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(NEW YORK)Philip Morris International's earnings rose 23 percent in the second quarter, and the cigarette maker said Wednesday its growth has not been hurt by the inflationary pressures affe...READ MORE

(WASHINGTON)Executives from cigarette maker Lorillard will keep a close eye on Capitol Hill next week as lawmakers consider measures that could threaten sales of its lucrative menthol-flavored...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Cigarette maker Philip Morris International Inc. will report its second-quarter results Wednesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst commentary for the per...READ MORE

(RICHMOND, Va.)Virginia Commonwealth University faculty members and students told a task force that accepting research money from tobacco giant Philip Morris USA Inc. is unethical and risks scien...READ MORE

(WASHINGTON)Tobacco companies deliberately changed the menthol levels in cigarettes depending upon whom they were marketing them to--lower levels for young smokers who preferred the milder bra...READ MORE

(WASHINGTON)The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday that it no longer considers reliable a test for tar and nicotine used for more than 40 years and touted by the tobacco industry in marketi...READ MORE

(BOSTON)The tax on a pack of cigarettes in Massachusetts will jump by a dollar under a bill signed into law by Gov. Deval Patrick. The tax, one of the highest in the nation, goes into effe...READ MORE