Cigarette company working on vaccine to stub out coronavirus
British American Tobacco’s US biotech unit using proteins extracted from tobacco leaves
Investor reaction casts doubt on $200bn Philip Morris-Altria merger
Investors worried about US regulatory and litigation issues
Tobacco giants Philip Morris and Altria in talks over $210bn merger
Vaping pushes cigarette companies towards merger a decade after they split
Tobacco company fails to offset decline in cigarette demand
Philip Morris International is investing in new technologies to shore up finances
There is overseas appetite for Irish firms when value is to be had
Ireland must show overseas companies we can support the scale of investment they want to make
British American Tobacco to buy Reynolds for $49.4bn
BAT had previously offered $47 billion, an offer that was rejected for being too low
Flurry of big deals fires takeover activity to near 2007 highs
In the fourth quarter alone, global mergers and acquisitions were worth $1.2 trillion
European stocks lose momentum after strong week
Stoxx Europe 600 Index takes five-day advance to 1.3% while Iseq falls 0.3%
European shares rebound on reports of possible Greek deal
Rise in the shares shows markets want euro zone to continue, says analyst
Florida jury awards widow of chain smoker $23 billion
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company sued over death of chain smoker who died 18 years ago
$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
Reynolds and Lorillard merger to reshape Big Tobacco
Reynolds, Lorillard and British American Tobacco have agreed key elements of deal
European stocks at highest in six years
Commodities gain most in seven months on signs of recovery in Chinese demand
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