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British American Tobacco was founded in 1902 as a joint venture between the UKs Imperial Tobacco Company and the American Tobacco Company. It is second only to Philip Morris in the World cigarette market, with more than 300 brands sold in around 180 markets.
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Burned by Neil Woodford? I’d buy this FTSE 100 cash payout of 6.5% today!

| Cliff D'Arcy

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Forget Neil Woodford. I think these are the best UK stocks to buy today

| Roland Head

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Defensive shares: I’d consider investing in these 2 FTSE 100 stocks

| T Sligo

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I’d buy these ‘insanely cheap’ FTSE 100 shares today

| Matthew Dumigan

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Have £1000 to invest? I’d buy these 2 FTSE 100 dividend stocks today

| Stuart Blair

With many UK-listed companies cutting their dividends, one Fool looks at two FTSE 100 dividend stocks offering high yields.

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Don’t waste the stock market crash! I’d buy these 2 FTSE 100 shares in an ISA today

| Peter Stephens

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Have £5k to invest in UK stocks? Here are my top 3 FTSE 100 shares for May

| Matthew Dumigan

If you have spare cash available to invest in UK stocks, shares in these top FTSE 100 companies could be…

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Has Covid-19 put another nail in this FTSE 100 dividend stock’s coffin?

| Royston Wild

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£5k to invest? 3 ‘cheap’ FTSE 100 shares I’d buy today

| Tom Rodgers

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2 shares still paying a dividend that I think look cheap

| Andy Ross

With dividends being cut left, right, and centre I think these two companies will keep rewarding investors with their very…

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These are the two FTSE 100 dividend stocks I bought in April 2020

| James J. McCombie

I added two battered FTSE 100 dividend-paying stocks (and one from FTSE 250) to my portfolio because I believe they…

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3 FTSE 100 dividend shares still paying out that I’m buying

| Tom Rodgers

FTSE 100 dividend shares that buck the trend of slashing payouts will make you the most money in a bear…

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