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Expert Panel Recommends FDA Regulation of Tobacco VGR

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+8.06% in 283 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 »

Don't Smoke Buy some anyhow. VGR

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+0.64% in 362 days I haven't smoked since I was a young kid in college and the last area of investing I would consider is tobacco stocks. Then the recession hit. City, state and the Feds will be looking t increase a falling tax income. So where to go? You guessed it. That is why I looked at VGR. If you smoke cheap is better. Vector Group, Ltd., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cigarettes in the United States. It produces cigarettes in approximately 245 combinations of length, style, and packaging under LIGGETT SELECT, GRAND PRIX, EVE, PYRAMID, and USA names, as well as under various par... Continue reading »

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Braintech, Inc. (BRHI.OB) Announces U.S. Navy’s Automated Weapons Assembly Project Contract from BAE Systems

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Braintech, Inc., a provider of software products that offer robust, scalable and transferable Vision Guided Robotic (VGR) solutions used for industrial and government and defense service applications, recently announced that the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Braintech Government & Defense, Inc., received a subcontract from BAE Systems on a U.S. government and defense contract. Braintech is [...] 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 »

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 DEFINED- For purposes of this section the term `new tobacco product' means-- `(A) any tobacco product (i... Continue reading »

Expert Panel Recommends FDA Regulation of Tobacco

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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 value of 284,864 on 12/21/08, as compared to losses of 10.3% for the S&P 500 SPDR (SPY) and 10.5% for th... Continue reading »

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