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Recent Dividend.com Articles for MO

• New Dividend Stock Recommendations-Jan.4
  Sun, Jan 4, 2009
• Barclays Capital Cuts Tobacco Estimates (MO, RAI)
  Wed, Dec 31, 2008
• Dividend Highlights and Lowlights for Dec.16
  Tue, Dec 16, 2008
• Recommended List Change After Cigarette Lawsuit News (MO, PM, RAI)
  Mon, Dec 15, 2008
• Future Prospects for the "Recommended" List
  Sat, Dec 13, 2008
• Stocks to Watch In The Week Ahead for Dec. 8-12
  Sun, Dec 7, 2008
• Recommendation Changes Watch-list for Dec.6
  Sat, Dec 6, 2008
• Lorillard Inc. Shares Jump on EPS Beat (LO, MO, PM, RAI)
  Mon, Oct 27, 2008
• 6 Stocks Removed from Our Recommended List (HNZ, MO, CLX, WWE, EQR, KMB)
  Wed, Oct 15, 2008
• Altria Group Deal for UST Inc. Needs More Time (MO, UST)
  Sat, Oct 4, 2008
• Altria Strengthens Its Tobacco Market Share with Purchase of UST (MO, UST)
  Mon, Sep 8, 2008
• Altria Group Looks to Acquire UST Inc. (MO, UST)
  Fri, Sep 5, 2008
• Altria Group May Have a Catalyst in International Interest Rate Cuts (MO)
  Tue, Sep 2, 2008
• Altria Group Raises Dividend, Dividend Yield Now Over 6% (MO)
  Fri, Aug 29, 2008
• Dividend Payout Changes Today (MO, TSH, TD, MBTF, BPOP)
  Thu, Aug 28, 2008
• With General Electric and Altria Group, the Turtle Wins the Race (GE, MO)
  Wed, Aug 27, 2008
• Altria's Volumes Drop More Than Expected (MO)
  Thu, Jul 31, 2008
• Lorillard Giving Investors a "Light" Pack of Profits (LO)
  Mon, Jul 28, 2008

Company Profile & Recommendation

Company Profile

Altria- (MO)-The company, through Philip Morris USA, offers cigarettes. Altria Group, through John Middleton, manufactures machine-made large cigars; and through, Philip Morris Capital Corporation, holds a portfolio of leveraged and direct finance lease investments. In addition, the company has a 28.6% economic and voting interest in SABMiller plc, a brewer. It sells its tobacco products to wholesalers, large retail organizations that include chain stores, and the armed services, as well as distributors, retailers, and state-owned enterprises. The company was founded in 1919 and is based in Richmond, Virginia.

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