smoking
New Zealand: First smoke-free country?
Friday, May 25, 2012
This week New Zealand announced the price on cigarettes will rise by 40 percent over the next four years -- to more than $15 U.S. a pack -- as part of an effort to eliminate smoking in New Zealand completely by 2025.
Missouri's low cigarette tax under fire
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
A ballot initiative could raise the tax rate on a pack of smokes in Missouri, which is 8x lower than the national average.
4
The unintended consequences of the recession
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
The decline in smoking among Americans may have contributed to rising obesity levels -- could the recession also be affecting people’s waistlines?
1
Higher premiums for unhealthy lifestyles
Thursday, November 17, 2011
More employers are charging overweight workers or those who smoke more for health insurance.
9
Military Tobacco: The story behind our investigation
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
A few years ago I found myself standing inside a Coast Guard Exchange in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, waiting for a friend to buy a bottle of...
1
E-smoking goes social
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Sure, smoking is great because of the nicotine vibe and the general aura of knowing you are one of the cool people (kids: NO! That is not true!)....
1
Study: The actual cost of cigarettes -- $18
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
A new study by the American Lung Association finds that smokers who quit puffing up can not only help save lives, but also economically benefit...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Businesses laid off more workers in August
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
...That's the opposite of expected - what's it mean?
Another ratings agency escapes fraud charges
For CEOs, it may pay to lay off
A big whopper:...
Buzzworthy
Recent comments on our stories..
California Gov. Brown talks taxes, cuts and economic fairness
I have a non-political observation to make. In another part of this interview not shown here, Governor Brown identified that he could see 50 miles...
ijblack | May 24, 2012
Times-Picayune to cut back jobs and production schedule
As someone born and breaded in New Orleans I'm sorry to see this news from my hometown paper, but as someone who's found reading it an...
BostonPeng | May 24, 2012
High-frequency trading: Bad for markets... and the soul?
Hi,
First I'd like to thank everyone for listening to what I had to say, it's really an honor to have been on marketplace. Second...
Nick Hanauer on the TED talk, income inequality controversy
If the idea of "trickle-down economics" hasn't worked---when governments have actually *tried* it, rather than a form they...
kingjon | May 18, 2012
