Lorillard 4th-quarter profit drops but beats analysts' views; sales climb on price hikesLorillard Inc., the nation's third-largest cigarette maker, saw less of a decline in cigarettes sold in the fourth quarter than its competitors. One of its value brands posted big gains and its Newport menthol brand stood up ...

Reynolds American Inc. CEO Susan Ivey discusses its Pall Mall brandTobacco companies' cigarette shipments fell even faster in 2009 than in earlier years as vendors and consumers adjusted to tax increases including the federal hike of 62 cents per pack that took effect in April. Experts peg the decline industrywide ...

Comparing 2009 results with 2008 for Reynolds American, maker of Camel cigarettesHere's how 2009 stacked up against 2008 for Reynolds American Inc., the maker of Camel and Pall Mall cigarettes and Kodiak and Grizzly brand smokeless tobacco products: TOTAL REVENUE DOWN 4.8 percent: $8.42 billion in 2009 ...

Reynolds American 4Q profit falls almost 17 percent on writedown, restructuring chargesCigarette maker Reynolds American Inc. said Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit fell almost 17 percent as it accounted for restructuring and a drop in the value of its trademarks. It also shipped 7.6 percent fewer cigarettes, a drop ...