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CDC launching graphic anti-smoking ad campaign
ATLANTA (AP) — In a graphic new ad campaign announced Thursday, the government is trying to shock smokers into quitting with the sometimes-gruesome stories of people damaged by tobacco products.
The new effort confronts a hard truth: Despite...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Human Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Health, Companies and Corporations
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Philip Morris Int'l CEO: Tobacco not hard to quit
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The head of cigarette maker Philip Morris International says tobacco is not that hard to quit. CEO Louis Camilleri's statement was in response to a cancer nurse's comments at its annual shareholder meeting in New York on...Tags: University of California, Shareholders, Health, Health and Medical Professionals, San Francisco
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Marlboro maker Altria to sell e-cigarettes
Tobacco giant Altria Group Inc. is launching its first electronic cigarette, joining the trend toward smokeless products amid a slump in sales of its classic Marlboro brand. Altria joins competitors such as Lorillard Inc. that have already ventured into...
Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Food and Drug Administration, Electronics, New Products, Science and Technology
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El fabricante de Marlboro lanza su primer cigarrillo electrónico
Nueva York, 11 jun (EFE).- La tabaquera estadounidense Altria, que fabrica marcas como Marlboro, anunció hoy el lanzamiento en agosto próximo de su primer cigarrillo electrónico, llamado MarkTen, con el que busca entrar de lleno en este creciente mercado....Tags: Philip Morris USA, Reynolds American Incorporated
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COLUMN-Three reasons why the golden age of dividends is dawning
ReutersBy John Wasik CHICAGO, May 24(Reuters) - The golden days of summer might also brighten the portfolios of dividend lovers. With most large corporations swimming in cash as the economy and earnings improve, adopting a dividend-centric strategy looks...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Shareholders, Companies and Corporations, S&P 500, Mutual Funds
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Column: Three reasons why the golden age of dividends is dawning
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - The golden days of summer might also brighten the portfolios of dividend lovers. With most large corporations swimming in cash as the economy and earnings improve, adopting a dividend-centric strategy looks even more promising for...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Shareholders, Companies and Corporations, S&P 500, Mutual Funds
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U.S. cigarette makers boost discounts as smokers turn away
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Cigarette companies are boosting the money they spend on giveaways and similar promotions in the United States as they attempt to pitch to a declining pool of cigarette smokers. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which...Tags: Tobacco Products
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NY proposal would make 21 minimum age for tobacco
No one under 21 would be able to buy cigarettes in New York City, under a new proposal announced Monday that marks the latest in a decade of moves to crack down on smoking in the nation's largest city. New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Lung Cancer, Services and Shopping, Health, Michael Bloomberg
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Critics revive past promises to knock Obama budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — Advocates for seniors say President Barack Obama is breaking his promise to protect Social Security, while conservatives say he is breaking his promise not to raise taxes on the middle class. Obama's budget proposal includes a...
Tags: Consumers, Economic Indicator, Taxation, Budgets and Budgeting, Barack Obama
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U.S. to revise cigarette warning labels
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The U.S. government is abandoning a legal battle to require that cigarette packs carry a set of large and often macabre warning labels depicting the dangers of smoking and encouraging smokers to quit. Instead, the Food and...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Human Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Tobacco Products
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Bloomberg's new plan: hide cigarettes
NEW YORK (AP) — Anti-smoking advocates and health experts hailed proposals from Mayor Michael Bloomberg that would keep cigarettes out of sight in New York City stores, while tobacco companies and smokers called it an overreach. The ban, which...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Human Rights, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Health, Michael Bloomberg
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Is franchising your next step to leaving corporate world?
Two South Florida businessmen turned into franchise entrepreneurs this past October when they were at the crossroads of their professional futures. Franchising looks good for people who want to get off the corporate treadmill and create their own ladder...
Tags: Consumers, Sales, Sunrise (Broward, Florida), Broward County, Business
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