Altria Investors Just Got Some Bullish News
Altria Group (NYSE: MO) has been mainly known as a purveyor of cigarettes. That's a tough business as people become more health-conscious and regulators aren't fond of cigarette manufacturers.
Yet Altria just got the green light from federal regulators to commercialize an apparently less harmful alternative to traditional cigarettes. There's certainly no guarantee that the cigarette-replacement product will gain traction among consumers, but at least there might be some benefit for smokers and for Altria's public image.
It's definitely bullish news for Altria that the company just received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorization for the marketing of four menthol-flavored e-vapor products. It now has the only FDA-authorized menthol e-vapor products on the market.
Source Fool.com
