Business
Altria Group Inc., the maker of Marlboro cigarettes, is in talks to buy UST Inc., the largest U.S. snuff producer, for more than $10 billion, people with knowledge of the negotiations said Friday.
Sept. 6, 2008
Juul Labs Inc. sold a 35% stake to tobacco giant Altria Group Inc. in a $12.8-billion deal that turns the e-cigarette maker into one of Silicon Valley’s most valuable privately held companies and makes the tobacco giant relevant again for Americans who are averse to traditional smoking.
Dec. 20, 2018
Altria Group Inc., one of the world’s biggest tobacco companies, is diving into the cannabis market with a $2.4-billion buy-in.
Dec. 7, 2018
Tobacco giant Altria Group Inc.’s efforts to gain a toehold in the burgeoning e-cigarette market are facing scrutiny, as a top U.S. regulator signaled that curbs on sales of some vaping products are imminent.
Feb. 8, 2019
Investors who have been salivating at the prospect of an Altria Group Inc. breakup may not have much longer to wait now that a federal judge has handed down a much-anticipated racketeering decision.
Aug. 19, 2006
Marlboro maker Altria plans electronic cigarette as sales drop
April 25, 2013
Marlboro maker Altria to sell e-cigarettes
June 11, 2013
Now that Altria is poised to jettison its Kraft Foods subsidiary, investors expect the payoff will be a higher share price as the company transforms into almost purely a tobacco company.
Feb. 1, 2007
Juul Labs Inc., the San Francisco company behind the wildly popular e-cigarette, is nearing a deal to sell about a third of itself to tobacco giant Altria Group Inc., people familiar with the negotiations said.
Dec. 19, 2018
Altria Group Inc., the U.S. leader in cigarettes, wants to be No. 1 in smokeless products too.
Sept. 9, 2008