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Expert Panel Recommends FDA Regulation of Tobacco RAI

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+42.47% in 255 days By Mike Havrilla on 2/25/09 www.BioMedReports.com   The ETF Innovators Global Tobacco Index tracks the performance of the 24 companies listed below which derive the majority of their revenue from the distribution or manufacturing of any type of tobacco product (e.g. cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco) or any related supplies (e.g. wrapping papers, tobacco leafs, filters) used directly in the manufacture of tobacco products.   <> The Global Tobacco Index is down by 9.3% to a value of 258,320 and average dividend yield of 4.4% from its starting valu... Continue reading »

New Global Tobacco Index: A High-Yield Safe Haven RAI

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-16.54% in 66 days (closed on 02/26/09) New Global Tobacco Index: A High-Yield Safe Haven <> In stark contrast to my previous article on socially responsible and green exchange-traded investment vehicles, the accompanying table [click to enlarge] presents the Top 10 companies by market cap and statistics for the ETF Innovators [ETFI] Global Tobacco Index, which easily outpaced the overall market and benchmark ETFs over the last year. The Top 25 Rated companies managed to post a gain of 1.5% on a total return basis in the past year, thanks to an average dividend yield of 6.3%. All benchmark E... Continue reading »

New Global Tobacco Index: Big Dividends, Solid Returns RAI

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-8.74% in 33 days (closed on 12/21/08) New Global Tobacco Index: Big Dividends, Solid Returns <> The accompanying table presents the top five companies by market cap and statistics for the ETF Innovators [ETFI] Global Tobacco Index, with the Top 20 rated companies posted a small gain of 0.6% over the past year thanks to an average dividend yield of 5.7%. The Global Tobacco Index outpaced all of its benchmark ETFs on a total return basis, including Consumer Staples (XLP), Claymore/Sabrient Defensive Equity Index (DEF), Vanguard Consumer Staples (VDC), and iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend (DVY). Sin... Continue reading »

Global Tobacco Index: High Yields and Continued M&A RAI

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-3.19% in 22 days (closed on 11/18/08) Global Tobacco Index: High Yields and Continued M&A <> <> The ETFI Global Tobacco Index is now yielding over 6%, resulting in a total return of 3% in the past year as the industry continues to shrink amidst M&A activity, including the most recent deal by Philip Morris International (PM) to acquire Canadian tobacco company Rothmans. A pending deal by Altria (MO) for smokeless tobacco maker UST is expected to close in early 2009. The accompanying table presents the statistics for the index and benchmark ETFs for the top 20 rated tobacco companies and all 27 companies in... Continue reading »

Safe Haven Tobacco Stocks Post Solid Returns & High Yield RAI

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+7.68% in 11 days (closed on 10/27/08) Safe Haven Tobacco Stocks Post Solid Returns & High Yield <> <> The accompanying table presents the ETFI Global Tobacco Index of 29 companies over $100M (USD) market caps, which have posted a gain over the past year for the top 20 rated stocks and outpaced its benchmark ETFs. The top 20 rated stocks have an average dividend yield of 5.6% and only 11 of the 29 companies are listed for trading in the U.S. Tobacco stocks have outperformed benchmark ETFs for the S&P 500 Index (SPY), iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend (DVY), and consumer staple funds such a... Continue reading »

From the Blogosphere

Some Microcap Quick Hits

A few notes from the trading turret: <> Some of you want to know if I trade any of the stocks coming up on the Century Club scan based on MarketClub’s smart scanner. Sure I do. Last week, for example, I bought Ada-Es (ADES) and Vical (VICL). Both bucked the dismal market and barely stayed green. Highway Holdings (HIHO) is off about thirty cents since the last post, down very close to my entry point. I still like it, especially after HIHO declared a three cent dividend. If that becomes a quarterly event, the yield would be about 9%. <>One of my all-time best shorts was Zix Corp. (ZIXI)... Continue reading »

Reynold's American (RAI) wins patent dispute

Filed under: Good news, Law, Options, Technical Analysis Reynolds American (NYSE: RAI - option chain) shares are rising today after a federal jury ruled that the company did not infringe upon Star Scientific Inc.'s (NASDAQ: STSI) patents regarding a method to reduce cancer-causing toxins in tobacco. The jury determined the two STSI patents at issue were not valid. STSI is expected to file an appeal. If you think that the stock won't fall by too much in the coming months, then now could be a good time to look at a bullish hedged trade on RAI. RAI opened this morning at $37.03. So far today the... Continue reading »

Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 6/17: SVNT, MIPI, MEA, ALVR Higher; STSI, AHT, ARM, AXL Lower

Star Scientific, Inc. (Nasdaq: STSI) <font>76.4% LOWER;</font> R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (NYSE: RAI) today announced a jury verdict in favor of the company in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Star Scientific in the U.S. District Court for Maryland - Northern Division. Click here for the full report.Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SVNT) <font>32.4% HIGHER;</font> announced that the Arthritis Advisory Committee appointed by the FDA recommended by a vote of 14 to 1 that KRYSTEXXA, a biologic PEGylated uricase enzyme, be granted marketing approval by the FDA for the treatment... Continue reading »

Tobacco and The FDA: A Partnership

Here is a flashback to a post I wrote in April 2008. Let's take a look at the FDA Tobacco Bill and see what effect it may have on the industry. The bill would effect tobacco products manufactured and sold primarily by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco (RAI), Loews Corp.'s Lorillard Tobacco (LTR), Vector Group Ltd.'s Liggett Group (VGR), British American Tobacco (BAT) and Altria (MO) in the US. The bill will enable the FDA to prevent the introduction of new cigarette brands. "`(1) NEW TOBACCO PRODUCT... Continued at Todd Sullivan's ValuePlays Continue reading »

Tobacco and The FDA: A Partnership

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Here is a flashback to a post I wrote in April 2008. <>Let's take a look at the FDA Tobacco Bill and see what effect it may have on the industry. The bill would effect tobacco products manufactured and sold primarily by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco (RAI), Loews Corp.'s Lorillard Tobacco (LTR), Vector Group Ltd.'s Liggett Group (VGR), British American Tobacco (BAT) and Altria (MO) in the US. The bill will enable the FDA to prevent the introduction of new cigarette brands. "`(1) NEW TOBACCO PRODUCT DEFINED- For purposes of this section the term `new tobacco product' means-- `(A) any tobacco product (i... Continue reading »

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