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		<title>(LO) Lorillard Incorporated &#8211; Bull of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/06/lo-lorillard-incorporated-bull-of-the-day/94400</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lorillard Inc.&#8217;s (LO) fourth-quarter and fiscal 2011 earnings exceeded both the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 12.2% and 3.0%, and the prior-year earnings by 26.4% and 16.2%, respectively. The company&#8217;s results continued to outperform in terms of volume and retail shipments, despite a difficult macro-economic environment. Sales also increased on the back of higher unit sales volume and higher average prices, partially offset by higher sales promotion costs, which were primarily driven by the introduction of Newport Non-Menthol. The company also remains committed to returning cash to shareholders through both share repurchases and dividends. Our six-month target price of $155.00 per share equates to about 17.4x of earnings estimate for 2012. With annual cash dividend of $5.20, the target price implies the expected total return of 22.1% over that period. LORILLARD ]]></description>
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		<title>(PM) Philip Morris International Working to Show Tobacco Saves Lifes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/13/pm-philip-morris-international-working-to-show-tobacco-saves-lifes/90157</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the governments of several countries are forcing the tobacco biggies to showcase the deadly effects of cigarettes through their packets, Philip Morris International (PM) has interestingly geared up to prove that tobacco can save lives too. To strengthen its mission, the company has invested heavily for a 40% stake in the Canadian biotech company Medicago Inc., helping the latter to develop influenza vaccines. Incidentally and interestingly, the vaccine for flu is being developed using tobacco leaves. Philip Morris’ relation with Medicago dates back to 2007, through a small research contract of $500,000. In November 2008, the tobacco major invested $15 million in Medicago and in April last year, Philip Morris bought more than $9 million worth of shares in Medicago, which gave it 9.86% of Medicago&#8217;s issued and outstanding ]]></description>
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		<title>(MO) U.S. Trade Deficit Much Worse than Expected</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/22/mo-u-s-trade-deficit-much-worse-than-expected/81170</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Trade Deficit rose in June to $53.07 billion from $50.83 billion in May. The rise in the trade deficit is bad news for the economy, and the level is very dangerous. For the month it was up 4.4%, and it was worse than the $48.0 billion consensus expectation. On a year-over-year basis, the total trade deficit was up 13.2% from $46.89 billion a year ago. The trade balance has two major parts, trade in goods and trade in services. America’s problem is always on the goods side; we actually routinely have a small surplus in services. Relative to May, the goods deficit rose to $67.58 billion from $65.47 billion. That is a month-to-month increase of 3.2%. Relative to a year ago, the goods deficit was up 14.7% from $58.93 ]]></description>
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		<title>(PM) Philip Morris International Fights Aussie Crackdown</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/28/pm-philip-morris-international-fights-aussie-crackdown/77661</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tobacco giant Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) has threatened the Australian government for the proposed ban on cigarette-packaging advertisements and expects to seek billions of Australian dollars in financial compensation. Under the proposed laws of Australia, Canberra wants to be the first government in the world to restrict logos, branding, colors and promotional text on tobacco packets beginning in January 1, 2012. Moreover, the government plans to outlaw logos on cigarette packs and force them to be sold in plain dark olive packaging, as the research showed smokers found it the least attractive color. Further, the packing would carry health warnings instead of company&#8217;s logos and the cigarette brand names will appear on the packages in the same size and style of printing. Philip Morris is now fearful that plain-packaging ]]></description>
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		<title>(RAI) FDA Launches Stronger Anti-smoking Campaign</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/26/rai-fda-launches-stronger-anti-smoking-campaign/77399</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration (‘FDA’) in a recent ruling has asked the tobacco giants of United States to print the latest design set by the council on their cigarette packets from October 2011. Graphic design of a dead body, cancerous lungs and rotten teeth would definitely be a scary intimidation for US tobacco lovers each time they pick up a packet of their favorite brands. The label has been designed keeping in tune with the ‘Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act’ to convey the health hazards of smoking. The act gives FDA the authority to restrict the tobacco industry’s efforts to tap children, ban the introduction of flavored tobacco products, cut out misleading terms such as “light and “low,” propagate larger and more effective warning labels and ask for a ]]></description>
