Altria Group

Smokers Fire Up Philip Morris' Profits

Forbes (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

The Marlboro maker breaks away from former parent Altria Group and surpasses Q1 expectations.

Altria Group, Inc. to Host Webcast of 2008 Second-Quarter Business Results

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008

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A second blow to tobacco appeal

SCOTUSblog (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

NOTE: The Supreme Court is scheduled to open its next Term on Monday, Oct. 6, with oral argument in a major case testing the right of smokers to go to court to challenge claims by tobacco companies that the health risk is less in using so-called “light” cigarettes (Altria Group, et al., v. Good, et al., [...]

Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Philip Morris, Altria Group, Houston Wire, NL Industries and Grupo Aeroportuario.

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008

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Stocks in Rehab: Altria Group

Fool.com (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008

You hang in there, Altria.

Philip Morris stubs out carbon filters

New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008

Tobacco company Philip Morris USA said yesterday it has ended test markets of Marlboro-branded cigarettes that use a high-technology filter to potentially reduce the risk of smoking. The operating company of Altria Group said it...

Safer cigarette fails its test run

Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008

The nation's largest cigarette maker, Altria Group Inc.'s Philip Morris USA, has failed in yet another attempt to sell Americans on a potentially safer cigarette, pulling the plug on Marlboro Ultra Smooth, a version of Marlboro that used a high-technology filter.

• Philip Morris USA pulls new filter cigarettes - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Altria drops cigarette with high-tech filter

Market Watch (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008

Altria Group’s Philip Morris division drops its plans for a Marlboro brand cigarette with a high-technology filter after the product failed to catch on with consumers, news reports say.

Philip Morris USA pulls new filter cigarettes

San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008

Philip Morris USA, the nation's No. 1 tobacco company, said Monday it has ended test markets of Marlboro-branded cigarettes that use a high-technology filter. The operating company of Altria Group Inc. said it pulled the plug on Marlboro Ultra Smooth and...

Before the bell: BCE, HAL, MOT, FSLR, GOOG, AAPL, MO ...

Blogging Stocks - Goog (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008

Filed under: Before the bell , Analyst reports , Analyst upgrades and downgrades , Deals , Google (GOOG) , Apple Inc (AAPL) , Motorola (MOT) , Halliburton (HAL) , Nokia Corp. (NOK) , Penney (J.C.) (JCP) , Altria Group (MO) Before the bell: Wall Street set to rebound boosted by deals BCE Inc. (NYSE: BCE ) shares are jumping over 10% in premarket trading after Canada's Supreme Court overturned a Quebec...

Altria stubs out Marlboro Ultra Smooth: report

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Altria Group Inc's Philip Morris USA has cancelled its Marlboro Ultra Smooth cigarettes, highlighting challenges it faces in trying to grow its tobacco business despite a decline in U.S. cigarette sales, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

Altria stubs out Marlboro Ultra Smooth: report

Reuters (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Altria Group Inc's Philip Morris USA has cancelled its Marlboro Ultra Smooth cigarettes, highlighting challenges it faces in trying to grow its tobacco business despite a decline in U.S. cigarette sales, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008

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Five scary stories for Friday the 13th

YHOO - BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008

Filed under: Yahoo! (YHOO) , Wal-Mart (WMT) , Ford Motor (F) , General Motors (GM) , Exxon Mobil (XOM) , Altria Group (MO) , Anheuser-Busch Cos (BUD) , Boeing Co (BA) , ConocoPhillips (COP) , Amer Intl Group (AIG) , BP p.l.c. ADS (BP) , US Airways Group (LCC) , Lehman Br Holdings (LEH) Gather around the campfire and let me tell you such scary stories Jason's mask would fail to impress you after that....

Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Kraft Foods, Berkshire Hathaway, Altria Group, MEMC Electronic and L-3 Communications

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008

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