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Altria's Dividend Paradox: Raising Payouts While Cigarette Sales Plummet

Altria keeps raising its dividend even as Americans smoke fewer cigarettes every year, and the math behind that trick depends entirely on one metric that is starting to wobble.

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Altria's Dividend Paradox: Raising Payouts While Cigarette Sales Plummet

Altria keeps raising its dividend even as Americans smoke fewer cigarettes every year, and the math behind that trick depends entirely on one metric that is starting to wobble.

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