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		<title>(PM) Philip Morris International Sues Fake Marlboro Vendors</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/pm-philip-morris-international-sues-fake-marlboro-vendors/77173</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) has filed a case in U.S. District Court against local retailers in Miami for selling fake Marlboro cigarettes. The New York-based cigarette company has tracked down 17 retailers who have been selling these cigarettes. Philip Morris has been fighting against retailers and importers who sell fake versions of its top branded cigarettes. In 2008 the tobacco giant had terminatedits relationship with the Poospatucks based on findings brought out by The Center for Public Integrity that indicted one of its distributors, Mauro Pennisi Inc. ofdistributing fake cigarettes to the citizens. In February, 2011 the company filed a lawsuit in California against seven Chinese online retailers, alleging that they sold counterfeit versions of Marlboro to U.S. customers. Philip Morris says Miami is one of the top three ]]></description>
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		<title>(PM) Most Promising High-Yielding Stocks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/24/pm-most-promising-high-yielding-stocks/74725</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 17:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With interest rates at rock-bottom levels, income is hard to find in this environment. Stocks that pay nice dividends are a good place to look. This is inherently a long-term approach to investing, not about quick flips. However, you don’t want to buy a stock just because it has a 3% yield, and then see its price fall five or six percent over the next few weeks. The Zacks Rank is simply one of the best short-term timing tools ever discovered. A good dividend yield and a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) are not mutually exclusive. The Zacks #1 Rank is given to the most attractive 5% of stocks in the Zacks universe based mostly on positive earnings surprises and upward estimate revisions. Yield simply does not enter the picture ]]></description>
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		<title>(PM) Phillip Morris is Financial Tides&#8217; S&amp;P 100 Pick of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/17/pm-phillip-morris-is-financial-tides-sp-100-pick-of-the-day/55142</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Philip Morris International  (PM) is the leading international tobacco company, with products sold in over 160 countries. They own 7 of the top 15 brands in the world and have a strong mix of international and local products that seek to appeal to a wide array of adult smokers. This company is the proverbial cash cow and is using its cash flow not only to repurchase its stock but to acquire smaller tobacco brands in the emerging markets all over the world.  Although sales may be off in the US and Europe the growth markets in Asia and Latin America may more than offset shrinking markets in the developed nations. The price has show upward price momentum with 12 new highs in the last 20 sessions and an increase of ]]></description>
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		<title>(MO) We Consider Five Reasons Why the S&amp;P 500 Will Hit 1,350</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/07/09/mo-we-consider-five-reasons-why-the-sp-500-will-hit-1350/42903</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Matthew Weinschenk, Contributing Editor Thursday, July 8, 2010: Issue #1297 If you’ve talked yourself out of buying stocks recently, set aside your fears right now. Fear is what kept many investors out of stocks when the bull market started in 2002. Seven years later, investors missed out again when the March 2009 bull market got underway. And if you let fear take over now, you’re going to miss the market’s next upward swing. Don’t worry about what you read in the headlines, or hear on cable news. The headlines never tell the whole story. Now is the time to put your money into stocks, because the S&#38;P 500 is bound for 1,350 over the next year or two. And I’ll tell you exactly why… Fear and Fundamentals As you ]]></description>
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		<title>(LO) Lorillard&#8217;s Earnings Report Beats Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/27/lo-lorillards-earnings-report-beats-estimates/35029</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lorillard Inc. (LO) reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 with earnings of $1.50 per share. Earnings were above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.22 and were up 37.6% year over year. Net sales for the quarter (including the excise tax) increased 32.6% year over year, primarily driven by the increase in federal excise taxes. However, excluding the excise tax, sales for the quarter increased 20.3% to $923 million driven by higher average prices, higher unit volume and lower promotional costs. For the quarter, total wholesale shipment volume increased 12.1% to 8.863 billion units, while total domestic industry wholesale shipments declined approximately 2.4%. The increase in domestic wholesale shipments during the quarter reflects lower unit volume in 2009 resulting from tax-driven trade purchasing in anticipation of the increase ]]></description>
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		<title>(MO) Altria Group Narrowly Misses Projections</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/22/mo-altria-group-narrowly-misses-projections/34623</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Altria Group Inc. (MO) has reported strong first quarter 2010 results with earnings of $0.39 per share, up 39.3% compared to the year-earlier quarter. Adjusted earnings, however, marginally missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. Profits were primarily driven by the company’s growth in the cigarette and cigar businesses. Net revenues for the quarter increased 27.3% year-over-year to $5.7 billion, primarily driven by cigar segment results that increased 17.4%. The cigarette segment revenues increased 31.5% for the quarter. Altria’s smokeless products segment posted revenue growth of $381 million during the quarter. Total industry cigarette shipments declined approximately 10% during the quarter, while cigarette shipments for the company declined 11% after adjustments in trade inventories. Volume for the company&#8217;s core brand Marlboro grew 1.6%, while its market share decreased marginally ]]></description>
