Tobacco Industry
The tobacco industry, beginning over 300 years ago in Tidewater Maryland and Virginia, has long been a source of wealth for individuals and major corporations alike. While the industry is dominated by a few huge firms, there still exist some smaller companies that belong to the industry. It is, however, an industry that has come under fire of late, as top-ranking officials of major tobacco companies have been publicly tried and their companies fined billions of dollars. Various states throughout the U.S. have filed lawsuits against the major corporations, alleging that smoking has cost their governments billions of dollars in damages in the form of publicly subsidized health care. Below are smoking and tobacco news articles, and tobacco industry and market resources.
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| Paris Cigarette Ban Goes Up in Smoke They are a familiar sight in New York, Dublin and Rome. But it seems huddled groups of smokers puffing away outside bars... |
Cigarette Smoking Greatest Risk for Bladder Cancer Do you think your only risk of cigarette smoking is lung cancer? Think again. Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of... |
| Tobacco Giants Deny Fraud in $280bn Trial The US government opened a $280bn civil trial against the giants of the tobacco industry yesterday, arguing that the firms... |
Tobacco Firm Pays to Curb Smuggling $1.25bn deal with EU to end row over black market cigarettes. The tobacco giant Philip Morris, manufacturer of Marlboro, is... |
| Graham Hughes: Calling Time on Pub Smoking Will the smell of tobacco in British pubs soon be a thing of the past? |
EU to Stop Subsidising Tobacco Crops Amid Concern at Health Costs The EU is to withdraw the massive subsidies it pays to tobacco growers following a bitter battle among agricultural... |
| Tobacco Grips the Smokers' Republic Beijing dispatch: China's government insists it will get tough on smoking. It'll have a hard job, reports Jonathan Watts. |
No Ifs, No Butts The British government has ruled out a complete ban on smoking in public places, but in California draconian measures... |
| Mafia Chief Links Balkan Leader to Tobacco Scam Ian Traynor in Montenegro on prime minister's denial that he made money from cigarette smuggling. In a high-security... |
Tobacco firm cuts jobs to save $1bn RJ Reynolds, the maker of Camel cigarettes, is to cut 40% of its workforce, about 2,600 jobs, to restore the struggling... |
| Belgium Caves in Over Grand Prix Tobacco Ads British Formula One motor racing boss forces Belgian government to postpone law banning cigarette advertising. |
Montenegrin PM accused of link with tobacco racket Montenegro's prime minister, Milo Djukanovic, is under pressure to come clean about his alleged involvement in tobacco... |
| 'Ban All Tobacco' - Us Health Chief The surgeon general of the United States, Richard Carmona, has said he would support the abolition of cigarettes and all... |
Miami Court Overturns $145bn Smokers' Award The tobacco industry was handed a huge legal victory yesterday when a Miami appeals court overturned a $145bn... |
| Imperial Tobacco reports 40% profit surge Imperial Tobacco today reported a 40% leap in half-year profits driven by its acquisition last year of German cigarette... |
F1 Team Quits Tobacco Habit Formula one took a step towards stubbing out a 40-year addiction to tobacco yesterday when leading racing team BMW Williams... |
| New York killing blamed on smoking ban New York's smoking ban reached new heights of controversy when a bouncer was stabbed to death for asking a smoker to put... |
Chirac fires up crusade to stub out smoking Fifteen years after kicking a two-packets-a-day habit to improve his presidential hopes, Jacques Chirac yesterday launched... |
| Brussels Sues Us Tobacco Giant for Money Laundering The fight against cigarette smuggling took a new twist yesterday after the European commission accused RJ Reynolds, the... |
British American Tobacco Shares Fall Shares in UK tobacco firm British American Tobacco (BAT) today fell sharply after Philip Morris issued a profits warning.... |
| Brussels Fumes As Germany Fights Tobacco Advertising Ban Supposedly health conscious Germany is proving an implacable foe to the European commission's efforts to curb smoking in... |
Wall Street Journal Drops Scruton Over Tobacco Cash Roger Scruton, the philosopher and writer, has been sacked as a Wall Street Journal commentator for failing to declare his... |
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