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BAT Lowers Outlook for New Products on U.S. Vaping Slowdown

(Bloomberg) — Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here.British American Tobacco Plc, the maker of Lucky Strike cigarettes, lowered its growth outlook for full-year sales growth in smoking alternatives as health concerns and a U.S. regulatory crackdown on vaping weigh on e-cigarette revenue.Sales growth from the new product categories, which also included heated tobacco, will be in the lower end of BAT’s forecast range of 30% to 50%, the company said. In August BAT was guiding to the midpoint.Key InsightsA price war has been breaking out in the e-cigarette market …read more […]

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CORRECTED-BAT sees annual revenue growth in upper half of 3-5% range

British American Tobacco, the world’s no. 2 tobacco company by revenue, said on Wednesday it expects full-year group revenue to grow in the upper half of its 3-5% long-term target range. The maker of Lucky Strike and Dunhill cigarettes maintained its forecast for adjusted earnings per share growth in the high-single-digit range. The company, however, said it now expects revenue growth in its new categories – e-cigarettes, tobacco heating products and snuff- to be at the lower end of its 30-50% range, reflecting a slowdown in the U.S. vaping market. …read more […]

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Manchester City owner to sell $500 million stake valuing itself at $4.8 billion: Financial Times

The owner of English Premier League champions Manchester City is selling a $500 million stake to private equity firm Silver Lake, valuing the soccer club’s owner at $4.8 billion, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people with knowledge of the deal.

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Musk suggests Tesla has 250,000 orders for Cybertruck

Tesla Inc has received 250,000 orders for its electric pickup truck unveiled five days ago, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk suggested in a tweet on Tuesday. Musk has been promoting the Cybertruck on Twitter and cryptically tweeting out updates to the number of orders the company has received since the launch late Thursday. After more than 50 interaction on Twitter since the launch, he tweeted “250k” on Tuesday night in an apparent reference to the number of orders. …read more […]