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☆ LGBTQ+ rights: New Jersey's attorney general filed civil rights complaints against three school districts alleging discrimination against LGBTQ+ students
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Polo Sandoval | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Just days after three New Jersey public school systems simultaneously enacted policies requiring educators to notify parents of changes in their children’s gender identity, the state is pursuing legal action. New Jersey State Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced the complaints against the Middletown Township, Marlboro Township and Manalapan-Englishtown Regional boards of education, all in Monmouth County. When contacted by phone on Friday, a representative of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District declined to comment on the matter. CNN has reached out to the Middletown Township Public School District. In May, state officials also filed a civil rights complaint after similar changes were enacted at the Hanover Township Board of Education.

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☆ Next-generation smoking products may be underappreciated in this tobacco stock, Citi says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Investors may not fully appreciate how much next-generation products, or NGPs, can help Philip Morris , Citi said. Analyst Simon Hales upgraded the tobacco stock to buy from neutral and raised his price target by $8 to $117. His new target implies shares can gain 23.3% over the next year. Those smoke-free products have helped stabilized nicotine after combustibles' fall from grace. In fact, Hales said sales of Philip Morris' heated tobacco products should grow at a five-year compound annual rate of around 18%.

Persons: Philip Morris, Simon Hales, Hales, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Citi, Marlboro Locations: combustibles

☆ Accused in Missing Man’s Grisly Killing: His Ex-Wife and Her Husband
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Erin Nolan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Just before 4 p.m. on April 28, 2020, Steven Kraft did as he often did on Tuesday afternoons. He caught up with them over a fast-food dinner before returning them to their mother’s home around 7 p.m.That was the last time anyone saw Mr. Kraft alive. But on Thursday, Mr. Kraft’s ex-wife, Jamie Orsini, and her husband, Nicholas Orsini, were arrested and each charged with one count of carjacking resulting in death and one count of conspiracy. The Orsinis are accused of concocting and executing an elaborate scheme to murder Mr. Kraft, 34, and dismember and burn his body, according to a criminal complaint filed in Federal District Court in White Plains, N.Y. Mr. Kraft’s body has not been recovered, according to investigators.

Persons: Steven Kraft, Kraft, Kraft’s, Jamie Orsini, Nicholas Orsini Organizations: Court Locations: Marlboro, N.Y, Beacon, White Plains

Guardia Civil/Handout via REUTERSMADRID, June 1 (Reuters) - Spanish police raided three clandestine tobacco factories early this year, seizing nearly 40 million euros ($44 million) worth of tobacco leaf and illicit cigarettes. This operation is one of dozens across the EU that regional policing and anti-fraud agencies say have driven seizures of illicit cigarettes to record levels. It may have been further accelerated by the war in Ukraine, which for years has been a production hub and transit route for illicit tobacco, OLAF added. TOBACCO INVESTIGATORSThe industry has responded by hiring investigators to research illicit operations and share intelligence with European authorities, executives at Japan Tobacco, BAT and Imperial Brands told Reuters. "A good many workers from Ukraine have been found in these illegal factories," Japan Tobacco's Byrne said about counterfeiting operations across the EU.

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☆ Philip Morris International CEO aims to make its stock an ESG investment, FT reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The majority of those sales come from PMI’s “heated tobacco” products, which use electricity to warm, rather than burn, tobacco. “This requires system-level change.”Philip Morris International, headquartered in Switzerland, is the multinational firm that sells Marlboro brand cigarettes in non-US markets. It was spun off in 2008 from Altria Group, which controls Philip Morris USA. That’s especially true in Europe, where ESG accounted for 65% of all flows into ETFs in 2022, according to Morningstar data. Olczak touted PMI’s ESG bona fides on transparency, though he also acknowledged that the use of child labor in tobacco supply chains harmed his company’s ESG rating.

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Companies Altria Group Inc FollowApril 17 (Reuters) - E-cigarette company Juul Labs Inc and its former largest investor, Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc (MO.N), on Monday settled claims by the state of Minnesota that they fueled teen vaping addiction. The settlement, whose terms are not yet public, was announced by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and by Juul as a trial in the case was nearing its end. Juul has now settled vaping-related claims with 48 U.S. states and territories. Reporting By Brendan Pierson in New York Editing by Nick ZieminskiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

The deal, which also included Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts and New Mexico, means that San Francisco-based Juul has now settled with 45 states for more than $1 billion. The various states had accused Juul of falsely marketing its e-cigarettes as less addictive than cigarettes and targeted minors with glamorous advertising campaigns. It previously reached a $439 million settlement with 34 states and territories, as well as settlements with several individual states. As of December, its share of Juul was valued at $250 million, down from $12.8 billion in 2018. The CDC also has said using nicotine in adolescence may raise the risk for future addiction to other drugs.

NEW YORK, April 12 (Reuters) - E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc has agreed to pay $462 million to settle claims by six U.S. states including New York and California that it unlawfully marketed its addictive products to minors, the states announced on Wednesday. With the deal, Juul has now settled with 45 states for more than $1 billion. The states had accused Juul of falsely marketing its e-cigarettes as less addictive than cigarettes and targeted minors with glamorous advertising campaigns. As of December, its share of Juul was valued at $250 million, down from $12.8 billion in 2018. The CDC also has said using nicotine in adolescence may raise the risk for future addiction to other drugs.

