Swedish Match Sells Entire Stake in India's Wimco to Itc
Asia Pulse via Yahoo | Monday
Stockholm-based Swedish Match AB has offloaded its entire holding in Wimco Ltd to ITC Ltd and plans to make an open offer to Wimco shareholders for a minimum 20 per cent stake, which will be sold after the ... 2.7
DuPont Collaborates with Japan Tobacco
Wisconsin Ag Connection | Thursday Jun 30
DuPont has entered into a research collaboration with Japan Tobacco Inc. for development of yield related traits in plants. 2.7
 U.S. Seeks $14 Billion in Tobacco Racketeering Case
The Epoch Times | Tuesday Jun 28
The government has asked a federal judge to require cigarette makers to fund a $10 billion quit-smoking program and $4 billion for an anti-smoking education campaign to remedy decades of alleged fraud by the ... 5.5
Gallaher to cut jobs in cost savings
Businessworld.ie | Tuesday Jun 28
Gallaher Group confirmed the loss of 250 jobs in Europe as part of its restructuring plan, and hiked the expected cost and savings resulting from the programme. 2.7
Gallaher dips; says trading in line with expectations
MarketWatch | Tuesday Jun 28
Gallaher dips; says trading in line with expectations By Sarah Turner LONDON -- Shares in tobacco company Gallaher Group PLC dipped 0.1% lower in London on Tuesday. 3.1
U.S. Stock-Index Futures Rise; Merck, Johnson & Johnson Climb in Europe
Bloomberg | Tuesday Jun 28
U.S. stock-index futures rose, indicating benchmarks may rebound from their lowest levels in a month. 2.7
Judge urges cigarette settlement
St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Tuesday Jun 21
The judge overseeing the trial of large cigarette makers urged both sides Monday to settle the case. 2.7
National Beef Ambassadors to Receive Training in Peer Nutrition
KTIC | Monday Jun 20
The group will also receive formal spokesperson's training, and will meet with officials of the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board , American National CattleWomen, Inc. 3.1
Ruling on patent case could have implications on tobacco industry
WWAY Wilmington | Monday Jun 20
The Carolina Beach skyline may never look the same. A decision came down Friday from the Coastal Resources Commission. 2.7
UPDATE 1-BAT plans euro benchmark bond -leads
Reuters | Monday Jun 20
Cigarette maker British American Tobacco Plc plans to issue a euro-denominated benchmark bond soon, joint bookrunners for the deal said on Monday. 2.7
Mobile pantry to help seniors
Kansas City Star (Registration Required) | Thursday Jun 16
Harvesters, Kansas City's food bank, is launching a program today that delivers free fresh produce and dairy items to low-income and homebound seniors. 2.7
GM helps Dow rise, but retail sales weigh
News.moneycentral.msn.com | Tuesday Jun 14
Best Buy Co., Inc. Quote, Chart, News General Motors Corporation Quote, Chart, News Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. 2.7
Topics: Automakers, Cable & Satellite, Best Buy, Retail, Telecom, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Television, Financial Services, Investment Services, Investment Banking, Financial Markets, Altria Group, General Motors
JTI Acquires KRES Neva
Sptimes.ru | Monday Jun 13
Japan Tabacco International intends to buy St. Petersburg-based KRES Neva plant, owned by Standard Commercial Tobacco, for $14 million, Interfax reported Friday, citing JTI's press service. 3.2
Government cuts demands in tobacco case
Contra Costa Times (Registration Required) | Friday Jun 10
The government announced Thursday that it would further scale back its demands for penalties on the tobacco industry in a landmark civil racketeering case, saying it is no longer seeking to help 45 million ... 3.1
Tolls Coming to North Carolina?
WNCT Greenville | Friday Jun 10
Could tollbooths be coming to one of our major highways? State legislators have once again raised the issue of putting tollbooths on I-95 to raise money for repairs and widening. 2.7
From a beedi roller to a school topper
Newindpress | Friday Jun 10
TIRUCHY: A child beedi roller, who was spotted by the CHEERS officials and was admitted to a ... Her father, Abdul Salim, a beedi roller, was a Standard IV dropout, while her mother, Samchar Begum, had gone up to Standard VIII. 2.7
Topics: Semiconductors, Insurance, Transportation, Music, Logistics, People, Electronics, Entertainment, Alternative-Rock, Standard Commercial Corporation, Standard Microsystems, Standard Management, The Standard, Standard
Nash shows support for military complexes
Texarkana Gazette | Friday Jun 10
Citizens of Nash turned out Thursday night to show support for Red River Army Depot and Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant, and judging by a packed Nash City Hall, are ready for the rumble over the bases' future. 2.7
Losing Ground on Immigration Issue
Lincoln Tribune | Friday Jun 10
I support a Wal-Mart, we need more shopping opportunities. I am against Wal-Mart. They hurt small business and bring excessive growth. 2.7
Star's foreign editor wins fellowship
The Toronto Star (Registration Required) | Friday Jun 10
For Toronto Star foreign editor Bill Schiller, foreign policy is the stuff that makes the world go round. 2.7
Topics: Music, People, Journalism, Entertainment, Canada, Russia, North America, World News, Trance, Star Scientific, Schiller, Star
Highway 91 reopens in Santa Clara
The Spectrum Online Edition | Friday Jun 10
SANTA CLARA - Santa Clara's Highway 91 reopened Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony across from the Jacob Hamblin historical home - exactly five months from the day of its closure Jan. 2.7
Concours d'Elegance gets $25,000 from state
Island Packet | Friday Jun 10
The state of South Carolina is helping Concours d'Elegance organizers rev up for their fourth annual event with a $25,000 grant to support marketing efforts. 2.7
Imperial Designs
KLRU Austin | Friday Jun 10
Modern imperialism reorganized more than the maps of the world. It imposed new cultures and created new societies all over the globe. 2
Coastal opens arena to other bidders
Myrtle Beach Online | Friday Jun 10
Despite two years of design and fund raising by a group of local developers, Coastal Carolina University on Thursday said it is searching for companies to develop a sports arena on campus. 2.7
Rockaway Shining Star
The Wave | Friday Jun 10
Breezy Point native, Connor Hubbard recently represented St. Francis de Sales School in WOR Radio's Shining Star Singing Competition. 2.7
Exercise of warrants by Golden Star Resources Ltd
Canada NewsWire | Thursday Jun 9
The Company has issued 1 million shares to Golden Star Resources Limited pursuant to the exercise of 1 million warrants exercisable at A$1.75 . The funds raised will be used to continue the extensive ... 2.7
Topics: Music, Pop/Rock, Mining, People, Entertainment, Russia, World News, The Company, Star Scientific, Star, Star
 Universal Orlando...
