Altria Prepares Possible Split, Shares Up
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Altria Group Inc. (MO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) has begun preparing itself for a possible break-up, once tobacco lawsuit hurdles are cleared, to realize fair value for
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Altria Group Inc., the owner of cigarette maker Philip Morris and Kraft Foods Inc., may separate into two or three units after tobacco litigation dragged down the stock.
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Stocks advanced on Tuesday as talk that aluminum maker Alcoa Inc.  may be a takeover target bolstered optimism over deals and as energy shares gained with a rebound in oil prices.
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U.S. stocks looked set to open higher on Monday, with shares of metal producers poised to gain as takeover activity in the sector heated up.
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Altria's  planned split into separate U.S. and international tobacco companies will lift the company's stock even though investors' reaction has been only lukewarm, financial newspaper Barron's said in its September 17 edition.
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Alitalia&#39;s shares soared yesterday as hopes increased that the struggling Italian airline and labour unions might clinch a deal on a relaunch plan aimed at saving the company before a deadline today.
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Stocks edged higher on Tuesday as news of planned mergers and acquisitions underpinned optimism about the equities outlook after the long weekend.
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Altria Group Inc.&#39;s Philip Morris USA has started to increase cigarette prices, providing what some analysts consider the first sign of life in the US cigarette market since 2002.
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Hopes are high that the gains that carried Wall Street and the European equity markets to multi-month highs this week could set the scene for a strong rally into the end of the year on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Stock index futures were pointing to a  higher open on Wall Street on Friday, with Citigroup   gaining on a report banks are planning to sell assets to shore  up capital.
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Altria&#39;s  planned split into  separate U.S. and international tobacco companies will lift the  company&#39;s stock even though investors&#39; reaction has been only  lukewarm, financial newspaper Barron&#39;s said in its September 17  edition.
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Tobacco and food giant Altria Group Inc. is moving ahead with preparations to break itself up into two or three businesses, the company&#39;s chairman and CEO said Thursday.
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Altria Group Inc. (MO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , on Tuesday posted higher quarterly profit, as higher income from its stake in brewer SABMiller Plc (SAB.
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U.S. shares are expected to rise on Tuesday, with a focus on earnings from firms including Affiliated Computer Services  and Applied Materials  and as Alcoa's shares   surged 9 percent in German trade on bid speculation.
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Shares on Wall Street are expected to open higher on Tuesday, taking a cue from a strong performance in European and Asian markets, while bid talk takes the top slot in a thin day for company events.
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London is seen starting slightly higher on Tuesday after a late recovery on Wall Street, but the continentâs bourses are seen opening flat.
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Alitalia shares rise on the back of news that 11 potential bidders have expressed interest in the Italian airline.