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		<title>($MO) The Best Kind of Healthcare Reform You Can Get</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/03/mo-the-best-kind-of-healthcare-reform-you-can-get/29580</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Marc Lichtenfeld, Healthcare Expert Wednesday, March 3, 2010: Issue #1208 Last weekend, I was in Costco when I noticed what represented two Americas: America #1: As I was in line at the checkout, I thought I recognized someone from a television commercial. One of those health ads where they show 70-year-old men with the physiques of 30-year-olds. The man, clearly in his 70s, was in great shape. I looked in his shopping cart. It was filled with fruits, vegetables and some salmon. There was clearly a reason this gentleman looked the way he did. America #2: On the way out of the store, I was behind an overweight couple – probably in their 40s. The minute they got outside, they lit up cigarettes. They heaved their cart over to ]]></description>
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		<title>(RAI) Reynolds American&#8217;s Profits Miss Forecasts</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/05/rai-reynolds-americans-profits-miss-forecasts/27133</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) reported fourth quarter earnings of $1.10 per share, down from the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.15 and the last year’s earnings of $1.27. The quarterly decline in earnings was the result of higher pension expenses. For the full-year 2009, the company’s operating earnings were $4.64, representing a negative earnings surprise of 1.1% from the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.69 and down 3.1% from the year-ago earnings of $4.79. The decline was primarily due to lower cigarette volumes, higher pension and legal expense, and lower premium moist-snuff margins offset by higher pricing and gains in productivity and moist-snuff volume. Reynolds’ net sales in the reported quarter and in 2009 declined 3.7% and 4.8%, respectively, to $2.1 billion and $8.4 billion. The company’s adjusted operating income in the ]]></description>
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		<title>(MO) Altria Group Misses Analyst Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/28/mo-altria-group-misses-analyst-estimates/26303</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Altria Group Inc. (MO) has reported strong fourth quarter 2009 results, with earnings of 35 cents per share, up 6.1% compared to the year-earlier quarter. For full fiscal 2009, earnings were up 4.1% year-over-year to $1.54 per share. Altria’s adjusted earnings were up 5.4% to 39 cents in the fourth quarter and up 6.1% to $1.75 for full-year 2009 compared to the prior-year periods. Adjusted earnings, however, marginally missed the quarterly and fiscal Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny and two cents, respectively. Profits were primarily driven by the company’s growth in the cigarette and cigar businesses, partially offset by a higher interest expense and higher general corporate expenses versus the prior-year period. Net revenues for the quarter increased 29.2% year-over-year to $6.0 billion, primarily driven by cigar segment results ]]></description>
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		<title>(MO) Energy Heats Up Producer Price Index</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/15/mo-energy-heats-up-producer-price-index/22863</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Producer Price Index (PPI) came in at a much-higher-than-expected 1.8% increase in November relative to October. In October, the PPI was up only 0.3%. The consensus expectations were for a rise of 0.8%. The rise was for the most part due to a big jump in energy costs. Finished energy costs rose by 6.9% on the month following a 1.6% rise in October. This, in turn, was caused by a 18.3% rise in the cost of home heating oil following a 1.2% rise last month and a 14.2% jump in gasoline costs on top of a 1.9% rise in October. Food prices were relatively well behaved, rising 0.5% on the month after a 1.6% gain in October. However, even after food and energy prices are stripped out, core inflation at the producer level ]]></description>
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		<title>(LO) Lorillard Reports Mixed Results</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/26/lo-lorillard-reports-mixed-results/18798</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lorillard Inc. (LO) reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 with earnings of $1.44 per share. Although earnings were below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.52, they were up 4.3% year over year. Net sales for the quarter (including the excise tax) increased 26.1% year over year, primarily driven by the increase in federal excise taxes. However, excluding the excise tax, sales for the quarter increased only 1.8% to $953 million as the benefit of higher average prices were partially offset by lower volumes. For the quarter, total wholesale shipment volume declined 6.3% to 9.458 billion units, while total domestic industry wholesale shipments declined approximately 12.6%. The company’s domestic wholesale shipments decreased 6.1%, reflecting the impact of the 62-cent increase in the federal excise tax on cigarettes. Newport’s ]]></description>
