OTC Markets OTCPK - Delayed Quote • USD Japan Tobacco Inc. (JAPAY) Follow Compare 13.59 -0.17 (-1.24%) At close: December 13 at 3:59:16 PM EST All News Press Releases SEC Filings All SEC Filings Corporate Changes & Voting Matters Periodic Financial Reports Proxy Statements Tender Offer/Acquisition Reports Offering Registrations Japan Tobacco Inc (JAPAF) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Revenue Growth and Strategic ... Japan Tobacco Inc (JAPAF) reports robust revenue growth and strategic gains in the US market, despite challenges in cash flow and foreign exchange impacts. Stocks to watch this week: BP, Shell, Uber, HSBC and Intel Earnings preview of key companies reporting this week and what to look out for. Big Tobacco nears $24 billion settlement to end Canada lawsuits If approved, the plan would be the largest settlement of its kind outside the United States, said Jacob Shelley, co-director of the Health Ethics, Law and Policy lab at Canada's Western University. The Canadian units of the three tobacco giants were dealt a massive blow in 2015 after a Quebec court awarded damages to some 100,000 smokers and ex-smokers who alleged the companies knew since the 1950s their product was causing cancer, other illnesses and failed to warn consumers adequately. After an appeal, a Quebec court in 2019 upheld the 2015 decision that awarded smokers in the Canadian province around C$15 billion, forcing the Canadian subsidiaries of all the three cigarette makers to seek bankruptcy protection. JT Group Completes Acquisition of Vector Group Ltd. TOKYO, October 07, 2024--Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) (TSE: 2914) announces that the JT Group completed the acquisition of Vector Group Ltd. (VGR) on October 7, 2024, following a tender offer, initially announced on August 21, 2024 (JT Group to Acquire Vector Group Ltd.). Notice of Withdrawal and Refiling of Premerger Notification and Report Form Under the HSR Act and Extension of Tender Offer to Acquire Vector Group Ltd. TOKYO, September 18, 2024--Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) announced today that it has withdrawn and refiled its Premerger Notification and Report Form under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR Act"), in connection with the JT Group’s pending acquisition of Vector Group Ltd. ("VGR"). As previously announced on September 4, 2024, the JT Group, through Vapor Merger Sub Inc., an entity the JT Group established for the purpose of this acquisition ("Merger Sub"), co JT Group to Acquire Vector Group Ltd. TOKYO, August 21, 2024--Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) (the "Company") (TSE: 2914) announces today that the JT Group has reached an agreement with Vector Group Ltd. ("VGR"), the fourth largest tobacco company in the United States, to acquire VGR. ‘New era’ for JTI in Africa as Morocco plant to break ground JTI's new factory, spanning 18,000 sqm, will be built on a 4.7-hectare site in Tetouan Park within the Tanger Med industrial zone. 20 Countries with the Largest Slum Population in the World In this article, we take a look at the 20 countries with the largest slum population in the world. If you would like to skip our detailed analysis, you can directly go to the 5 Countries with the Largest Slum Population in the World. What are Slums? Slums are defined as densely populated and tightly […] JAPAN TOB (JAPAY) Upgraded to Strong Buy: What Does It Mean for the Stock? JAPAN TOB (JAPAY) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term. Performance Overview Trailing total returns as of 12/16/2024, which may include dividends or other distributions. Benchmark is Nikkei 225 Return JAPAY Nikkei 225 YTD +5.59% +18.14% 1-Year +4.86% +19.91% 3-Year +30.30% +36.01%