The Dow has continued to climb since hitting the psychologically important 10,000 level, while the S&P 500 flickers right around 1,100. Despite the stock market's climb, investors are skeptical of its ability to sustain this rally further, in light of the financial sector's ills and the economy's underlying problems.

Legal experts predict that thousands of tobacco lawsuits could gain momentum in Florida after a Fort Lauderdale jury ordered Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million to a former smoker who says she needs a lung transplant .

The fleur-de-lis fight has ended. Altadis U.S.A. Inc. and Tatuaje Cigars jointly announced yesterday that they have reached a mutual agreement ending the trademark battle over Tatuaje's use of the fleur-de-lis on its cigar brands.

Cigarette maker Philip Morris USA was ordered Thursday by a Florida jury to pay $300 million in damages to an ex-smoker. Cindy Naugle, who is wheelchair-bound by emphysema, is 61 years old.

A South Florida jury on Thursday ordered Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million to a former smoker, agreeing that the tobacco company's negligence was the cause of her emphysema.

Philip Morris USA, the nation's largest tobacco company, said Thursday it has filed federal lawsuits accusing 10 New York and New Jersey retailers of selling counterfeit Marlboro cigarettes.

Industry: Weak market forces Imperial Tobacco to move manufacturing to U.S. B1 REBECCA PENTY Telegraph-Journal A Woodstock manufacturer of cigarette filter tubes will be closing up shop due to a decision made by its parent firm Imperial Tobacco Group PLC in reaction to local markets it has deemed poor.

Of all the insights I've heard over these crazy months, the most telling came from an investor who appeared on CNBC last fall and advised, in all seriousness, "There're only two positions to be in right now: cash, and fetal." I get it.

This is the group of companies who raised their dividend during the week: Universal Corporation , Kimco Realty Corporation , Microchip Technology , and Aaron's, Inc.

Vector Group Ltd., a Miami-based tobacco company with operations in the Triad and Triangle, grew revenue and net income during the third quarter, according to an earnings report released after the close of U.S. stock markets Monday.

Tobacco company Star Scientific Inc. has six months to get its stock price above $1 per share or face possible delisting from the Nasdaq stock exchange.

President & COO of Star Scientific Inc. Paul L Perito buys 30,000 shares of STSI on 11/13/2009 at an average price of $0.8 a share.

The chief executive of Imperial Tobacco is to step down after 37 years at the cigarette maker, as it posted sharply higher pre-tax profits.

Why would a cigarette company buy a firm that makes products to help smokers quit? Cigarette products of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, part of Reynolds American, are shown on the... Cigarette products of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, part of Reynolds American, are shown on the counter of a beverage store in Creamery, Pa., in this Oct.

Japan Tobacco Inc. said the countrya s government will a oeeventuallya sell its stake in the maker of Benson & Hedges cigarettes as Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama may want to raise funds to stem rising public debt.

ALTRIA GROUP IS VIEWED AS ONE OF THE country's most fearsome companies because of its willingness to use its political clout and legal muscle to maintain the dominance of its domestic cigarette brands.

Banks were back in the spotlight as HSBC and Barclays gave updates and Lloyds Banking Group announced plans to cut 5,000 jobs.

ICAEW -qualified Alison Cooper is set to take on the chief executive role at FTSE 100 cigarette business Imperial Tobacco .

Star Scientific Inc. plans to introduce a nutraceutical in 2010 that would help adult smokers maintain a nicotine-free metabolism.

North Carolina's highest court says three cigarette companies no longer have to make payments to tobacco farmers in Maryland and Pennsylvania through a decade-old settlement.