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BAT Looks Beyond Tobacco To Canadian Marijuana

British American Tobacco plans to buy a nearly 20% stake in Canada-based cannabis producer Organigram for about £126 million ($175.8 million) as it s...

Marlboro Maker Altria Sees 2021 Profit Below Estimates

Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc forecast 2021 profit below estimates on Thursday, saying it would spend more on developing and marketing noncombu...

Imperial Brands Full-Year Revenue Up Slightly

Tobacco company Imperial Brands reported higher full-year sales on Tuesday, as demand for tobacco offset a drop in its e-cigarette business. The maker o...

Imperial Brands CFO Oliver Tant To Retire Once Successor Named

Tobacco group Imperial Brands Plc said on Thursday chief finanical officer Oliver Tant will retire from the company once a successor is found. The move...

Marlboro Maker Altria Tops Sales Targets, Keeps Dividend

Altria Group Inc topped quarterly sales expectations as shoppers stocked up cigarettes ahead of COVID-19 lockdowns and the Marlboro maker said it would con...

'False Fears' About Vaping Stopping Smokers Using E-cigs: UK Report

More than half of UK smokers now wrongly believe that nicotine-containing "vapes" or e-cigarettes are as dangerous as tobacco cigarettes and thes...

Imperial Brands' Profit Growth Evaporates After U.S. Vaping Crackdown

Tobacco group Imperial Brands said it would not see any profit growth this year after tighter regulation in the United States, the world's biggest vaping m...

BAT Sees Further Growth In Vaping, E-Cigarette Products This Year

British American Tobacco, the world's No. 2 tobacco company, on Wednesday forecast sales of vaping and e-cigarette products to accelerate in the second hal...