Jim Bates

Jim is an associate editor at TSI Network. He is the lead reporter and analyst for The Successful Investor and Wall Street Stock Forecaster and a member of the Investment Planning Committee. Jim has held the Chartered Financial Analyst designation since 1992 and spent more than a decade at the Financial Post DataGroup before joining TSI Network. He has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto.

Agilent Technologies Inc. reported 13.7% higher earnings as it projects a revenue increase as large as 9% for 2022 and promises to return cash to shareholders.
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WESTJET AIRLINES LTD., $30.10, Toronto symbol WJA, serves over 100 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe.

The stock jumped 62% this week after the company accepted a $31.00-a-share all-cash takeover offer from Onex Corp....
METRO INC., $49.25, Toronto symbol MRU, operates over 600 grocery stores and 650 drugstores, mainly in Quebec and Ontario.

On May 11, 2018, the company completed its acquisition of Jean Coutu Group. That drugstore chain operates 418 franchised locations in Quebec, New Brunswick and Ontario....
Our view of a joint venture by De Beers and Canadian junior Mountain Province as they build a new diamond mine in the Northwest Territories
Thomson Reuters is making decisive moves to adapt to changing technology in the information industry. A major sale helped depress its shares temporarily, but should improve its outlook.
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