For 20 years teenage smoking fell steadily in Ireland. Then along came vaping and it all changed
Campaigners claim global tobacco giants are a significant influence on Ireland’s vaping market
Investors revolt against executive pay in record numbers
Companies rewrote bonus plans to help executives during pandemic slump
Stocks tumble on China virus worries
Iseq all-share index sheds 1.26% with travel and leisure stocks among biggest losers
Altria writes down Juul investment by $4.5bn
Vaping bans and likey FDA action on flavoured products hurt tobacco group
European shares finish at two-week low but shave losses late on
Markets report: Ryanair one of only gainers as Iseq closes lower with most stocks in red
Vaping clampdown kills off Altria/Philip Morris reunion
Juul has announced leadership change and alterations to marketing and lobbying policies
Vaping fears cast cloud over tobacco industry
E-cigarette was supposed to be future of tobacco but six deaths have abruptly challenged that assumption
Investor reaction casts doubt on $200bn Philip Morris-Altria merger
Investors worried about US regulatory and litigation issues
European shares spike on UK and Italy hopes
Markets report: Wall Street slips amid uncertainty over prospects for US-China deal
Tobacco giants Philip Morris and Altria in talks over $210bn merger
Vaping pushes cigarette companies towards merger a decade after they split
Iseq suffers biggest fall since December on fears for no-deal Brexit
Markets shiver as US president Trump fires another shot across Chinese bows as trade talks resume
US e-cigarette maker Juul Labs launches in Irish market
Leading US maker of vapes to sell through service stations and specialist shops
‘Big Short’ investor eyes new threat to financial system
Market for triple B bonds has exploded since financial crisis
Marlboro maker stake values vaping group Juul at €33bn
Investment comes despite a crackdown on ‘epidemic’ levels of underage vaping
Big tobacco upset at menthol ban as FDA moves on flavoured cigarettes
Imperial, BAT and Altria say ban on menthols not backed by science and evidence
Iseq fares better than European peers but protectionism fears still a drag on markets
Kingspan, Dalata and Green Reit rise in Dublin trading
Stocks rally after Fed chair’s key speech while oil prices surge
Kingspan was standout performer of the day, rising 9.5 per cent following strong H1 results
CRH and rebounding Ryanair lift Iseq as European shares dip
US stocks fall as investors lock in profits before proposed corporate tax reforms
Trump adviser takes steps to sell political consultancy business
Kellyanne Conway values 100 per cent stake in firm at between $1 million and $5 million
Tobacco shares hit by FDA plan on nicotine
Promise of tougher regulations took $130bn American tobacco industry off guard
Tobacco company fails to offset decline in cigarette demand
Philip Morris International is investing in new technologies to shore up finances
Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner keep property assets while in White House
Current White House staff’s net worth is thought to be the richest in US history
SABMiller shareholders to split ahead of vote on takeover
Court backs division into two groups before vote on £79bn bid by Budweiser brewer
US firms toast Irish tax regime in tongue-in-cheek ads
‘On behalf of the people of Ireland, I’d like to thank congress for failing to reform your tax code’
Market shares fall for a second day in Europe
Irish shares back in negative territory as Independent News & Media downgraded by Davy
Anheuser-Busch agrees £68bn take over deal with SABMiller
Budweiser to pay £44 a share and gain control of half the industry’s profit
AB InBev makes $104bn bid for rival brewer SABMiller
World’s largest brewer makes improved bid for lead rival
$25 billion tobacco merger promises to shake up industry
Reynolds American is to buy rival Lorillard, merging two of the world’s biggest cigarette makers
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