Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM), the overseas tobacco giant spun off from Altria in 2008, is often considered a dependable dividend stock for long-term investors. The S&P 500 generated a total return of nearly 70% during the same period. For decades, the tobacco industry offset declining smoking rates with price hikes, cost-cutting measures, and buybacks to squeeze steady profits from its sluggish sales growth.
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek suggested more price increases are coming as the audio giant plans to offer various subscription plans to attract as many users as possible.
United Parcel Service expects its newly won U.S. Postal Service (USPS) air cargo contract to be profitable in its first year and throughout the more than five-year deal, after rival FedEx struggled with the business, Chief Executive Carol Tome said on Tuesday. Atlanta-based UPS will become the No. 1 USPS air cargo service provider on Sept. 30. It replaces FedEx, which was paid $1.75 billion in fiscal 2023 to provide Priority Mail and other speedy services for the quasi-governmental agency.
TSX: FUD, FSL & ETP Cboe CA: FJFB TORONTO, April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FT Portfolios Canada Co. is pleased to announce cash distributions for its Exchange Traded Funds listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and Cboe Canada for the month ending April 30, 2024. The cash distributions are payable on May 7, 2024 to Unitholders of record on April 30, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of April 29, 2024. Details for the per unit distribution amounts are shown below: Fund NameFund Ticker Cash Distribut
The creatures shed light on how new viruses might spread from animals to humans, researchers say.
Midseason is the new fall. As Hollywood and the broader industry continue to recover from the debilitating dual actors and writers strikes, the 2024 television landscape is coming into focus. All of the broadcast networks have set return dates for most of their shows, but there’s no usual Premiere Week to speak of. But as …
Global Human Capital Management Market Global Human Capital Management Market Dublin, April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Global Human Capital Management Market by Offering (Software (Core HR, ATS, HR Analytics, and Workforce Management) and Services), Deployment Model, Organization Size, Vertical (BFSI, Manufacturing, IT & Telecom, Government) & Region - Forecast to 2029" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.The HCM market is expected to grow from USD 27.5 billion in 2
Motorists have been stuck in queues coming into London from Essex on the A13 East India Dock road following emergency repairs. Two lanes were closed on the key route earlier on Tuesday, causing traffic to back up around eight miles, from the Canning Town flyover to Rainham. All lanes have now reopened, but traffic monitoring system said on Tuesday afternoon that queues are still congesting the road.
Nvidia stock rebounded after a sharp fall below the 50-day moving average in high volume on Friday. But the stock remains stuck below the key level of support.
STOUFFVILLE, Ontario, April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amfeltec Corporation announced today the release of its new addition to the PocketShark Product Family(TM) – the USB Batteryless System Logger. This Logger is dedicated to recording both system and environmental data of the host and its surroundings, respectively. System data is captured via a USB port (from the host’s OS). The environmental data is captured via internal sensors. All data is continuously recorded to the Logger’s non-volati
The global industrial gases market size is calculated at USD 113.05 billion in 2024 and is expected to reach around USD 189.18 billion by 2033, expanding at a CAGR of 5.89% from 2024 to 2033.Ottawa, April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to Precedence Research, the global industrial gases market size reached USD 106.5 billion in 2023 and is projected to surpass around USD 180.08 billion by 2032. The industrial gases market is driven by ease in manufacturing, a rise in demand for industrial
Elly De La Cruz has been scorching to start the fantasy baseball season — but is there an end in sight? Dalton Del Don gives his take on that and more.
Bianca Censori is said to find Taylor Swift's Kim Kardashian diss song “all very amusing". The 34-year-old pop superstar was branded a snake and a "liar" when a public dispute between her and Kim's then-husband Kanye West, 46, led to the reality TV star releasing a private telephone call between the pair - and Taylor appears to have brought the bad blood back to the surface by working Kim's name into the title of a song on her latest album, 'The Tortured Poets Department'. In the track 'thanK yo
Maya Rudolph says her parents being famous musicians didn't give her a leg up in acting and comedy. The 'Bridesmaids' star, 51, is the daughter of late 'Lovin’ You' hitmaker Minnie Riperton - who died in 1979, aged just 31, following a battle with breast cancer - and songwriter, producer, and musician Richard Rudolph, 77, and she insists there was no nepotism involved in her bid to become a screen star and comedienne. Speaking to Dax Shepard on the 'Armchair Expert' podcast, she said: “They were
Mel B has confirmed ALL the Spice Girls have been invited to her wedding. Following a report by The Sun that alleged there was some tension between Scary Spice and bandmate Geri Horner when they all reunited for Victoria Beckham's 50th birthday bash at the weekend, Mel has confirmed Geri, 51, has been invited as have Posh, Melanie C, 50, (Sporty) and 48-year-old Emma Bunton (Baby), to her upcoming nuptials with fiancé Rory McPhee. The 48-year-old singer – who been married twice before – told Att
Nick Grimshaw has quipped he feels like a "tortured poet" after he was confused for Taylor Swift's ex-boyfriend Matty Healy. The former BBC Radio 1 DJ, 39, was snapped at a party with the 34-year-old pop superstar and The 1975 frontman, 35, back in 2015, and the photograph has been re-shared in articles in light of the 'Anti-Hero' hitmaker writing about their relationship on her new album, 'The Tortured Poets Department'. As a result, Nick has been inundated with messages from strangers in Ameri
FREEPORT, Maine, April 23, 2024--Just in time for summer, iconic outdoor retailer L.L.Bean is teaming up with viral swimwear brand Summersalt to launch a new collection of swimwear, cover-ups, and summer-ready gear and accessories inspired by a shared love of summer and adventure.
Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rebounded in March from February's downwardly revised level, drawing support from a persistent shortage of previously owned houses on the market, but momentum could be curbed by a resurgence in mortgage rates. New home sales jumped 8.8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 693,000 units last month, the highest level since last September, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Tuesday. The sales pace for February was revised down to 637,000 units from the previously reported 662,000 units.
Global Palletizing Robot Market Global Palletizing Robot Market Dublin, April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Palletizing Robot Global Market Report 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.The palletizing robot market size has grown from $3.04 billion in 2023 to $3.23 billion in 2024 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.3%. Businesses have focused on improving operational efficiency and flexibility, enabling them to adapt to changing market conditions and custo
SÃO PAULO, April 23, 2024--Self-service capabilities such as natural language queries are increasingly becoming the norm for business intelligence (BI) tools, ISG says.
Bosses at Ronald McDonald House claim the privacy of parents at a difficult time will be affected.
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