Altria 2Q profit up and co. hikes forecast as cuts help offset falling cigarette volumes

RICHMOND, Va. — Even though Americans bought fewer cigarettes in the second quarter, profit rose 9 percent at Altria Group Inc., owner of the nation’s biggest cigarette maker, Philip Morris USA, as the company cut costs and integrated a recently acquired smokeless tobacco maker.

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