Consider the two biggest names in the industry: Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) and Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM). Altria is actually the parent company of Philip Morris, having spun off the firm in 2008.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSE: MO) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Annual Meeting) today. Altria's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Marty Barrington, updated shareholders on Altria's continuing progress against its corporate Mission ...

Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) Leading tobacco companies' stocks have rallied in recent weeks. The recent adjustment to the Master Settlement Agreement with several states helped fuuel the rise.

(RTTNews.com) - Altria Group Inc.( MO ) will host the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The event is scheduled to begin at 9:00 AM ETMay 16, 2013.

"We believe that the jury appropriately rejected the plaintiffs' claims for design defect, negligence, failure to warn, breach of warranty, and concealment and refused to find that any of PM USA's conduct warranted punitive damages," said Murray ...

(RTTNews.com) - Altria Group Inc. ( MO ) Thursday reaffirmed its full-year 2013 earnings outlook of $2.49 to $2.55 per share, reflecting the impact of Philip Morris USA Inc.'s settlement of the non-participating manufacturer disputes with certain ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Altria Group Inc., parent of the biggest U.S. cigarette maker, Philip Morris USA, should give investors a sense of whether its top-selling Marlboro brand can keep its command of the market when it releases its first-quarter ...

Hanover County-based medical products distributor Owens & Minor Inc. climbed one spot on the list to No. 297. Tobacco giant Altria Group Inc. again topped the rankings among the companies with local headquarters at No. 159. That was down slightly from ...

The Philip Morris United States unit owned by Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) (Closed: $35.02, Up by 0.98%) is facing a class-action trail in the state of California.

There are a number of stocks that are benchmarks for the economy as a whole, and Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) remains one of these.