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Altria Group, Inc. () (previously named Philip Morris Companies Inc.) is based in Henrico County, Virginia, and is the parent company of Philip Morris USA, John Middleton, Inc., U.S.
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6% while the Consumer/Non-Cyclical sector (XLP) showed little movement during trading today.Although down today, the ETF, as a as a proxy for sector performance, tracked closer to the overall market than over the past week. Entering today's trading, XLP was down 1.2% over the last seven trading days while the S&P 500 was down 3.3%.Farmer Brothers (NASDAQ:FARM) was a major loser in the sector, falling 14.5% (-$1.25) to close at $7.38 with 159,443 shares moving. The stock traded between $7.15 and $8.52. Shares are down over the last two months as the price has dropped $3.78 (-33.9%) from a price of $11.16 on March 12, 2012.Dean Foods (NYSE:DF) was a major gainer in the sector, rising 11.2% (+$1.43) to close at $14.15 with 14.6 million shares moving. The stock traded in a range of $13.35 to $14.45. Share price climbed over the last three months, now up $3.46 (32.4%) from $10.69 on February 10, 2012. Similarly, Avon Products (NYSE:AVP) gained today, increasing $1.83 (+9....States are estimated to receive about 1% more in annual payments from tobacco companies this year than in 2011, suggesting more money will be available to repay bill...
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Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) said it plans to reduce its U.S. work force by about 10% by the end of 2014, echoing a cost-cutting move by Altria Group Inc. (MO) as in...
Total pay for Reynolds American Inc.'s (RAI) Chief Executive and President Daniel Delen jumped 38% to $8.5 million in 2011 from the previous year, according to a fil...
DOW JONES NEWSWIRESA Florida appellate court overturned a 2009 verdict against Altria Group Inc.'s (MO) Philip Morris USA unit that had awarded just under $2 million...
Today's smokers are more open to trying different types of tobacco than smokers of previous generations, and Altria Group Inc is working on new products to entice co...
Reynolds American Inc.'s (RAI) fourth-quarter earnings rose 16% as higher prices and improvements to the tobacco company's productivity helped lift operating margins...
Altria Group Inc.'s (MO) fourth-quarter earnings slid 9% due to several charges, though the tobacco company's revenue jumped on strong volume growth for smokeless pr...
DOW JONES NEWSWIRESAltria Group Inc.'s (MO) fourth-quarter earnings fell 9% as several charges masked its revenue growth, while the tobacco giant named Vice Chairman...
Altria Group Inc. said on Friday that its fourth-quarter profit slipped 9% to $837 million, or 41 cents a share, from $920 million, or 44 cents a share a year ago. A...
Altria Group and Reynolds American will improve access to internal industry documents and pay $6.25 million as part of a legal battle with the federal government, th...
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Altria Group Inc.'s (MO) first-quarter profit rose 3.8% as the tobacco giant trimmed costs and gained market share for Marlboro and L&M, helping offset weaker cigare...
Altria Group Inc.'s (MO) first-quarter profit rose 3.8% as cost controls helped offset weaker cigarette volumes.Altria, the maker of Marlboro and other cigarette bra...
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Reynolds American Inc.'s (RAI) first-quarter earnings fell 29% as the tobacco company booked restructuring-related charges and as cigarette sales volume dropped more...
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These stocks hit one-year highs:The share price of Coinstar (NASDAQ:CSTR) climbed today, reaching and then surpassing its previous 52-week high of $65. The stock was...
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