Alcohol stocks tumble after US surgeon general calls for cancer warnings
Shares of European and American spirits makers and brewers fell on Friday after the US surgeon general called for cancer warnings on the labels of alcoholic drinks. The consumption of alcoholic drinks increases the risk of developing breast, colon, liver and other cancers, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said in an advisory. “For certain cancers, like breast, mouth, and throat cancers, evidence shows that the … Read more