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Marketing attractive nicotine products to children risks a whole generation’s health
The tobacco company can justifiably claim expertise in developing alternative products that smokers will actually try
Jacek Olczak argues that shift away from cigarettes should prompt a rethink after wave of exclusionary policies
Cigarette maker launched £2bn stock repurchase programme in 2022 but opted not to renew it this year
Surprise reshuffle comes after the group paid a penalty to US authorities over North Korean sanctions violations
Change comes after tobacco group was fined $635mn last month over North Korean sanctions violations
As underage use surges, e-cigarettes should be tightly controlled but not banned
The UK company paid the US justice department’s biggest penalty for violating sanctions on Pyongyang
Subsidiary of world’s second-biggest tobacco group enters guilty plea in US
One in seven teens now engage in the practice as pressure mounts on government to clamp down on sale of e-cigarettes
Government to launch first crackdown on e-cigarettes amid rising health fears over surge in use among children
Owner of the Marlboro brand in the US seeks to double revenues from smokeless products
Top-five shareholder GQG says it ‘makes no sense’ for cigarette group to be listed in UK
Critical raw metals inside the disposable e-cigarettes enticing Gen Z are more likely to be dumped than recycled
Jacek Olczak says he is steering the tobacco group away from cigarettes towards ‘healthy solutions’
Marlboro maker’s $12.8bn investment is now worth just $250mn after legal setbacks
Tobacco group targets vaping company after writing down investment in Juul
Company in ‘advanced discussions’ to complete sale, almost a year after it promised to leave the country
Appointment of a director of ‘combustibles’ could pave way to jettisoning the cash-rich business
Singapore-based Flashlight Capital calls for group once targeted by Carl Icahn to return $1.86bn to shareholders
Bloc’s push to cut smoking rates would increase minimum excise duty from €1.80 to €3.60 per pack of 20
It is only major tobacco company to exit country after invasion of Ukraine
Vaping company to let go of a third of workforce as it battles falling sales and regulatory woes
Latest effort in heated tobacco follows Marlboro maker’s failure in e-cigarettes
The electronic cigarette maker’s problems are inextricably linked to its success
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