Tobacco

Whether you're pro- or anti-tobacco, the fact is that more than 1-in-7 people in the world today still smoke. And as emerging economies see their middle classes grow, the use of tobacco in its many forms escalates. Nearly 2-in-5 men in India smoke, while 3-in-5...

Shares of Orbotech Ltd. (Nasdaq: ORBK) ended Thursday trading up 4.5% at $13.33 per share. The day's trading range for shares of Orbotech Ltd was $12.79 to $13.44 per share. Analysts covering Orbotech Ltd. (ORBK) stock give it a consensus price target of $14.40 per share. Trading volume for...

Below are the top large-cap cigarette stocks on the NYSE, the NASDAQ and the AMEX in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Lorillard Inc (NYSE: LO) is 590.09%. LO's operating margin for the same period is 45.10%. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at...

Alliance One International, Inc. (NYSE: AOI) today announced that its Brazilian subsidiary, Alliance One Brasil Exportadora de Tabacos Ltda., has entered into a multi-year agreement with JTI Processadora de Tabaco do Brasil Ltda., a company of the JT International group of companies, to process...

Anthony Scaramucci is on CNBC Fast Money's and he is giving some trades for 2011. Scaramucci said he likes Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), Altria (NYSE: MO), Novagold Resources (NYSE: NG) and Coach (NYSE: COH) for 2011. Scaramucci said the three themes for 2011 are reflation, gold, and the expanding middle...

Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. Pacific Sunwear (NASDAQ: PSUN) 2,692 puts, 40 calls 2. Lorillard Inc. (NYSE: LO) 4,182 puts, 168 calls 3. Corinthian Colleges (NASDAQ: COCO) 9,791 puts, 435 calls 4. Eli Lilly and Co...

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) today announced that it has adopted a focused senior officer structure that will enhance the Company's responsiveness to evolving regulatory and marketplace opportunities and continue to develop future leadership capability for the Company. Michael E. Szymanczyk will...

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSE: MO) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.38 per common share, payable on January 10, 2011, to shareholders of record as of December 28, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 23, 2010.

Alliance One International, Inc. (NYSE: AOI) announced today that the Board of Directors has named Mark W. Kehaya Chairman and interim Chief Executive Officer, and has promoted J. Pieter Sikkel to President. The Company's Chief Financial Officer Robert A. Sheets has received the additional title...

Alliance One International, Inc. (NYSE: AOI) announced today that the Board of Directors has named Mark W. Kehaya Chairman and interim Chief Executive Officer, and has promoted J. Pieter Sikkel to President. The Company's Chief Financial Officer Robert A. Sheets has received the additional title...

Below are the top cigarette stocks on the NYSE in terms of earnings estimate for the next quarter. The earnings estimate for Lorillard Inc (NYSE: LO) for the March quarter is $1.54 per share. LO's trailing-twelve month ROE is 590.09%. Philip Morris International Inc (NYSE: PM) is expected to earn $...

"We will leave the debate over the relative morality of the cigarette business to others," says Geoffrey Seiler, adding "Our view is simple: it is a legal product and Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) is one of the best operators in the segment." The editor of BullMarket.com explains, "The...

Reynolds American (NYSE: RAI) is accused of bribery in China, Bloomberg reports