Rdu.news14.com | Thursday Jun 9
If you haven't visited since the Summer of '99, Universal's Islands of Adventure will be new for you, with some fantastic attractions. 2.1
Topics: Insurance, Electronics, Hospital Administration, Medicine, Mining, Healthcare Industry, Steel, Universal Health Services, Universal Electronics, Universal Stainless Alloy Products, Universal American Financial, Universal Corporation, Universal
Star Princess To Sail from New York
Travel Agent | Thursday Jun 9
Princess Cruises announced that Star Princess and Sea Princess will operate Princess Cruises' fall foliage voyages in 2006, the first time that Star Princess, a Grand Class ship, will sail in the northeastern ... 2.7
S.C.'s peach season off to late start
Lexington Herald-Leader | Thursday Jun 9
Chalmers Carr rifled through a bin of freshly picked peaches, ensuring only those with just the right color make it from his farm to the grocery store. 4.1
 Helms acknowledges he was wrong on AIDS in memoir
Washington Blade | Thursday Jun 9
Here's Where I Stand, to be published in September by Random House, contains Helms' first extended comments on national affairs since the North Carolina Republican retired from the Senate in 2003 after five ... 2.9
 Cigarettes & Sour Grapes Tobacco group points finger at R.J. Reynolds ...
CSP | Thursday Jun 9
Regardless of how or why a bill supporting an equity assessment on cigarettes got as far as it did in the Tennessee legislature, the state's least-expensive cigarettes will see a price increase if the governor ... 2.9
Feds slash amount sought in tobacco trial
Salon.com | Thursday Jun 9
Federal prosecutors, wrapping up a drawn-out lawsuit against the tobacco industry, are demanding only a fraction of the $130 billion that a government witness initially envisioned cigarette makers would have to ... 2.7
US stocks set for strong open; TI, Caterpillar up
Globeinvestor.com | Wednesday Jun 8
U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher market open on Wednesday following a strong outlook from chipmaker Texas Instruments Inc. 4.5
Topics: Semiconductors, Construction, Manufacturing, Insurance, Biotech, Medicine, Electronics, Healthcare Industry, Texas Instruments, Caterpillar, Financial Markets, Altria Group, ImClone Systems
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Less-Toxic Tobacco
Chicago Tribune | Monday Jun 27
A decade ago, a car salesman-turned-entrepreneur began cooking tobacco leaves in a microwave with the lofty goal of creating less-toxic products. 2
Holden stepping down at Kraft
Chicago Tribune | Saturday Jun 25
Kraft Foods Inc. said Friday that former co-Chief Executive Betsy Holden, now global marketing ... This was sort of my last chance to spend time with the two of them and help with the college process." Holden is a member of the board of Tribune Co. 2.7
Japanese former smokers lose suit
Business Insurance (Registration Required) | Wednesday Jun 22
Former smokers seeking damages from the government and a cigarette maker for illnesses they said were caused by smoking had their lawsuit rejected by a Tokyo court on Wednesday. 2.7
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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Wins Price Discrimination Lawsuit
PR Newswire via KeepMedia.com | Jun 3, 2005
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., June 3 -- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company applauds today's ruling dismissing an antitrust lawsuit brought by Smith Wholesale Co., Inc.
Universal Corporation Announces Conference Call
PR Newswire via KeepMedia.com | May 20, 2005
Eastern Time and will be hosted by Karen M. L. Whelan, Vice President and Treasurer.
Altria profit dips on Kraft reorganization
AFP via KeepMedia.com | Jan 26, 2005
Food and tobacco conglomerate Altria said its profit fell 6.9 percent from a year ago to 1.947 billion dollars in the fourth quarter, due to ...
Appeals court dismisses US government's 280-billion-dollar tobacco suit
AFP via KeepMedia.com | Feb 4, 2005
An appeals court rejected a US government lawsuit seeking 280 billion dollars from the tobacco industry that alleged cigarette makers plotted to cover up ...
Double Danger For Big Tobacco
BusinessWeek via KeepMedia.com | Sep 13, 2004
Big Tobacco has faced many legal challenges through the years but never one this daunting.
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