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Philip Morris Lifts Bid For UK's Vectura

Philip Morris has raised its bid for British drugmaker Vectura to 165 pence ($2.29) per share, the tobacco company said on Sunday. "The PMI (Philip...

Imperial Brands To Focus On Top Five Cigarette Markets In Turnaround Plan

Imperial Brands Plc on Wednesday laid out a five-year plan under its new chief executive that will focus on the company's top five cigarette markets, inves...

Dutch To Ban Cigarette Sales In Supermarkets From 2024

The Netherlands will ban the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products in supermarkets from 2024 in a drive to get more people to give up smoking, the...

BAT Sticks To Earnings Forecast, Flags First Signs Of Sales Weakness

British American Tobacco said that it plans to maintain its guidance of high single figure earnings per share growth for 2020 while expecting some impact o...

U.S. Health Regulators Drop Plan To Sharply Cut Nicotine In Cigarettes

The US department of health and human services has shelved a proposal to drastically cut the level of nicotine in cigarettes, Bloomberg reported on Wednesd...

Imperial Brands Says US Cigarette Volume Down 6.4%

British tobacco company Imperial Brands Plc said on Wednesday US industry volumes fell 6.4% in the four weeks to 18 May, smaller than the 11.2% decline tha...

Imperial Brands E-Cigarette Sales Disappoint On US Slowdown

British tobacco company Imperial Brands reported weaker-than-expected sales of its e-cigarettes on Wednesday, citing a temporary slowdown in the United Sta...

BAT Remains Confident Of Growth Despite Regulatory Risk

British American Tobacco acknowledged concerns about the threat of tighter regulation in the United States but said on Thursday it was confident it could s...