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Altria Falls After Dow Jones Reports FTC Investigation of Juul
Altria Falls After Dow Jones Reports FTC Investigation of Juul
30 Aug 2019, 12:48 AM IST
(Bloomberg) -- Altria shares fell as much as 2.7% after Dow Jones reported the FTC is investigating the marketing practices of Juul Labs.
- FTC investigators are looking at whether Juul engaged in deceptive marketing, including by targeting minors or using influencers, Dow Jones cited sources as saying
- “We fully cooperate and are transparent with any government agency or regulator who have interest in our category,” Dow Jones cited a Juul spokesman as saying
- The FTC and Altria declined to comment
To contact the reporter on this story: Nathan Crooks in Miami at ncrooks@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Sebastian Tong at stong41@bloomberg.net, Rita Devlin Marier
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