| TOBACCO NEWS |
| Coffee Drinkers May Live Longer |
| NY Times - Wed, May 16 2012 |
| The largest-ever study of the relationship between coffee consumption and health showed that regular coffee drinkers had a lower risk of dying from a variety of diseases. |
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| Q. and A. With Stuart Elliott |
| NY Times - Mon, May 14 2012 |
| Parade magazine explains its policies on accepting tobacco ads. |
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| Nassau County Shows Risks of Patching With Tobacco Bonds |
| NY Times - Fri, May 04 2012 |
| Nassau County in New York used a tobacco settlement to plug the holes in its budget by winning over investors who otherwise considered it a bad credit risk. |
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| State Bonds Backed by Tobacco Payments in Jeopardy of Default |
| NY Times - Fri, May 04 2012 |
| A handful of bonds backed by yearly payments from tobacco companies under a landmark settlement with 46 states are in the earliest stages of default, and more distress is expected. |
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| Smoke-Free Residences |
| NY Times - Mon, Apr 30 2012 |
| The Coalition for a Smoke-Free City applauds the disclosure rules proposed by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. |
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| Up in Smoke |
| NY Times - Mon, Apr 30 2012 |
| Why do I love most the very things that will kill me? |
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| One Shareholder's Lonely Pro-smoking Battle |
| Topix - Fri, May 18 2012 |
| This time of year, shareholders bombard corporations with suggestions about executive pay, governance and other arcana. |
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| Fitch downgrades Greece, cites euro exit risk |
| Topix - Fri, May 18 2012 |
| Fitch ratings agency has downgraded crisis-hit Greece by one notch to CCC, citing the "heightened risk" that the country may be forced to abandon the euro currency union. |
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| XLP, KO, PM, MO: ETF Inflow Alert |
| Topix - Fri, May 18 2012 |
| Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel , one standout is the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund where we have detected an approximate $174.8 million dollar inflow - that's a 3.2% increase week over week in outstanding units . |
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| Facebook prices IPO at $38 per share |
| Topix - Thu, May 17 2012 |
| Outgoing Altria Group CEO Michael Szymanczyk finished his final shareholder meeting much the same way as his first - fielding attacks against the nation's largest tobacco company. |
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| Natural gas prices plunge on building supplies |
| Topix - Thu, May 17 2012 |
| Stock futures are falling, with unease about Europe overshadowing what is expected to be another positive U.S. employment report and also some big numbers from the world's largest retailer. |
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| Altria CEO conducts his final shareholder meeting |
| Topix - Thu, May 17 2012 |
| Outgoing Altria Group CEO Michael Szymanczyk finished his final shareholder meeting much the same way as his first - fielding attacks against the nation's largest tobacco company. |
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| British American Tobacco Targets Teenagers With Low Prices |
| Topix - Thu, May 17 2012 |
| British American Tobacco Australian unit, maker of popular cigarette brand Winfield have introducedA its first discount label to compete with illegal tobacco products. |
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| Virginia business briefs for May 17 |
| Topix - Thu, May 17 2012 |
| Foreclosure activity in the Richmond area fell nearly 48 percent in April from the same month a year ago, according to a report being released this morning by a foreclosure listing firm. |
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| Multi-function VarioCooking Center wows BaxterStorey at British American Tobacco, Southampton |
| Topix - Wed, May 16 2012 |
| BaxterStorey, the UK's leading independent contract catering company, manages the catering services at British American Tobacco in Millbrook, Southampton. |
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| Analyst Alerts: EPAM, Altria, Visa, Huntington Bancshares, Quicksilver May 16th |
| Topix - Wed, May 16 2012 |
| Visa, Inc. : Deutsche Bank believes recent concerns around Visa's Q2 results have created a buying opportunity. |
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