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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Imperial brands - The Untold Story

Stocks rise, oil falls, on fresh Middle East hope

The FTSE 100 closed up 26.10 points, 0.3%, at 10,609.06.

Evening Standard

Demand for oral nicotine and higher cigarette prices boosts Imperial Brands

The company behind brands including Golden Virginia, Winston and Rizla said £10 billion has been handed out to shareholders over the past four years.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 flat as buyback boosts Imperial Brands

The FTSE 100 index closed up just 4.44 points at 9,483.58.

Evening Standard

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Imperial Brands ‘on track’ as pricing drives revenue rise

Shares in the FTSE 100 firm moved higher on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

London stock close lower as miners hit by slumping gold price

The FTSE 100 finished down by 0.21%, or 17.91 points, to close at 8,585.01.

Evening Standard

Imperial Brands boss Stefan Bomhard to retire from tobacco firm

Shares in the company slumped as a result on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

FTSE 100 nudges down amid fears over Russia tensions

Investors piled into safe-haven currencies like the US dollar, while European markets fell on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

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Vape sales spike for Rizla and Golden Virginia maker Imperial Brands

Sales of alternative smoking products rose 26% last year, as tobacco giants increasingly pivot to e-cigarettes.

The Independent UK

Imperial Brands to show cigarette demand holding up against anti-smoking plans

The FTSE 100-listed company reports its full-year financial results on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live 9 April: Blue-chips close a little lower as aerospace struggles, £150m private equity takeover

The FTSE 100 is trading slightly higher in a session featuring trading updates by BP and Imperial Brands.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live: Index climbs, Oil giants and Metro Bank shares under pressure, Imperial Brands in £1bn buyback

Figures on US wage and employment growth will today keep the interest rate outlook in focus at the end of a volatile week for markets.

Evening Standard

Smoking gun: Rishi Sunak to raise cigarette buying age in UK

LONDON: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak aims to gradually raise the legal age for consuming cigarettes in a move that would introduce a ban for the next generation.

The Times of India

Big Tobacco faces big EU counterfeit problem

Spanish police raided three clandestine tobacco factories early this year, seizing nearly 40 million euros ($44 million) worth of tobacco leaf and illicit cigarettes.

Reuters

Tobacco giant Imperial Brands' profits rise in half year results

The Bristol-headquartered company reported that operating profits have soared by 27% to £1.5bn

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Tobacco giant Imperial Brands on track for ‘similar’ results after Russia exit

Bosses at the Bristol-headquartered company said it had produced a ‘resilient performance’ in the first half of its current financial year

Birmingham Post

Top 150 companies in Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire revealed for 2023

The Western Daily Press Annual Business Guide has named the biggest companies in the West Country for 2023

The Guardian - AU

‘Lives are at stake’: Australia returns to the nicotine frontline with vaping reform

A decade since world-first plain packaging reforms, there is a new threat: the alarming rate of children using e-cigarettes

Evening Standard

Russian withdrawal hits Imperial Brands but annual profit stays near £3 billion

FTSE 100’s biggest dividend payer is gaining London market share with Embassy cigarettes

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Tobacco giant Imperial Brands' profits hit after Russia exit

The Bristol-headquartered company said it was 'confident' its investments would help improve operating profits in 2023

Evening Standard

Imperial Brands shares light up on £1 billion capital return plan

The tobacco multinational is expected to report profits of around £4 billion for its financial year

Birmingham Post

Shares rise at Imperial Brands as cigarette maker announces £1bn buyback scheme

The Bristol-based maker of Davidoff and Gauloises cigarettes said the programme was an "important milestone" in its five-year strategy

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live: Oil price holds gains after OPEC move, Imperial Brands plans £1bn buyback

Brent crude futures remained near $93 today as traders evaluated OPEC’s controversial move to cut oil production by two million barrels a day from next month.

Bristol Post

Family seeks justice for asbestos-related death of former tobacco scientist

Ivy Dash died in 2020 after a "devastating" decline caused by mesothelioma

Birmingham Post

Board changes at B&M as committee chair retires

New board member set to become chair of group's Audit & Risk Committee

The Guardian - UK

Cigarette butts: how the no 1 most littered objects are choking our coasts

An estimated 4.5tn tobacco filters are littered each year and many end up in oceans with deadly consequences

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