • Friday, 31 July, 2020
    British American Tobacco PLC
    BAT beats profit forecasts as US stimulus bolsters sales

    Cigarette group had previously warned of slowing growth in emerging markets during pandemic

  • Promoted Content
  • Friday, 17 July, 2020
    Essentra PLC
    Cigarette filter maker Essentra agrees fine over alleged North Korea breaches

    UAE subsidiary to pay $665,000 in first enforcement action for corporate violation of US sanctions on communist country

  • Friday, 26 June, 2020
    BAT court bid to overturn South Africa tobacco ban hit by delay

    British American Tobacco group says only the illegal cigarette trade will benefit as case is put back to August

  • Tuesday, 9 June, 2020
    LombardKate Burgess
    BAT payout is a Lucky Strike for the dividend hungry

    Tobacco group pays up when most have cut; builders of Bellway pave the way for retailers

  • Tuesday, 9 June, 2020
    British American Tobacco PLC
    BAT warns of sales hit from lockdowns

    Lucky Strike maker revises down revenue growth forecasts to 1%-3%

  • Monday, 27 April, 2020
    Imperial Brands
    Imperial Brands sells premium cigar business for £1bn

    Tobacco group intends to use proceeds of sale to pay down debt

  • Friday, 24 April, 2020
    France
    France limits nicotine sales after coronavirus study  

    Stimulant given as ‘likely’ reason for lower infections but authorities stress health risks

  • Friday, 17 April, 2020
    Altria Group Inc
    Altria chief departs after Juul investment debacle

    Howard Willard, recovering from coronavirus, steps down after 28 years with tobacco group

  • Saturday, 4 April, 2020
    Smokers stock up on tobacco and nicotine products

    Legal marijuana producers also report spike in demand during lockdown 

  • Thursday, 2 April, 2020
    Altria Group Inc
    US agency sues to unwind Altria’s $12.8bn Juul investment

    FTC alleges tobacco group and e-cigarette maker went from ‘competitors to collaborators’

  • Wednesday, 1 April, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Will big tobacco save us from the coronavirus? 

    No, probably not. 

  • Friday, 27 March, 2020
    Inside LondonBryce Elder
    Tobacco stocks should be doing better out of enforced isolation

    The default product of anxious idleness has been sidelined during pandemic

  • Thursday, 20 February, 2020
    Health
    Why businesses are refusing to hire smokers

    Intrusive ‘wellness’ policies and rules on off-duty behaviour are becoming widespread

  • Wednesday, 5 February, 2020
    Lex
    Imperial Brands: empire in decline Premium

    Putting dividend growth back on track should reduce smoke signals from angry investors

  • Wednesday, 5 February, 2020
    Imperial Brands
    Imperial Brands warns vaping crackdown will hit earnings

    US ban on some products hampers efforts to move away from traditional cigarettes

  • Monday, 3 February, 2020
    JTI’s menthol cigar an attempt evade UK ban, say campaigners

    Japan Tobacco counters that its products ‘always comply with all relevant legislation and regulation’

  • Monday, 3 February, 2020
    Juul Labs
    Juul investors face writedowns after Altria decision

    Fidelity and Tiger Global have already cut value of stakes but may cut again

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