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Greenlane Posts Quarterly Net Loss Of $9M, Announces Stock Buyback
Friday, November 8, 2019 - 12:20pm | 321Cannabis company Greenlane Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNLN) reported a third-quarter net loss of $9 million Friday, compared to from $100,000 one year ago. The larger loss was mainly because of a higher cost of sales, bigger depreciation and amortization expenses and investments in...
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Altria Analysts Dissect Q3 Print, Juul Writedown
Friday, November 1, 2019 - 3:17pm | 443Tobacco company Altria Group Inc (NYSE: MO)'s third-quarter print was viewed favorably by at least two Street analysts. The Analysts Bank of America Merrill Lynch analyst Lisa Lewandowski maintained a Buy rating on Altria with a $54 price target. Deutsche Bank analyst Steve Powers...
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Altria Takes $4.5B Writedown On Juul Investment
Thursday, October 31, 2019 - 11:06am | 390Cigarette and tobacco company Altria Group Inc (NYSE: MO) said in conjunction with its third-quarter report that it took a $4.5-billion pretax charge against its earnings from its investment in e-cigarette maker Juul. What Happened Altria said in its earnings release that a decision to...
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Juul, Facing Regulatory Crackdown, To Lay Off 500
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 - 10:20am | 482Juul Labs Inc. will reportedly about 500 employees by January in anticipation of damaging regulatory developments. The layoffs could reduce the e-cigarette maker's workforce by 10% to 15%, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The move is a sharp reversal of a rapid...
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Thursday's Market Minute: CEO Exodus
Thursday, September 26, 2019 - 9:43am | 379Change starts at the top, and companies have to be willing to shift strategies to stay competitive, or at least out of trouble. A report from Challenger, Gray, and Christmas states that CEO turnover hit 159 in August, an all-time record. Yesterday, WeWork, Juul, and eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY)...
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Ex-FDA Chief: Juul Created Teen Vaping Epidemic
Wednesday, September 25, 2019 - 12:13pm | 583Just minutes after vaping company Juul announced Wednesday that its CEO Kevin Burns will step down, former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC the company was responsible for "creating this teen epidemic" of widespread vape usage. What Happened Juul will replace Burns with...
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Altria, Philip Morris End Merger Talks
Wednesday, September 25, 2019 - 7:50am | 409Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) and Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) have ended merger discussions with Altria providing a statement on Juul leadership change and tightening 2019 full-year earnings guidance. "While we believed the creation of a new merged company had the potential to...
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Tobacco Stocks Rebound As Trump Says 'We Have To Do Something On Vaping'
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 - 2:42pm | 786Tobacco stocks were resilient on Wednesday after a series of negative headlines about the potential dangers of vaping and indications from President Donald Trump that a regulatory crackdown may be on the horizon. Vaping Crackdown On Wednesday morning, U.S. health secretary Alex Azar told reporters...
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FDA Warns Juul On Marketing To Youth
Monday, September 9, 2019 - 11:30am | 405The Food and Drug Administration released a statement Monday that warns Altria Group Inc (NYSE: MO)'s Juul Labs for marketing unauthorized modified risk tobacco products — including to youth. Regardless of where products like e-cigarettes fall on the tobacco product...
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Michigan Governor Moves To Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
Wednesday, September 4, 2019 - 12:19pm | 422Michigan is about to become the first state in the country to ban flavored e-cigarettes in a bid to protect kids from becoming addicted to nicotine through the vaping devices. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is sidestepping state lawmakers by pushing the ban through as an emergency...
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What Altria's CEO Is Saying About Juul
Thursday, August 29, 2019 - 3:54pm | 155Altria Group (NASDAQ: MO) shares were trading over 4% lower Thursday afternoon. FTC investigators are looking at whether Juul is engaged in deceptive marketing, including targeting minors or using influencers, according to a Reuters report. Before news of the FTC investigation came out Thursday,...
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Morgan Stanley Upgrades Altria On Better Price
Friday, August 23, 2019 - 10:39am | 458The cigarette business isn’t exactly smoking these days. And as investors have moved away from Big Tobacco, lowering share prices, one of the biggest cigarette companies has also broadened its product line beyond traditional cigarettes. And that makes the cheaper shares of Altria Group Inc. (...
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Wells Fargo Likes Altria's Move To Counter Declining Cigarette Sales With Price Hikes
Monday, June 17, 2019 - 12:20pm | 463Wells Fargo likes Altria Group Inc (NYSE: MO)’s willingness to use price increases to offset pressure from declining volume in cigarette sales. The Analyst Wells Fargo’s Bonnie Herzog reiterated an Outperform rating on Altria with a $65 price target. The Thesis The biggest question...
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FDA Issues Guidelines for E-Cig Makers Seeking Approval Of Vape Devices
Tuesday, June 11, 2019 - 2:55pm | 517The Food and Drug Administration released new guidelines Tuesday for manufacturers seeking approval to continue selling e-cigarettes, or vaping devices, and the liquids used in the devices to deliver nicotine. What Happened Under FDA regulation of e-cigarettes that began in 2016,...
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Analyst: Cronos And Altria Make A Powerful Team
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - 11:19am | 409Cronos Group Inc (NASDAQ: CRON) CEO Mike Gorenstein presented Tuesday at the Consumer Analyst Group of New York lunch. After attending the event, one Wall Street analyst said Cronos could become a “crown JUUL” of the cannabis business. The Analyst Wells Fargo analyst Bonnie Herzog...