(LONDON)British American Tobacco PLC, Europe's largest cigarette maker, said Thursday net profit rose 9.5 percent in the third quarter on better sales of global brands, particularly in eme...READ MORE

(MOSCOW)Russia's top health officer said Monday his governmental agency is suing British American Tobacco's Russian office for misleading consumers, Russian news agencies reported.READ MORE

(BEIJING, China)Two Chinese tobacco companies are merging to form the world's fourth-largest cigarette producer by volume, a financial newspaper reported Tuesday. Hongyun Group and Honghe Group si...READ MORE

(LONDON)As a global recession looms, what better way to cope than to eat, drink and be merry? Even as consumers face soaring energy costs, rising food prices and higher mortgages or rent, ...READ MORE

(LONDON)British American Tobacco PLC on Thursday said its profit rose by 11 percent in the second quarter and 15 percent in the first half on higher prices, increased sales of premium bran...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Investors holding stock in cigarette makers on Thursday will be weighing the passage of a House of Representatives bill that will require the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to r...READ MORE

(MOSCOW)Global tobacco companies have dismissed claims from Russia's chief public health officer that they have contributed to "nicotine genocide" in the country, insisting that they produ...READ MORE