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• Call Volume Climbs After Philip Morris Hikes Its Quarterly Dividend 
  Trading Floor Blog - SchaeffersResearch.com  | Sep 14,'11
  Schaeffer's Trading Floor Blog Call Volume Climbs After Philip Morris Hikes Its Quarterly Dividend Options traders today are favoring PM's October 70 call 9/14/2011 1:45:12 PM permanent link Keywords: PM         The shares of Philip Morris International Inc. ( PM - 67.96) have been targeted by options traders today, after the tobacco titan raised its quarterly dividend by
• Philip Morris boosts dividend by 20.3 percent 
  Yahoo! Finance  | Sep 14,'11
  On Wednesday September 14, 2011, 6:48 am NEW YORK (AP) -- Cigarette maker Philip Morris International Inc. is raising its quarterly dividend by 20.3 percent to 77 cents per share. The company, which sells Marlboro and other brands outside of the United States, said Wednesday that the dividend will be paid on Oct.
• Big Tobacco Stocks Among Healthy Standouts In Market's Turbulent Swings 
  Forbes Blog  | Sep 13,'11
  <strong One of the few stock groups that performed fairly well during the market's turbulent swings in recent weeks is, ironically, one of the most socially and medically scorned sectors: Big Tobacco. The major tobacco stocks, notably Altria [1] Group (MO), Philip Morris International (PM), British American Tobacco (BTI), Reynolds American (RAI), and Lorillard (LO), suffered some
• Polet to join board of Philip Morris Int'l 
  Yahoo! Finance  | Sep 13,'11
  On Tuesday September 13, 2011, 12:56 pm NEW YORK (AP) -- Robert B. Polet is joining the board of Philip Morris International Inc., the cigarette maker said Tuesday. Polet, 56, served as chairman, CEO and president of Gucci Group NV from 2004 until March.
• The Asian Case For Philip Morris International 
  Seeking Alpha  | Sep 10,'11
  Times are tough, and they're likely getting tougher. Famed economist Nouriel Roubini sees a “hard landing” ahead for China. According to billionaire investor George Soros, the Eurozone risks a banking failure “bigger than Bear Sterns”. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner warns of the “hardest times” we've felt in our lives (read: even harder than now). It's human nature to seek
• Philip Morris Gets Smoked If Aussies Pass Ban On Branded Packaging 
  Great Speculations - Forbes  | Aug 31,'11
  With Australia proceeding with its Plain Packaging bill for tobacco products, Philip Morris International has much to worry about if it becomes a law as this can likely hurt its market share in Australia as well as set a dangerous precedent for its other major markets considering similar laws. Philip Morris International is the world's leading international tobacco company outside of the

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