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Star Scientific (NASDAQ: STSI) shares reached a new 52-week low of $1.02 after the company received a warning letter from the FDA regarding consumer products. Intermolecular (NASDAQ: IMI) shares touched a new 52-week low of $4.84. Intermolecular shares have dropped 45.09% over the past 52 weeks,...

Star Scientific (NASDAQ: STSI) announced that today it has entered into a Letter of Intent for a $15 million Credit Facility with Jonnie R. Williams, Sr. the Company's founder and its former CEO.  The Credit Facility extends through April 15, 2015.  See full press release

Star Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: STSI) announced the receipt on December 24, 2013, of a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding two consumer products, Anatabloc® and CigRx®, which are marketed by the Company.  The letter requires the Company to respond to the...

Below are the top large-cap cigarettes stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of profit margin. The trailing-twelve-month profit margin at Altria Group (NYSE: MO) is 29.07%. Altria's PEG ratio is 1.99. The trailing-twelve-month profit margin at Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) is 27.73...

Below are the top large-cap cigarettes stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Altria Group (NYSE: MO) has a dividend yield of 5.10%. Altria Group's shares closed at $37.82 yesterday. Reynolds American (NYSE: RAI) has a dividend yield of 4.90%. Reynolds American's shares...

Lorillard (NYSE: LO) reported an 8.8% drop in its third-quarter earnings. Lorillard's quarterly profit declined to $258 million, or $0.69 per share, from $283 million, or $0.72 per share, in the year-ago period. Excluding one-time items, it earned $0.83 per share. Its sales climbed 10% to $1.83...

Below are the top large-cap cigarettes stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings per share. The trailing-twelve-month earnings per share at British American Tobacco plc (NYSE: BTI) is $6.54. British American Tobacco's operating margin for the same period is 37.18%. The trailing-...

Below are the top cigarettes stocks on the NYSE in terms of earnings estimate for the next quarter. Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) is likely to earn $1.40 per share in the December quarter. Philip Morris's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $31.31 billion. Lorillard (NYSE: LO) is estimated...

Star Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: STSI) reports Q2 revenue came in at $2.50M

Below are the top large-cap cigarettes stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings per share. The trailing-twelve-month earnings per share at British American Tobacco plc (NYSE: BTI) is $6.62. British American Tobacco's operating margin for the same period is 37.66%. The trailing-...

Several analysts are defending stocks in the Tobacco group Tuesday following an earlier comment from the FDA that menthol cigarettes likely have a "public health impact." Stocks in the sector are trading lower amid the concern. Altria (NYSE: MO) shares are down 2.4 percent, Reynolds American (...

Lorillard, Inc. (NYSE: LO) today announced that is has received notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that its Newport Non-Menthol Gold Box and Box 100 products have been found to be substantially equivalent to tobacco products previously commercially marketed in interstate...

Michael Fowlkes, InvestorsObserver Altria announces plans to enter rapid growing e-cig market What's happening with MO: Tobacco company Altria Group (NYSE: MO) recently announced plans to enter into the electronic cigarette market. With U.S. sales of regular cigarettes on the decline,...