☆ JPMorgan upgrades Philip Morris, says shares look attractive for a leader in the shift to healthier nicotine alternatives
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The growth potential for Philip Morris International 's heated tobacco technology known as IQOS Iluma is prompting JPMorgan to get more bullish on shares. Analyst Jared Dinges upgraded the cigarette maker to overweight from neutral, saying the recent de-rating of the stock marks an attractive entry point for a global leader spearheading the shift to healthier alternatives to nicotine. Dinges added Philip Morris' 12-month forward price-to-earnings ratio trades below its five-year historical average. Philip Morris shares are down 6.4% year to date. Dinges lifted the bank's price target to $116 a share from $109, reflecting 22% upside from Wednesday's close.

March 27 (Reuters) - E-cigarette company Juul Labs Inc and its former largest investor, Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc (MO.N), will face their first U.S. trial this week over claims that they created a public nuisance by marketing addictive e-cigarettes to minors. It says Juul sold its e-cigarettes in sweet flavors and promoted them on social media to appeal to underage consumers. Juul and Altria have faced thousands of similar lawsuits around the country. The state also says Altria helped Juul market its products, including by providing it access to its sales force and including Juul advertisements in Marlboro products. Altria this month announced that it had given up its investment in Juul in exchange for some of Juul's intellectual property.

☆ Marlboro Maker Plots New Path to Smoke-Free Future After Losing Billions on Juul
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Altria CEO Billy Gifford said the company is looking to develop non-nicotine products for former smokers and others. America’s biggest cigarette company has a new plan to shift its business toward less-harmful products, after a string of failures. This time, the Marlboro maker says, its plan will work. Altria Group Inc. earlier this month divested itself of e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc., recording a loss of at least $12.5 billion. Altria now has a new lineup of e-cigarettes, heated-tobacco devices and oral nicotine pouches in the works, including the planned acquisition of vaping pioneer NJOY Holdings Inc.

☆ Altria Plots Life After Juul
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Altria CEO Billy Gifford said the company is looking to develop non-nicotine products for former smokers and others. America’s biggest cigarette company has a new plan to shift its business toward less-harmful products, after a string of failures. This time, the Marlboro maker says, its plan will work. Altria Group Inc . earlier this month divested itself of e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc., recording a loss of at least $12.5 billion. Altria now has a new lineup of e-cigarettes, heated-tobacco devices and oral nicotine pouches in the works, including the planned acquisition of vaping pioneer NJOY Holdings Inc.

☆ This Jefferies dividend portfolio is beating the market and set to do it again
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Jefferies thinks it has an answer to this conundrum, with its dividend portfolio that outperformed the MSCI USA index by 7.1% and boasts a cumulative outperformance of 6.8% since 2021. The portfolio's broken down by bond-proxies and high-quality yield stocks. Bond proxies refers to high-yield stocks with low growth — like bond coupons — typically within sectors that offer stable predictable cash flows. Popular staples maker Procter & Gamble was also included, with a 12-month forward dividend yield of 2.8%. The company offers a 12-month dividend yield of 3%.

☆ Altria to revive vaping push with $2.8 bln NJOY bid after Juul fiasco
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Deborah Mary Sophia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Altria is betting that NJOY will prove to be an easier way to tap the market since six of the company's products have received full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Altria on Friday exchanged its investment in Juul, last valued at $250 million, for some of the vaping company's heated tobacco intellectual property. "We are no longer limited by the terms of those agreements to pursue other strategic opportunities and partnerships," Juul said. Altria's stake in Juul, valued at $12.8 billion in 2018, had raised antitrust concerns and the Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint in April 2020. The NJOY deal will include an additional $500 million in cash payments based on regulatory approvals of the company's other products.

☆ Marlboro Maker Ditches Juul and Buys NJOY
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | Robb M. Stewart | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc. agreed to buy vaping pioneer NJOY Holdings Inc. for at least $2.75 billion, after closing the chapter on its disastrous investment in e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. The deal for NJOY, one of the few e-cigarette makers whose products have clearance from federal regulators, includes an additional $500 million if the Food and Drug Administration authorizes additional NJOY products. Those include the menthol-flavored refill pods it currently sells and a new version of its device that uses a Bluetooth connection to authenticate the user before unlocking.

☆ Altria to Buy Vaping Startup NJOY for at Least $2.75 Billion
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Robb M. Stewart | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

NJOY has received clearance from the FDA to sell its tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes. Altria Group Inc. said it struck a deal to buy startup NJOY Holdings Inc. for at least $2.75 billion, the latest attempt by the Marlboro maker to shift into e-cigarettes as traditional smoking has declined. The deal comes after Altria last week said it would exchange its entire minority investment in embattled e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. for a nonexclusive global license to certain of Juul’s heated tobacco intellectual property.

