BTI News & Events

Tobacco companies are heavily investing in factories in the U.S. as they shift their focus to nicotine pouches after exploding in popularity, Murray Carpenter of The New York Times reports. Companies are racing to meet the increased demand, investing over $1B in plant production. The marketing of these nicotine-laden items, however, has heightened public health concerns, with experts accusing the industry of deliberately ignoring decades of science. Publicly traded companies in tobacco products space include Philip Morris (PM), Altria Group (MO), British American Tobacco (BTI) and Imperial Brands (IMBBY).

Reynolds posted a letter the company sent to a group of senators in response to a letter regarding the FDA May 2026 enforcement-priorities guidance for certain electronic nicotine delivery systems, or "ENDS," products marketed without premarket authorization.

The Food and Drug Administration will announce today that it will allow Philip Morris' (PM) Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as a safer option for smokers, reported Axios' Caitlin Owens. Other publicly traded companies in tobacco products space include Altria Group (MO), British American Tobacco (BTI) and Imperial Brands (IMBBY).

Stock futures are higher before the open, with the Nasdaq leading gains as investors move back toward growth and technology names after last week's pressure. Oil prices are also easing from recent highs, reducing fears that a geopolitical shock could spill into inflation expectations.The key theme this week is shifting from geopolitics back toward macro data. Investors are watching labor market releases, including JOLTS and Thursday's payroll report, for clues on the Federal Reserve path. Markets continue to weigh a resilient economy against concerns that sticky inflation could keep the Fed more restrictive than expected.In pre-market trading, S&P 500 futures rose 0.76%, Nasdaq futures rose 1.03% and Dow futures rose 0.41%.Check out this morning's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.HIGHER -PetMed Expressup 32% after SilverCape Investments released an open letter to its board of directors calling on the board to engage with SilverCape on a revised proposal to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of PetMed for $3.00 per share in cash with no financing contingencyCharterand SpaceXand up 24% and 2%, respectively, after a report that the companies discussed partnering on a consumer mobile phone offeringComcastup 21% after announcing its intention to separate into two independent publicly traded companies through a tax-free spin-off of NBCUniversal and SkyIridiumand Rocket Labup 22% and 9%, respectively, after Rocket Lab agreed to acquire all the outstanding shares of Iridium common stock for $54 per share in a cash and stock transactionLOWER -Zymeworksand Theravance Biopharmaboth down 2% after Zymeworks entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Theravance Biopharma for $17.00 per shareMartin Mariettadown 2% after entering into a definitive agreement to combine with Lhoist North America, a subsidiary of Lhoist Group, for $13.5B in cash and shares of Martin Marietta common stockBritish American Tobaccodown 1% after reporting its Fit2Win cost-cutting initiatives will impact 9,000 jobsVerizondown 1% after BT Groupand the company announced the signing of an agreement to combine their respective international enterprise operations into a 50:50 joint venture