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The Motley Fool January 27, 2005 Bill Mann	The Uncle Buck Plan in Full Effect Smokeless tobacco power UST wants smokers to go smokeless. Seems to be working. For a company that is dominant, has the capital structure and astounding business economics, the fact that it only trades at a multiple to free cash flow of 11 is astounding.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2006 Billy Fisher	UST Cashes In on the Anti-Smoking Movement The company's new smokeless product could help it capitalize on a growing trend. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	A Sinful Delight If you don't have a problem with "sin" stocks, smokeless tobacco company UST is worth a serious look.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2008 Colleen Paulson	Altria Snuffs Out the Competition The No. 1 U.S. tobacco company purchases leading smokeless-tobacco maker UST. But is the deal too pricy?
The Motley Fool October 21, 2004 Bill Mann	UST Continues to Smoke The biggest purveyor of smokeless tobacco products in the country continues to decrease its share count. What you want to know is whether or not the company is getting more value than it is paying.
The Motley Fool January 2, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Philip Morris Cuts Prices Will the cigarette maker's price cuts for wholesalers help boost profits?
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The Motley Fool April 25, 2007 Billy Fisher	Reynolds American Lights Up Again Tobacco maker Reynolds American's stock price has been relatively stagnant since the fall, but the release of the company's first-quarter 2007 earnings may be the light that shareholders were looking for.
The Motley Fool January 14, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Quit Smoking, Get Rich Don't let thousands go up in smoke.
The Motley Fool January 7, 2010 Colleen Paulson	Big Tobacco Is Back to Business Philip Morris USA touts "lower risk" smokeless tobacco.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Cigarette Profits at Risk If you're an investor in tobacco, then you have some new cause for concern. Fewer teens are smoking, which may put pressure on tobacco profitability.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2004 Ben McClure	Altria's Smoke Signals Even though cigarettes make you cough and splutter, that's no excuse to ignore tobacco stocks. Altria, the company formerly known as Philip Morris, is the giant among tobacco stocks.
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The Motley Fool July 23, 2010 Colleen Paulson	Altria Gets Its MO-jo Back Altria is smoking hot with its strong second-quarter results.
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The Motley Fool March 3, 2004 Bill Mann	A Tale of Two Companies If you're going to refer to other people's research to inform your investing opinions (and you should -- there are great resources out there), you still have to take responsibility for your ultimate opinion and decision.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2009 Colleen Paulson	The Military's Fightin' the (Marlboro) Man The Pentagon has recently completed a study arguing that tobacco use should be banned in the military and sales prohibited on government-owned property. It's clear that Altria, Reynolds American, and Lorillard have their work cut out for them.
The Motley Fool June 9, 2011 Neha Chamaria	How Big Tobacco's Trying to Regain Lost Ground in the U.S. Reynolds counters expanded smoking bans with its Camel Snus campaign.
The Motley Fool October 29, 2007 Billy Fisher	The Drag on Reynolds American The tobacco company reports adjusted EPS growth of 12% versus its year-ago quarter. Reynolds American is still an attractive opportunity for income investors and value investors alike.
American Family Physician September 15, 2000	Smokeless Tobacco: Tips on How to Stop Compared with cigarettes, smokeless tobacco puts more nicotine into your bloodstream. For this and other reasons, people who chew or dip tobacco regularly say that quitting smokeless tobacco is even harder than quitting cigarette smoking. But many smokeless tobacco users have quit successfully--and so can you.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2009 Colleen Paulson	Smokin' Hot Growth for Altria? Altria increases guidance with 8.7% quarterly EPS growth.
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The Motley Fool April 27, 2004 Seth Jayson	R.J. Reynolds Goes Light Cost-cutting yields a 70% improvement in the shareholders' bottom line.
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The Motley Fool January 29, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Altria Is Smokin' Philip Morris and Kraft's parent company releases stellar numbers for 2003.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2004 Bill Mann	FTC OKs Tobacco Merger R.J. Reynolds and British American Tobacco both saw shares leap higher after the Federal Trade Commission approved the merger between BTI's Brown & Williamson subsidiary and RJR.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2011 Jim Royal	Big Tobacco's Been Busy Look at these recent acquisitions by British American Tobacco and Philip Morris.
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The Motley Fool March 14, 2005 Seth Jayson	Smoke Across the Water Altria crosses the Pacific to add Indonesian cigarettes to the stable. Strategic moves like this one, and a 4.5% dividend yield, provide plenty of reasons for long-term investors to hold, if not continue to buy.
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The Motley Fool March 3, 2008 Todd Wenning	A Solid Defensive Dividend Stock U.K.-based Imperial Tobacco has a large presence outside of the U.S., posts a 4.3% dividend yield, made some strong acquisitions in the past year, has a long track record of profitability.
The Motley Fool November 28, 2011 Dan Newman	Tobacco: The Negative Cash Flow Crop Star Scientific punishes shareholder value in order to stay afloat.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2006 Billy Fisher	Relaxing With Altria Third-quarter earnings were down, but there was good news about litigation and full-year numbers. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool June 15, 2009 Colleen Paulson	Is This Sector Going Up in Smoke? The combination of increased taxes and FDA regulation of tobacco products certainly won't help the industry's future growth prospects in the United States.
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The Motley Fool May 12, 2004 Bill Mann	$145 Billion Up for Grabs? The door is still open for a massive class action case against tobacco companies in Florida.
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