1.   Analysts say tobacco stocks are poised to take off if lawmakers approve the settlement and preserve protection for the industry against lawsuits.

2.   Analysts said tobacco stocks have been restrained by the constant litigation against them.

3.   And in the past two days, the prices of tobacco stocks have fallen sharply on Wall Street as investors have reacted with uncertainty.

4.   And, tobacco stocks, which rose modestly Wednesday, may rise higher Thursday because the Senate voted to reject a tobacco bill aimed at curbing smoking.

5.   Bank issues gained, while tobacco stocks fell.

6.   Black remains generally bullish on big tobacco stocks.

7.   A couple of tobacco stocks, RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. and UST Inc., made the list.

8.   A federal appeals court panel dismissed the largest class-action case against the cigarette industry, sending tobacco stocks soaring.

9.   A federal appeals court panel unanimously dismissed the largest class-action case against the cigarette industry, sending tobacco stocks soaring.

10.   A loss in the Rogers trial could have sent tobacco stocks tumbling even further.