Marlboro maker Altria to buy NJOY

In a bid to strengthen its portfolio of smoke-free products, Altria Group said Monday it would buy e-cigarette startup NJOY for $2.75 billion. Altria, which makes Marlboro cigarettes, will have full g...

Altria deepens push into vape biz with two deals

Altria Group Inc. said Monday it would buy e-vapor company NJOY Holdings Inc. for $2.75 billion in cash, its second deal in recent days in the smokeless-tobacco space. Altria MO, +0.59% said the trans...

Stocks moving big midday: PTON, AMD, SNAP

A sign hangs above the entrance of a Foot Locker store on August 02, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Wednesday. Foot Lo...

Altria tops earnings estimates for Q4, board approves $1 billion share buyback program

Altria Group Inc. MO, +4.95% said Wednesday it had net income of $2.690 billion, or $1.50 a share, in the fourth quarter, up from $1.624 billion, or 88 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. Exclu...

Cigarette makers ordered to display warning signs at retailers

Altria’s Marlboro cigarettes sold at a store. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Major cigarette companies will soon be required to post signs at retail locations warning of the health effe...

Bernstein launches coverage of Canada’s Tilray, Cronos and Canopy Growth but stops short of any buy ratings

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. analyst Nadine Sarwat initiated coverage of three Canadian cannabis stocks on Wednesday but stopped short of any buy recommendations at current levels. “Is the buzz gone...

20 dividend stocks that may be safest if the Federal Reserve causes a recession

Investors cheered when a report last week showed the economy expanded in the third quarter after back-to-back contractions. But it’s too early to get excited, because the Federal Reserve hasn’t given ...

Altria (MO) Q3 2022 earnings

Altria Group signage is displayed on a monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cigarette maker Altria Group on Thursday reported third-quarter ear...

Altria and Juul end noncompete deal: Here’s what that means for e-cigarette sales and marketing

Altria Group Inc. said Friday it has taken a step that extricates it from its noncompete arrangement with vaping company Juul Labs Inc., freeing both companies to pursue their own strategies. In a reg...

I like Deere over Mosaic

Mosaic Co: “If you want to be in that group, you should be in Deere, because that’s been able to come back regardless of the cycle of fertilizer.” Novocure Ltd: “It’s sti...

Uber, DoorDash, Spirit, Altria and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Uber (UBER), DoorDash (DASH) – Uber fell 3.1% in the premarket while DoorDash tumbled 7.5%, following the news that Amazon (AMZN) struck a dea...

Spirit Airlines, BioNTech, Robinhood and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Spirit Airlines (SAVE) – Spirit Airlines lost 4.7% in the premarket after saying it would accept the latest improved takeover bid from Frontie...

FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes as U.S. cracks down on nicotine products

The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it is banning the sale of Juul e-cigarettes in the U.S. Juul intends to seek a stay on the decision and is exploring options, which include app...

Nike, La-Z-Boy, Altria Group, Coinbase, Dow & more

People walk past a store of the sporting goods retailer Nike Inc. at a shopping complex in Beijing, China March 25, 2021. Florence Lo | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday tradi...

Altria Group Shares Cross 7% Yield Mark

In trading on Wednesday, shares of Altria Group were yielding above the 7% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $3.6), with the stock changing hands as low as $50.00 on the day. Dividen...

DocuSign, Campbell, Moderna and more

The Docusign Inc. website on a laptop computer arranged in Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S., on Thursday, April 1, 2021. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headl...

Philip Morris International bids $16 billion for Swedish Match

Swedish Match generates most of its profit from Swedish-style smoke-free tobacco snuffs, also known as ‘snus.’ Olivier Morin | Afp | Getty Images Marlboro-maker Philip Morris International...

Editas Medicine is not a buy

DraftKings Inc: “They are in a battle, a pure battle to try to get market share and right now, there is no sign that the battle is over. … I do think they’ll win.” SoFi Technol...

Tesla, Coinbase, AMC and more

A Tesla Supercharger station in Vallejo, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tesla — T...

Nike, Okta, Alibaba and more

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Nike (NKE) – Nike reported quarterly profit of 87 cents per share, 16 cents a share above estimates. Revenue beat estimates as well, helped ...

Rising oil prices could hit cigarette demand

A pack of Marlboro cigarettes. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Rising prices at the gas pump will likely hurt cigarette demand as smokers have less cash to spend on impulse purchases while fil...