International Business News - UVV http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Altria Group Inc., owner of Philip Morris USA, plans to buy UST Inc., the maker of Skoal and Copenhagen, for $10.4 billion to boost its ability to sell smokeless tobacco products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/details-of-altria-groups-acquisition-of-ust.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:39:41 EDT Altria, the U.S. leader in cigarettes, wants to be No. 1 in smokeless products too. The owner of the nation's biggest cigarette seller said Monday that it will buy UST, the maker of Skoal and Copenhagen, in a $10.4 billion deal that is part of the wider consolidation of the global tobacco industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/altria-group-buys-ust-for-about-10b.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:05:57 EDT Faculty and students told a Virginia Commonwealth University panel that they're concerned about the moral and ethical implications of entering research agreements with tobacco giant Philip Morris USA and other corporations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/vcu-panel-holds-final-corporate-research-hearing.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:41:40 EDT 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 scientific integrity. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/vcu-panel-questioned-about-philip-morris-deals.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:09:46 EDT Shares of Universal Corp. sank Friday after the tobacco company said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit shrank 49 percent due to smaller crops and lower shipments of tobacco from South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080523/earlier-shipments-shrink-universal-4q-profit-49-percent.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 15:04:00 EDT The Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 index fell Friday, with tobacco company Universal Corp. taking the largest loss after the company said its profit was almost halved in the fiscal fourth quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080523/s-p-midcap-400-in-focus-uvv-fl.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 13:47:39 EDT