The stock market has been on an absolute tear this year, and the bullishness surrounding the market continues to build. However, Bernanke's comments on Wednesday hit the market...
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May 28 - News
A whopping 25.3 million people in the U.S. right now are diabetic, with an additional 79 million Americans in the pre-diabetes stage.
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May 28 - News
The commonly accepted wisdom in the cigarette industry goes something like this: Smoking is in decline in the United States.
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May 28 - News
Lets examine the recent performance of dividend-paying companies relative to their non-dividend paying and dividend-cutting peers within the S&P 500 Index.
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May 24 - News
Is Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) an outstanding investment right now? The best stock pickers are taking a pessimistic view.
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May 23 - News
Over the last few years, we have seen central banks loosen their policies greatly.
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May 21 - News
Although smoking seems old fashioned for many, big tobacco companies still seem poised to grow. Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO), Philip Morris International Inc.
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May 21 - News
Consider the two biggest names in the industry: Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) and Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM).
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May 17 - News
While some think that "Big Tobacco" will eventually expand into legalized marijuana to chase growth -- this is still a highly speculative situation that isn't exactly guaranteed...
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May 13 - News
Cigarettes can kill you. They can give you cancer, make you spend all your money, and force you to smell bad.
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May 13 - News
Leading tobacco companies’ stocks have rallied in recent weeks. The recent adjustment to the Master Settlement Agreement with several states helped fuuel the rise.
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May 13 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: BT Group plc (LON:BT.A), Shire PLC (LON:SHP), Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON:RBS), ITV plc (LON:ITV), British American Tobacco plc (LON:...
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May 10 - News
Investors are constantly under a deluge of financial advice.
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May 9 - News
One of the major benefits of owning a stock from a maturing industry is that they pay good dividends.
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May 6 - News
The domestic tobacco industry is full of contradictions. Share prices continue to rise despite declining cigarette sales. Profits keep growing despite rising excise taxes.
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April 30 - News
Between 2006 and 2012, illegal smuggling of this product grew by more than 15%. The trade is largely run by organized crime.
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April 29 - News
The strong U.S. dollar managed to wipe out $0.07, or 5% of the company's EPS in the first quarter.
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April 28 - News
Earnings among S&P 500 companies are at an all-time high.
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April 25 - News
On Thursday, Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 24 - News
Many investors choose not to invest in tobacco companies, for a variety of reasons. One of which is the constant threat of litigation and encroaching government regulation.
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April 24 - News
As second-quarter earnings reports begin to kick into gear, I can't help but point out that the majority of earnings reports we've covered over the past year have been better ...
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April 22 - News
On Tuesday, Reynolds American, Inc. (NYSE:RAI) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 21 - News
Bonds and bond funds trade at some of the lowest yields on record.
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April 21 - News
Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund Investor Shares (MUTF:VWINX) is a balanced fund with a focus on quality income stocks.
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April 16 - News
I love it when the market goes up. It means all those bulls and potential retirees out there are growing their money.
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April 15 - News
One way to think about the market is in terms of money flows between assets with different risk characteristics.
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April 14 - News
In June 2011, I invested my money equally in a selection of 10 high-yield dividend stocks.
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April 13 - News
On March 18, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg asked his city council to outlaw the public display of cigarettes for sale.
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April 9 - News
Before there was even a fancy term like "nicotine replacement therapy," the Swedish were using nicotine gum in the 1960s to help royal navy submariners manage their nicotine cravings...
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April 7 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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April 4 - News
Investors who seek high dividend yield tend to pick a tobacco company.
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April 2 - News
Dividend enthusiasts understand the value of receiving those quarterly payments, which really add up over time.
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April 1 - News
The FDA may have failed in its efforts to force Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) , Lorillard Inc. (NYSE:LO) , and Reynolds American, Inc.
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March 31 - News
The United Fruit Company was formed on March 30, 1899, the result of a merger between the nearly bankrupt Tropical Trading and Transport Company and Boston Fruit.
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March 30 - News
Cyprus may be scary. Europe may continue to feel the pain.
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March 28 - News
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), one of the world's most beloved companies, trades at nine times forward earnings. Consolidated Edison, Inc.
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March 26 - News
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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March 25 - News
Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) may be better known for American cigarettes, but it also holds a hefty beer and wine interest in the form of SABMiller plc (NASDAQOTH: SBMRY).
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March 21 - News
One of my favorite industries for the long term, and this surprises a lot of people, is the tobacco industry.
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March 19 - News
Potential government action creates bargains overnight. The latest victim of the big government regulatory regime is Lorillard Inc.
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March 17 - News
Peter Lynch once said that a great company to invest in would make a product that customers have to keep buying.
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March 15 - News
During the last couple of years, the cigarette industry hasn’t shown a lot of promise.
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March 15 - News
There are certain industries that some investors just refuse to consider.
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March 14 - News
A good metric for looking at how a company has done over the past few years is to look at their compound annual growth rate, or CAGR for short.
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March 11 - Dividend Stocks
If you're a smoker, you know it's been a rough ride over the past two decades.
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March 11 - News
A SWOT analysis is a look at a company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, and is a tremendous way to gain a detailed and thorough perspective on a company ...
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March 7 - News
Today, let's look at the Renaissance Technologies hedge fund company, founded by James Simons, and known for its quantitative approach to investing.
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March 6 - Hedge Funds
I am not ashamed to admit it--I think tobacco stocks are some of the best investments in the market. Without a doubt they have provided the best investor returns around.
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March 6 - News
Most people will say, 'I don't want to invest in tobacco, the industry is dying'. However, this is not the case.
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March 6 - News
Despite changing tobacco habits around the world, declining cigarette volumes, and huge legal settlement fees, Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) recently reported fourth-quarter and...
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March 6 - News
