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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Phillip Morris International (PM) to buy Colombian cigarette maker]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/07/10/phillip-morris-international-pm-to-buy-colombian-cigarette-mak/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/07/10/phillip-morris-international-pm-to-buy-colombian-cigarette-mak/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/07/10/phillip-morris-international-pm-to-buy-colombian-cigarette-mak/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/deals/" rel="tag">Deals</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/good-news/" rel="tag">Good news</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/options/" rel="tag">Options</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/analysis/" rel="tag">Technical Analysis</a></p><a target="_blank" href="http://investors.philipmorrisinternational.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=146476&amp;p=irol-IRHome"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="PM logo" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/08/pm-phillim-morris-logo.jpg" /></a><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/philip-morris-international-inc/pm/nys">Philip Morris International</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/philip-morris-international-inc/pm/nys">PM</a> - <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/philip-morris-international-inc/pm/nys/option-chains">option chain</a>) shares are rising today after <a href="http://money.aol.com/news/articles/qp/pr/_a/philip-morris-international-inc-pmi/rfid230764987">the company announced this morning that it will buy privately-owned Colombian cigarette maker Protabaco</a> in a deal that will cost the company $452 million. If you think that the stock won't fall by too much in the coming months, then now could be a good time to look at a bullish hedged trade on PM.<br /><br />PM opened this morning at $43.06. So far today the stock has hit a low of $42.01 and a high of $43.57. As of 11:45, PM is trading at $42.85 up 51 cents(1.2%). The chart for PM looks bullish and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.iotogo.com/spoutlookonline">S&amp;P</a> gives PM a positive 4 STARS (out of 5) buy ranking.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/07/10/phillip-morris-international-pm-to-buy-colombian-cigarette-mak/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Phillip Morris International (PM) to buy Colombian cigarette maker</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/07/10/phillip-morris-international-pm-to-buy-colombian-cigarette-mak/">Phillip Morris International (PM) to buy Colombian cigarette maker</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/07/10/phillip-morris-international-pm-to-buy-colombian-cigarette-mak/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19094436/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/07/10/phillip-morris-international-pm-to-buy-colombian-cigarette-mak/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Investors Observer</category><category>InvestorsObserver</category><category>options</category><category>Phillip Morris International</category><category>PhillipMorrisInternational</category><category>PM</category><category>Protabaco</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brent Archer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:40:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
