Updating MOLSON COORS CANADA INC. and CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO.

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MOLSON COORS CANADA INC. $64 (www.molsoncoors.com) reported that its earnings rose 2.3% in 2013, to $727.1 million from $710.5 million in 2012 (all amounts expect share price in U.S. dollars). Due to more shares outstanding, earnings per share gained 1.0%, to $3.95 from $3.91. The company is doing a good job of cutting costs following its $3.4-billion purchase of StarBev, which owns nine breweries in central and eastern Europe, in June 2012. Lower expenses at StarBev and its existing breweries cut Molson Coors’ costs by $113 million in 2013. The company has also raised its dividend by 15.6%. The new annual rate of $1.48 a share yields 2.6%. Buy. CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO. $64 (www.cn.ca) has sold a small rail line to the agency that operates commuter trains in Montreal. As part of the deal, CN retained the right to haul freight cars over this system. The company received $97 million for this line, which is small next to its…