Warren Buffett popularized the notion of investing in "cigarette butt" stocks. That is, extracting one last "puff" of value out of discarded stocks trading below liquidation value. Well, get ready to put a new spin on the term. Based on ...
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The manufacturer of Marlboro cigarettes, Philip Morris International, is prepared to sue the UK government if it implements a law requiring plain packaging for cigarettes. The government plans to implement the plain packaging law for ...
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Figures released by the Public Health England PHE have revealed that standardized packaging of tobacco products could help the UK save up to £ 500m. These new figures follow a data released by the Australian treasury in December ...
Canadians have by now gotten used to the gruesome images of smoking effects shown on the packages of cigarettes. In tobacco control, Canada has been a leader among countries worldwide in requiring the large graphic warnings to be shown on ...
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Big Tobacco, almost unbelievably, is lending a hand in the creation of a potential breakthrough drug, a new class of drugs that could dull grave psychiatric disorders, improve attention of ADHD afflicted children, repel Alzheimer's onset, ...
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Indonesian cigarette manufacturers have started printing graphic health warnings on the packs, as the law related to it came into force in the country. To reduce the habit of smoking, specifically among youth, Indonesia has introduced ...
Using plain packaging for cigarettes has resulted in 15% drop in smoking rate in Australia, according to a survey. The survey, which was carried on people aged 14 years and above in December 2013, found that plain packaging had ...
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