☆ Marlboro maker Altria agrees to buy e-cigarette startup NJOY for nearly $2.8 billion
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In a bid to strengthen its portfolio of smoke-free products, Altria Group said Monday it would buy e-cigarette startup NJOY for $2.75 billion. Altria, which makes Marlboro cigarettes, will have full global ownership of NJOY's e-vapor product portfolio, including NJOY ACE, the only pod-based e-vapor product with market authorizations from the FDA. The announcement comes soon after Altria exited its stake in electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs. Altria's Juul stake was recently valued at $250 million, according to Reuters. The Altria-NJOY deal includes $500 million in cash payments contingent on certain regulatory outcomes with NJOY products.

☆ Altria to buy e-cigarette startup NJOY for $2.8 billion and exit Juul investment
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Altria Group said on Monday it would buy e-cigarette startup NJOY Holdings for about $2.75 billion in cash, in fresh bets by the Marlboro maker on the fast-growing market after losing billions through its investment in Juul. The NJOY deal will include an additional $500 million in cash payments subject to regulatory outcomes related to certain NJOY products, Altria said. NJOY is one of the handful of vaping companies whose products have clearance from federal regulators. The company makes NJOY Ace Pods and disposable e-cigarettes under the NJOY Daily brand. NJOY Ace is currently the only pod-based e-vapor product with market authorizations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

☆ Altria to light up vaping push with $2.8 bln NJOY bid after Juul fiasco
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Deborah Mary Sophia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Altria on Friday said it had exchanged its investment in Juul, last valued at $250 million, for some of the once red-hot vaping company's heated tobacco intellectual property. Altria's stake in Juul, valued at $12.8 billion in 2018, had raised antitrust concerns and the Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint in April 2020. NJOY's products include Ace Pods - currently the only pod-based e-vapor product with market authorizations from the FDA - and disposable e-cigarettes under the NJOY Daily brand. The deal will include an additional $500 million in cash payments based on regulatory decisions related to other NJOY products, Altria said. Vapor products was a $7.84 billion market in the United States in 2021, up from $4.6 billion in 2017, according to Euromonitor International, and is projected to rise to $9.46 billion by 2025.

☆ Altria to buy e-cigarette startup NJOY for $2.8 bln after Juul exit
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

March 6 (Reuters) - Altria Group Inc (MO.N) said on Monday it would buy e-cigarette startup NJOY Holdings Inc for about $2.75 billion in cash, in fresh bets by the Marlboro maker on the fast-growing market after losing billions through its investment in Juul. The value of Altria's investment in Juul slid to $250 million as of December last year from $12.8 billion it invested in 2018. The NJOY deal will include an additional $500 million in cash payments subject to regulatory outcomes related to some NJOY products, Altria said. NJOY is one of the handful of vaping companies whose products have clearance from federal regulators. Reporting by Deborah Sophia in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Anil D'SilvaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Altria’s Latest Vape Could Be Even Pricier Than Its First
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Carol Ryan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

NJOY has a roughly 2% share of the U.S. vape market by volume, whereas its larger rival Juul has around a quarter. Altria ’s latest potential deal seems eye-wateringly expensive, but the company doesn’t have many better options. The maker of Marlboro cigarettes is in talks to buy e-cigarette brand NJOY for $2.75 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday afternoon. Altria could pay an additional $500 million in an earnout if certain regulatory milestones are met. The tobacco company also plans to sell the 35% stake it has owned since 2018 in rival vape brand Juul Labs.

NJOY is one of the few e-cigarette makers whose products have clearance from federal regulators. Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc. is in advanced talks to buy e-cigarette startup NJOY Holdings Inc. for at least $2.75 billion and plans to divest its stake in Juul Labs Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. The deal for NJOY, one of the few e-cigarette makers whose products have clearance from federal regulators, could be announced as soon as this week, the people said, though the talks could still fall apart. The proposed deal includes an additional $500 million earnout if certain regulatory milestones are met, the people said. The Wall Street Journal reported last June that NJOY had hired advisers and was exploring a sale.

☆ Altria in talks to buy vaping startup NJOY for about $2.75 billion - WSJ
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Feb 27 (Reuters) - Altria Group Inc (MO.N) is in advanced talks to buy e-cigarette startup NJOY Holdings Inc for at least $2.75 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Journal further notes that the proposed deal includes an additional $500 million earnout if regulatory milestones are met. The Journal reported in October Juul was preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, while searching for an alternative - such as a sale, investment or loan - that could stave off a filing. NJOY and Altria did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment. In July, the WSJ had reported that NJOY has hired bankers for a possible sale of the company, adding that the privately held firm is likely to be valued at up to $5 billion.

☆ The Battle for America’s Smokers Is Heating Up
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Carol Ryan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

So far, tobacco firms have managed to balance spending billions of dollars on new, smoke-free products with milking their old-school cigarette brands for profits. The American market may be approaching a tipping point that makes this trickier. U.S. cigarette sales were unusually weak in 2022. On Thursday, Lucky Strike’s owner, British American Tobacco , said it sold 15.5% fewer cigarettes in the U.S. than in 2021. Altria , which makes Marlboro, said its full-year cigarette volumes fell 9.5% in results last week.

☆ Marlboro Maker’s Sales Fall as Smokers Switch to Cheaper Cigarettes
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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