Changing Facebook's name will not deter lawmaker or regulatory scrutiny, experts sayFacebook is battling intense scrutiny after a whistleblower leaked thousands of internal documents that showed it contributed to increased ...
What's in the name! For Facebook? Everything. Tech experts say renaming can be an effective strategyOther major companies have taken similar steps including Google.
ITC on a good wicket, can it score big?To be sure, unlike other FMCG stocks, there has been no rally in ITC in the recent years.
Will global tobacco untouchability hurt ITC?ITC also faces the pressure of maintaining high dividend payout ratios to reward its shareholders as a compensation for poor returns.
Altria welcomes SABMiller's willingness to accept AB InBev offerSABMiller Plc shareholder Altria Group said it was pleased that the brewer was willing to accept larger rival Anheuser-Busch InBev's new of...
SABMiller investors speak out in hope for higher AB Inbev offerThree of SABMiller's top 10 shareholders have spoken out in support of the brewer's board spurning bigger rival Anheuser-Busch InBev's $100...
Two South American beer kings spar again over AB InBev dealOnce again, Colombia’s richest family is standing between South America’s biggest billionaire and his plans for expanding his brewing empir...
AB InBev bids $104 billion for SABMiller after offers rejectedAnheuser-Busch InBev NV offered to buy SABMiller Plc for 68.2 billion pounds after the London-based brewer spurned two previous proposals m...
Relation with India is rock solid with challenges: Joe Crowley, US lawmakerCongressman Joe Crowley, Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus and Indian-Americans said this in his address at a fund-raising gala for Prat...
- Government all set to ban FDI in tobacco
India is just a step away from banning foreign investment in tobacco, shattering the plans of Japan Tobacco, BAT and the Altria Group, but ...
- Altria profit falls due to spin-off of international unit
Altria Group, the owner of tobacco company Philip Morris USA, said on Thursday that its second-quarter profit fell 58 percent from a year e...
- Philip Morris plans reduced risk tobacco products
With waning cigarette sales due to concerns about health, smoking bans and price increases, Philip Morris USA is staking its future in a ne...
- Philip Morris may go solo
US cigarette major seen interested in buying out partner in Godfrey Phillips, but Modis deny move.
- Altria may spin off global arm of cigarette business
The board of the parent company of Philip Morris USA and Philip Morris International is to meet next week to decide whether to spin off the...
- Tobacco cos thrive on global death
This worldwide addiction continues to make tobacco a lucrative business, especially outside the US.
- Altria may step up acquisitions after Kraft spinoff
Altria Group, parent of the world’s largest cigarette maker, will probably accelerate tobacco-company takeovers after spinning off its 89 p...
- US appeals court stays sanctions on cigarette cos
A US appeals court on Tuesday put on hold sanctions imposed on cigarette makers by a judge who had found they violated racketeering laws in...