Imperial Brands' growth goes up in smoke after U.S. vaping crackdown
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(Reuters) - Tobacco group Imperial Brands warned it would not generate any profit growth this year after tighter regulation in the United States, the world's biggest vaping market, sapped demand.The news pushed shares in the company behind the blu e-cigarette brand down by 7.6% to 1,804 pence, the biggest loser on the broader FTSE at 1150 GMT. Rival British American Tobacco's shares were also down 1.2%.The profit forecast adds to the challenges for new CEO Stefan Bomhard - head of car dealership..