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British American Tobacco Posts Higher First-Half Profit

British American Tobacco has reported a jump in half-yearly profit, supported by higher cigarette prices and fast-growing demand for tobacco alternatives.

Tobacco Group BAT Sticks To Full-Year Forecast On Steady Demand

British American Tobacco maintained its annual revenue and profit forecasts and said its performance would be weighted towards the second half, betting on...

Australia To Ban Recreational Vaping In E-Cigarette Crackdown

Australia has banned recreational vaping and tightened other aspects of e-cigarette laws in the biggest crackdown on the tobacco industry in more than a de...

Altria To Buy E-Cigarette Startup NJOY For $2.8 bn, Exit Juul Investment

Altria Group Inc said on Monday it would buy e-cigarette startup NJOY Holdings Inc for about $2.75 billion in cash, in fresh bets by the Marlboro maker on...

Waitrose To Withdraw Single-Use Vaping Products From Sale

The John Lewis Partnership, which operates the John Lewis and Waitrose banners, has announced that Waitrose will no longer sell single-use vaping products.

Juul Secures Funds To Stay Afloat, Plans To Cut 400 Jobs

Juul Labs Inc has secured an investment from some of its early investors that will keep the e-cigarette maker in business, the company said on Thursday, ad...

Altria Opts To End Non-Compete Agreement With Juul

Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc said on Friday it had exercised its option to be released from its non-compete deal with e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc.

BAT Maintains Forecast As Demand For Tobacco Alternatives Rises

British American Tobacco has maintained its full-year profit and sales forecasts, as more people are switching to the tobacco company's Vuse vaping and Vel...