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Fall for FTSE after BAT, Unilever and Barclays updates underwhelm

The FTSE 100 finished 42.72 points, or 0.49%, lower to end the day at 8,764.72.

Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025

British American Tobacco sales fall as ‘illicit single-use’ vapes hamper trading

Shares fell as much 9% as it revealed a slight decline in US vape sales, which it has touted as the future of the smoking industry.

Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025

2 Tobacco Stocks to Buy for Yields Over 7% in 2025

These tobacco stocks offer high and sustainable yields of over 7%, making them compelling investments to generate steady income in 2025.

Barchart · Jan 7, 2025

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Smoking giant BAT reports more profit from non-tobacco products like vapes

The London-listed company said it has about 40% market share in key countries such as the US and the UK for vaping.

Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2024

How big tobacco firms are using e-cigarettes to try to improve their image

The global tobacco industry is still big business, worth around £730 billion a year. This may seem strange for a product known to have caused more than 200 million deaths in the last 30 years.

The Conversation · Dec 2, 2024

Tobacco isn’t a good investment – study shows a decline in stock prices since 2016

Environmental, social and governance investing, also known as impact or socially responsible investing, has become a popular concept. It’s based on awareness of the impact that firms have on the environment and on human wellbeing. Socially responsible investing recognises that these factors increasingly influence financial performance and thus investor returns.

The Conversation · Nov 19, 2024

3 Dividend Stocks With Fat Yields Over 8%

These stocks offer high yields of over 8% and have sustainable payouts, making them reliable investments for income investors.

Barchart · Oct 26, 2024

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Events arm of Economist group to stop signing tobacco sponsorship deals

Move signals change of policy that was causing health groups to withdraw from conferences and disquiet within media brand

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2024

‘Crisis issue’: the unease at Economist over parent group’s tobacco links

Paid-for editorial content and event sponsorship at Economist Impact division is fuelling a growing backlash

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2024

Inside the bitter battle tearing one of London's richest families apart

Warring heirs and a cross-continent litigation conflict — Jonathan Prynn reports on the extraordinary legal war dividing one of London’s richest families

Evening Standard · Sep 10, 2024

Barely Used Lucid Air EVs Are Selling For Less Than Half Original MSRP

Some of the cars that are up for sale on the used market didn’t even go in for their first service because of the low mileage.

InsideEVs · Sep 3, 2024

Revealed: how Sunak dropped smoking ban amid lobbying from tobacco firms

Investigation details industry campaign including legal threats and charm offensive aimed at Tory MPs

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2024

BAT subsidiary lobbies Pakistan to allow export of cigarettes to Sudan

Exclusive: critics brand British American Tobacco’s plan to ‘flood a country in crisis with cheap cigarettes’ as ‘beyond shameful’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024

The best new rock songs you need to hear right now, including Tyler Bryant, The Lemon Twigs, Joanne Shaw Taylor and more

Eight potent rock'n'roll cocktails from this week's packed liquor cabinet of life

Louder · Apr 14, 2024

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2024

Morning Mail: what Sam Kerr allegedly said to police, tobacco giant’s $55,000 donation, Nikki Haley quits race

Matildas captain allegedly called British officer a ‘stupid white bastard’ in taxi row; first donation by BAT for 13 years came amid vaping crackdown

The Guardian - AU · Feb 6, 2024

‘All good to take to school?’: Australian influencers promote flavoured nicotine pouches to vape-addicted youths

Exclusive: TikTok users and Australian websites promote likely harmful products as a way to quit vaping – but TGA warns they can only be supplied with a prescription

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2024

How British American Tobacco lobbied Kenya to water down nicotine pouch warnings

Exclusive: tobacco giant said it would pull investment from a Nairobi factory if its request for smaller health labels was not met, leaked documents show

The Guardian - AU · Jan 14, 2024

Australian students handed ‘wellbeing shots’ made by subsidiary of British American Tobacco – as experts fear new front in health wars

Experts say tobacco companies are turning to the booming wellness industry as a way of normalising more harmful products, and that some brands obscure or hide their ownership

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The Guardian - UK · Jan 2, 2024

Footsie turns 40: FTSE 100’s rise, rise and stagnation over four decades

The index grabbed attention from the start, but shows its age as 21st-century tech stocks go elsewhere

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023

Millions of young people exposed to vape posts online, charity says

Report claims posts promoting smoking alternatives have been viewed more than 3.4bn times across social media

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2023

BAT takes £25bn charge on US cigarette brands

The Dunhill and Lucky Strike firm saw shares slide in early trading as a result

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2023

FTSE 100 Live: Tobacco giant in £25bn write-down, TUI plans LSE exit

Lucky Strike owner BAT’s £25 billion valuation write-down in readiness for a “smokeless world” today triggered a big slide for its shares.

Total Film · Nov 14, 2023

New animated Batman movie channels Home Alone and sees the Joker go full Grinch in first trailer

This looks like one wild Christmas movie

The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2023

Australia breaches WHO treaty with carbon neutral certification of big tobacco company

Endorsement of British American Tobacco by Climate Active was revoked after complaint was made, FoI documents show

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023

UK house prices tumble 4.6% in year to August; pound at lowest since June – as it happened

UK house prices are falling at fastest pace since 2009 on annual basis, reports Halifax, down in every region

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