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• UST, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-10-24

  Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Judy Hong – Goldman Sachs. Judy Hong - Goldman Sachs Murray, you talked about the sequential improvement in the premium brands as the quarter progressed with your incremental promotional spending. How sustainable do you think is that sequential improvement,...

  Tags: Brand, Branding, Call Transcript, Earnings, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Marketing, Murray S. Kessler Gasoline Price, Quarter, Seeking Alpha, UST Inc.

• Altria Cleared to Purchase UST

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-10-17

  Todd Sullivan submits: Altria's MO purchase of UST UST has passed regulatory review. Altria yesterday announced that the Federal Trade Commission has granted early termination of the initial waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and therefore no further regulatory review by the federal antitrust authorities...

  Tags: Shareholder, Antitrust, Seeking Alpha, Todd Sullivan, UST Shareholder Approval, Corporate Law, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Finance, Altria Group Inc., UST Inc., Retail

• 2 Good Stocks I'm Considering Buying on This Plunge

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-18

  Devin Hobbes submits: The recent market plunge is almost certainly creating investing opportunities. Since pretty much everything is getting cheaper, it can be difficult sorting out the good stuff from the bad.Anheuser-Busch BUD and UST UST are two companies that are probably in the good category. I'm putting them on...

  Tags: Retail, Anheuser-Busch, UST Inc.

• Eleven Investments in Vice and Virtue

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-11

  Chris Gottschalk submits: Ladies and gentlemen, let me assure you that the sin trade is doing pretty well these days. If you're willing to stop listening to the niggling objections your conscience might raise, you can manage to turn a pretty nice profit. Your Profits Go Up in Smoke by...

  Tags: Retail, American Apparel Inc., Anheuser-Busch, Hasbro Inc., Altria Group Inc., Reynolds American Inc., Red Hat Inc., Boston Beer Co. Inc., Star Scientific Inc., Molson Coors Brewing Co., UST Inc.

• Altria's Acquisition of UST Could Spark More Tobacco Takeovers

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-09

  Money Morning submits: By Jennifer Yousfi Altria Group Inc.’s MO purchase of UST Inc. UST, the largest smokeless-tobacco maker, could spark a wave of consolidation in the domestic tobacco industry. by Money Morning

  Tags: Retail, Altria Group Inc., Reynolds American Inc., UST Inc.

• The Smoke Clears on Altria/UST Deal

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-09

  Ockham Research submits: Altria Group MO has offered $10.4 billion for Stamford, Connecticut’s UST Inc. UST, makers of some of the most popular smokeless tobacco products in the market. Altria offered $69.50 per UST share for a deal that totals $11.6 billion after the assumption of debt. The rationale...

  Tags: Retail, Altria Group Inc., UST Inc.

• Tobacco Stocks Smoking the Overall Market

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-07

  Mike Havrilla submits: Global Tobacco Index: Smokin' Performance click to enlarge by Mike Havrilla

  Tags: Retail, Altria Group Inc., Star Scientific Inc., UST Inc.

• Stocks to Watch On Monday, Sept. 8

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-07

  Mike Havrilla submits: The End for Fannie and Freddie Shareholders? A government takeover of Fannie Mae FNM and Freddie Mac FRE could be announced as early as today, with shareholders of the common stock facing the grim prospect of having their equity completely erased along with other major executive changes...

  Tags: Retail, Financial, Transport, Boeing Co., Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Altria Group Inc., UST Inc.

• Friday Options Update: SNDK, VMED, UST, SKS, RIMM,EWW, ALU, EWH, WLP

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-05

  Rebecca Engmann Darst contributed to this report. Sandisk SNDK– Early reports that Samsung is mulling a bid for Sandisk sent shares 23.6% higher to $16.64 and elicited an early 21% spike in implied volatility that’s come off a bit to 76.7% (versus 54.5% historic). With options trading at 6 times...

  Tags: SanDisk Corp., US Market, Research In Motion Ltd., Saks Inc., UST Inc., Virgin Media Inc., WellPoint Inc.

• Thursday Options Update: UST, BAC, CAG, MAS, TEX, NUAN, NRG, CLX

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-04

  Rebecca Engmann Darst contributed to this report. UST UST – Shares in UST Inc. otherwise known as US Tobacco, the parent company of Copenhagen and Skoal tobaccos, shot more than 2% higher to $55.28 after the company withdrew its presentation at a Lehman Brothers Consumer Conference – giving rise to...

  Tags: UST Inc., US Market, Bank of America Corp., ConAgra Foods Inc., Clorox Co., Masco Corp., NRG Energy Inc., Nuance Communications Inc., Terex Corp.