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    • Sunday, 26 March, 2023
      Altria makes fresh bet on vaping as it tries to move beyond Juul loss

      Owner of the Marlboro brand in the US seeks to double revenues from smokeless products

    • Saturday, 4 March, 2023
      Altria exits vaping group Juul after stake plummets in value

      Marlboro maker’s $12.8bn investment is now worth just $250mn after legal setbacks

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      Tobacco
      Altria nears deal to buy e-cigarette maker Njoy for at least $2.75bn

      Tobacco group targets vaping company after writing down investment in Juul

    • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
      Juul Labs
      Juul secures cash bailout and cuts jobs in move to stave off bankruptcy

      Vaping company to let go of a third of workforce as it battles falling sales and regulatory woes

    • Thursday, 27 October, 2022
      Altria teams up with Japan Tobacco to sell smoke-free products

      Latest effort in heated tobacco follows Marlboro maker’s failure in e-cigarettes

    • Tuesday, 6 September, 2022
      Juul Labs
      Juul to pay $438.5mn to settle underage vaping investigation by US states

      E-cigarette maker backed by Altria ‘relentlessly marketed’ products to youth, one attorney-general says

    • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
      Lex
      Altria: teen-appeal of menthol vapes means Juul is no longer minted Premium content

      Food and Drug Administration ban on sale of company’s e-cigarette products leaves stock looking cheap

    • Tuesday, 9 November, 2021
      InterviewPhilip Morris International Inc
      Philip Morris rules out future merger with Altria

      Chief executive Jacek Olczak tells FT that chapter involving fellow tobacco group is ‘closed’

    • Monday, 10 May, 2021
      Executive Pay
      US investors revolt against executive pay in record numbers

      Many backlashes stem from plan changes to ensure bonuses were paid out during pandemic

    • Friday, 17 April, 2020
      Altria chief departs after Juul investment debacle

      Howard Willard, recovering from coronavirus, steps down after 28 years with tobacco group

    • Friday, 3 April, 2020
      Due Diligence
      America’s bankers: Uncle Sam picks his advisers Premium content

      Boutique Wall Street banks to oversee government aid for airline and aerospace industries

    • Thursday, 2 April, 2020
      US agency sues to unwind Altria’s $12.8bn Juul investment

      FTC alleges tobacco group and e-cigarette maker went from ‘competitors to collaborators’

    • Monday, 3 February, 2020
      Juul Labs
      Juul investors face writedowns after Altria decision

      Fidelity and Tiger Global have already cut value of stakes but may cut again

    • Thursday, 30 January, 2020
      Altria slashes value of Juul stake and loosens ties

      Tobacco group takes $4.1bn writedown and ends distribution deal with e-cigarette maker

    • Thursday, 31 October, 2019
      LexTobacco
      Altria/Juul: coughing up Premium content

      Until the smoke clears on the vaping regulatory front the pain is unlikely to ease

    • Thursday, 31 October, 2019
      Altria writes down Juul investment by $4.5bn

      Tobacco group’s decision comes amid increased concern about health effects of vaping

    • Friday, 27 September, 2019
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Regulators should not snuff out vaping industry

      Research shows e-cigarettes are a powerful weapon against smoking

    • Friday, 27 September, 2019
      News in-depthJuul Labs
      The new Juul chief sent to ‘douse fire’ of vaping crisis

      Tobacco veteran KC Crosthwaite must guide e-cigarette brand through public health storm

    • Thursday, 26 September, 2019
      News in-depthJuul Labs
      Changes at the top of Juul Labs give tobacco veterans upper hand

      E-cigarette start-up faces legal hurdles as it grapples with backlash over vaping

    • Thursday, 26 September, 2019
      Simon Samuels
      Just say no to destructive mergers and acquisitions

      The collapse of PMI-Altria talks is a rare bright spot amid dealmaking juggernaut

    • Thursday, 26 September, 2019
      Due Diligence
      Tobacco burns: a $200bn merger collapses and a CEO is ousted Premium content

      Welcome to Due Diligence, the FT’s daily deals briefing

    • Wednesday, 25 September, 2019
      LexMergers & Acquisitions
      PMI/Altria: the vape escape  Premium content

      Souring taste of Juul cuts appetite for deal 

    • Wednesday, 25 September, 2019
      E-cigarette crackdown prompts shake-up in tobacco sector

      Juul ousts CEO and suspends US ads as Philip Morris International and Altria end $200bn merger talks

    • Wednesday, 11 September, 2019
      Health sector
      Trump considers ban on flavoured e-cigarettes

      Health officials have increased scrutiny of vaping after lung illnesses and deaths

    • Friday, 30 August, 2019
      News in-depthThe Big Read
      Altria/PMI: the resilience of Big Tobacco

      The lasting value of the two Marlboro makers has surprised and dismayed public health advocates

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