From WORLD Nov 28, 2012

Making a killing out of tobacco crackdown

A drab olive-green cigarette packets plastered with graphic health warnings ©AFP

Companies look to exploit Australia’s ban on branded packaging

Merryn Somerset Webb from PERSONAL FINANCE Nov 9, 2012

1950s lesson for the boom in bonds

Pension funds now own more bonds than equities

From LEX Oct 30, 2012

Tobacco – tips for growth

Imperial and Swedish Match both demonstrate hard work for growth

Oct 30, 2012

Imperial slashes Spanish division’s value

Writedown of £1.2bn reflects worsening economic conditions

From WORLD Oct 17, 2012

Dalli denies wrongdoing over EU tobacco

The former EU health commissioner says he was pressured to resign

daily Metro fronted with two images taken from the Swedish (L) and Saudi Arabian (R) versions of next year's IKEA catalogue. Women and girls are removed from photos for the Saudi issue of the IKEA 2013 catalogue since women in Saudi Arabia not are allowed to vote, drive a car or walk alone in the streets ©Scanpix Oct 5, 2012

Mideast poses ad minefield for westerners

Consumer-goods groups struggle to set right tone in region

South Africa miners strike Lonmin mine ©EPA From MARKETS Oct 3, 2012

S Africa rides continent’s growth story

Strong financials, industrials and retailers offset resources

a man smoking a cigarette ©PA Sep 30, 2012

BAT invests in a smokeless future

Tobacco company spending £100m developing smoking alternatives

Nicandro Durante, CEO of BAT. Photographed at his London offices. ©Rosie Hallam The Monday Interview from MANAGEMENT Sep 30, 2012

The running man of Big Tobacco

Nicandro Durante, chief of BAT, says his industry’s bad reputation is undeserved

Sep 20, 2012

Emerging markets lift Imperial Tobacco

Earnings guidance reaffirmed despite fears over regulation

From MARKETS Sep 20, 2012

Shire falls on competition concerns

Drugmaker drops to its lowest level in more than two months

From MARKETS Sep 18, 2012

Swedish Match drives gains in tobacco

Carlsberg and Pernod Ricard boosted by risk aversion

From LEX Sep 12, 2012

Tobacco companies – out of puff

Plain packaging, smoking bans and higher taxes take their toll

From WORLD Aug 24, 2012

US court blocks graphic smoking warnings

Packs cannot be required to carry images

From WORLD Aug 15, 2012

Australia upholds tobacco branding ban

Cigarette companies lose court challenge on packs

Aug 12, 2012

Big tobacco push for cigarette alternatives

Growing global regulatory threats spur investment

Aug 12, 2012

Big Tobacco bets on e-cigarette future

Move follows increasing state regulation and high taxes

Number Cruncher Jul 25, 2012

Strong sterling weighs on BAT’s revenues

Tobacco group’s first-half volumes flat at 244bn cigarettes

Jul 24, 2012

Altria triples second-quarter profits

Smokeless products help beat Wall Street expectations

Jul 24, 2012

Premium brands boost Imperial Tobacco

Price increases help offset continuing shrinkage in volumes

From RETAIL Jul 18, 2012

Booker shrugs off rain and fall in tobacco sales

Wholesaler’s sales rise but at a slower pace

The Last Word from MANAGEMENT Jul 12, 2012

Could printed electronics be getting a cigarette break?

Plain packaging rules may provide an opportunity, writes Henry Mance

Jul 6, 2012

JT threatens UK over plain packaging

Move comes as tobacco company aims to protect its brands

From FINANCIALS Jun 18, 2012

Nomura excluded from Japan Tobacco offer

Under-fire investment bank hit by exclusion from key share sale

Multimedia

beyondbrics

Macau landscape at night ©Bloomberg Macau gaming shares fell after the arrest of junket operators on suspected money laundering

More stories

Energy

Financials

Industrials

Telecoms

Technology

Markets

Offers
FINANCIAL TIMES JOBSGlobal executive jobs Register today for free job alerts

COMPANIES VIDEOS

COMPANIES NEWS ON TWITTER

More FT Twitter accounts

EDITOR’S CHOICE

management

Cnooc ©AP Cnooc’s bid for Nexen reveals Chinese approach

inside business

Tony Barber Tony Barber: French steel promises are built on clay

IN DEPTH

  1. Apple
  2. Libor investigation
  3. Mergers and acquisitions
  4. The New Wall Street
  5. BAE-EADS talks
More in depth

MOST POPULAR IN COMPANIES

  1. Deutsche hid up to $12bn losses, say staff
  2. Citi joins bank jobs cull by axing 11,000
  3. Hackers net €36m in Europe banking attack
  4. Freeport plans return to energy
  5. Rolls-Royce reveals SFO corruption probe

Latest headlines from CNBC

FINANCIAL TIMES JOBS

Enter job search
Register for free to receive the latest executive jobs by email

TOOLS & SERVICES

Multimedia

Tools

Updates

Quick links

Services