Global tobacco giant Philip Morris said Tuesday it planned to take the Norwegian state to court in an attempt to overturn a law in the Scandinavian country banning the display of cigarettes in stores. "Philip Morris Norway (PMN) will today start legal ...
<div><p><p>Special report; second of two parts</p> <p>Philip Morris wants smokers to try new things -- but they're a tough group to convince.</p> <p>Just this year, Philip Morris pulled the silvery packs of its Marlboro UltraSmooth cigarettes from store shelves ...
<div id="subtitle">Philip Morris International 1st-quarter profit falls 12 percent on strong dollar, revenue dips</div><div><p>Philip Morris International Inc., which makes Marlboro and other cigarettes for sale overseas, said Thursday that the strong dollar battered its first-quarter profit, which fell 12 percent.</p><p> ...
<div><p>Two of the world's largest tobacco companies, seeking to expand sales into Asia, worked to undermine anti-smoking policies in Thailand and China by infiltrating one research institute and funding another, researchers said Tuesday.</p><p>The allegations — highlighted in two separate studies — come ...
<div id="subtitle">Philip Morris Int'l says 3rd-qtr profit rose 20 percent, reaffirms 2008 profit forecast</div><div><p>Philip Morris International said Wednesday its third-quarter profit rose 20.6 percent as sales climbed and foreign-exchange rates boosted results.</p><p>The results led the company to ...
<div id="subtitle">Tobacco companies find consumers still willing to spend even as other industries struggle</div><div><p>Cigarette makers found people still willing to spend even as other industries struggled with a pullback in the third quarter while consumers watched banks collapse and markets teeter.</p><p ...
<div id="subtitle">Altria's higher cigarette prices offset volume declines as it nears completion of UST buyout</div><div><p>Altria Group demonstrated the pricing power tobacco makers possess as interest in cigarettes dropped off further, and said Thursday that its buyout of smokeless tobacco maker UST positions ...
<div><p>A Nigerian court on Wednesday adjourned until January a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit against three leading tobacco firms to enable a summons to be served on one of the defendants.</p><p>Nigeria filed the lawsuit against BAT, Philip Morris and a Nigerian company International Tobacco Limited ...
<div><h1> PHILIP MORRIS UNBOUND </h1><p>Louis C. Camilleri rarely shows his joy. But stepping into the role of CEO of the newly formed Philip Morris International (PMI) last March put him in a mood to celebrate. Gone from his life were the 129 ...
<div id="subtitle">At first shareholder meeting since spinoff, Philip Morris says new cigarettes will help growth</div><div><p>At its first shareholder meeting since the spinoff from Altria Group Inc., Philip Morris International Inc. said new products in its key brands like Marlboro will help grow ...