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		<title>(MO) Altria Beats Forecasts on Cost Savings</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/22/mo-altria-beats-forecasts-on-cost-savings/18522</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:06:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Altria Group (MO) reported strong third-quarter results, with earnings of 48 cents per share. Earnings were 2 cents above the Zacks Consensus Estimate and up 4.3% year-over-year. Profits were primarily driven by the company’s cost savings efforts and growth in the cigar unit. Net revenues increased 20.3% year-over-year to $6.3 billion, primarily driven by cigar segment results that increased 56.1%. The cigarette segment revenues increased only 10.7% for the quarter, as it was impacted by higher pricing related to the Apr 1, 2009, federal excise tax (FET) increase. Altria’s smokeless products segment posted revenues of $352 million. Altria had acquired UST and its smokeless tobacco business, USSTC, on Jan 6, 2009. (As a result, financial results are from Jan 6 through Sep 30, 2009). Total industry cigarette shipments declined approximately ]]></description>
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		<title>($MO) Altria Group- Bear of the Day &#8211; Sell rating is recommended.</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/07/29/mo-altria-group-bear-of-the-day-sell-rating-is-recommended/11521</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Altria Group (MO) is the leading domestic tobacco company, which generates significant cash flow and the stock has a high dividend yield. In an effort to expand into adjacent categories, Altria acquired  UST, the world&#8217;s leading moist smokeless tobacco manufacturer. However, the company is engaged in numerous tobacco liability suits. Several large punitive damage awards have been upheld, most recently the $79.5 million judgment in the Williams case in 2009. In addition, the 150+% federal excise tax increase should dramatically reduce cigarette volume. A Sell rating is recommended. Zacks Investment Research View original at: Zacks.com News Feed]]></description>
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		<title>(PM) Dividend Investing: Buy This Dividend Paying Stock Before July 23…</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/07/15/pm-dividend-investing-buy-this-dividend-paying-stock-before-july-23%e2%80%a6/10036</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Louis Basenese, Advisory Panelist Last week, I provided my six-step strategy to avoid the dividend investing trap and find stable, high-yield dividends. Today, the rubber hits the road… If you’re looking for a dividend paying stock to bolster your income &#8211; one ideally suited to weather the current economic mess &#8211; look no further than Philip Morris International, Inc. (NYSE: PM). 10 Reasons This Dividend Won’t Go Up in Smoke When it comes to evaluating the safety of a dividend paying stock, the first thing we need to verify &#8211; given the current economic slowdown &#8211; is demand for a company’s products. After all, a company needs a steady stream of cash coming in to afford to pay it out to shareholders. So, the first three reasons, understandably, pertain ]]></description>
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		<title>(MO) Consumer Staples &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/07/13/mo-consumer-staples-industry-outlook-2/9794</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The stock market has begun to discount a recovery from the global recession. Prior rallies after major declines of similar magnitude (such as after the recession in the mid-1970Õs and the Great Depression in the 1930Õs) were sharp and unrelenting. It is expected that stocks in the Consumer Staples sector will underperform as cyclical stocks begin to discount the recovery out of the current global economic recession. OPPORTUNITIES Stocks in the Consumer Staples sector have traditionally performed better than the stock market, and especially cyclical companies, during market declines. The fundamental explanation is that food, beverage, household products and cosmetics companies manufacture and market brand name consumable products, most of which are considered essential to daily life, such as food, drink, toothpaste, deodorants, toilet paper, etc. Since product demand is ]]></description>
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		<title>(MO) Consumer Staples &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/07/10/mo-consumer-staples-industry-outlook/9734</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The stock market has begun to discount a recovery from the global recession. Prior rallies after major declines of similar magnitude (such as after the recession in the mid-1970’s and the Great Depression in the 1930’s) were sharp and unrelenting. It is expected that stocks in the Consumer Staples sector will underperform as cyclical stocks begin to discount the recovery out of the current global economic recession. OPPORTUNITIES Stocks in the Consumer Staples sector have traditionally performed better than the stock market, and especially cyclical companies, during market declines. The fundamental explanation is that food, beverage, household products and cosmetics companies manufacture and market brand name consumable products, most of which are considered essential to daily life, such as food, drink, toothpaste, deodorants, toilet paper, etc. Since product demand is ]]></description>
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		<title>(MO) Stock of the Day: Altria</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/01/26/mo-stock-of-the-day-altria/2319</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Ted Leinbach, Research Team, The Oxford Club High Yield Dividends &#38; Recessions: How Sustainable Are They? With many stocks these days offering up mouth-watering dividend yields, here’s the big question on every investor’s mind…. is it too good to be true? The answer: Yes and No. Historically, global dividend payments have tended to hold up quite well in the teeth of previous recessions. With the exception of 2002 and the mid-seventies when payments fell by less than 5%, dividends continued to rise. But this recession is different in a few ways. For example, with corporate profits falling and extremely tight credit, more companies are likely to cut their dividends in an effort to preserve capital. To avoid these pitfalls, we use a filter to help identify strong companies with ]]></description>
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