FED:Tobacco tax cut lit up as black market trade 'solution' A state government minister has conceded tobacco tax is fuelling rampant illegal trade as his federal Labor counterpart denies a cut would be a silver bullet. AAP · Jun 4
Tobacco tax cut lit up as black market trade 'solution' A state government minister has conceded tobacco tax is fuelling rampant illegal trade as his federal Labor counterpart denies a cut would be a silver bullet. AAP · Jun 4
Big tobacco uses cigarette playbook to help sell ultra-processed foods, journal reveals New issue of the American Journal of Public Health focuses on parallels between marketing for cigarettes and UPFs The Guardian - US · Jun 3
Nicotine use soars by 40% in eight years as Australian black market explodes Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates nicotine consumption rose 40%, with illicit sources accounting for 80% of all tobacco The Guardian - AU · Jun 3
FED:New data lights up enormity of tobacco black market New wastewater analysis of nicotine consumption in Australia shows black market tobacco makes up a much larger share of sales than previously thought. AAP · Jun 3
New data lights up enormity of tobacco black market New wastewater analysis of nicotine consumption in Australia shows black market tobacco makes up a much larger share of sales than previously thought. AAP · Jun 3
MarketBeat · Jun 2 Imperial Brands Touts Strong 2026 Start as NGP Growth and £320M Savings Plan Advance Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) executives said the company has made a strong start to its 2026 financial year and its Strategy 2030 plan, with management emphasizing disciplined growth in next-generation products, continued value creation in combustibles and a multiyear efficiency program. Speaking at a
Barchart · Jun 2 Is Altria Group Stock Underperforming the Dow? Altria Group has underperformed the Dow Jones over the past year, and analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s outlook.
Evening Standard · Jun 2 British American Tobacco hikes sales growth outlook for smokeless ranges The group said its cigarette alternatives are now set for ‘mid-teens’ growth, up from previous guidance for a low double-digit increase.
Euronews · Jun 1 'Invisible' nicotine grips young people and raises alarm among public health experts After the WHO warned that nicotine pouches may be addictive and harm brain development, their use is rising in Portugal amid legal limbo, while officials and experts debate regulation of a booming market.
Bangkok Post · Jun 1 Smoking linked to 15 types of cancer Smoking is linked to at least 15 types of cancer, while e-cigarettes are no safe alternative, a Chiang Mai cancer specialist warned on World No Tobacco Day on Sunday.
Evening Standard · May 31 Can cigarette maker BAT’s aim to be a mainly ‘smokeless’ business pay off? The issues facing the industry will come to the fore when the tobacco giant publishes its first half trading update on Tuesday.
Bangkok Post · May 31 Unmasking vape threat to youth Today marks World No Tobacco Day, with the World Health Organization (WHO) announcing this year's theme as "Unmasking the appeal – countering nicotine and tobacco addiction". The theme highlights the WHO's efforts to expose how the tobacco and nicotine industry continues to reinvent and repackage its products to hook a…
AAP · May 30 World Vape Day 2026: One Switch – Everyone Wins BRUSSELS, May 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, vapers, former smokers, and harm reduction advocates mark World Vape Day 2026. The theme this year is One Switch – Everyone Wins. It is not a slogan. It is what the data shows.World Vape Day falls one day before the WHO's World…
Barchart · May 30 Is Philip Morris Stock Underperforming the Dow? Philip Morris has trailed behind the Dow Jones Industrial Average over the past year, and analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.
MarketBeat · May 29 Universal Q4 Earnings Call Highlights Universal (NYSE:UVV) said its fiscal 2026 results were pressured by a non-cash goodwill impairment in its ingredients business and higher inventory write-downs tied mainly to non-wrapper dark air-cured tobacco, even as management described the company’s core flue-cured and burley tobacco operations
Evening Standard · May 29 Can cigarette maker BAT’s aim to be a mainly ‘smokeless’ business pay off? The issues facing the industry will come to the fore when the tobacco giant publishes its half year financial results on Tuesday.