By Richard Craver, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C. Sep. 21--The share price of Reynolds American Inc. dropped almost 5 percent yesterday after a Citigroup analyst downgraded the company's stock and lowered her earnings forecast.

By Vinnee Tong Investors who have been salivating at the prospect of an Altria breakup may not have much longer to wait now that a federal judge has handed down a much-anticipated racketeering decision. "OK, now pop the cork!" Christopher Growe of A.G. Edwards & Sons wrote in a research note Friday.

By Andrew Leckey For most industries, this would seem to be a very bad year. In the high-profile film "Thank You for Smoking," a Big Tobacco spokesman is depicted as a sleazy fellow running a public relations effort to spin away the dangers of cigarettes.