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.

Finning International Inc. saw sales of its used heavy equipment jump 46.3% in the last quarter as miners, oil producers cut costs in the down market.
The low Canadian dollar boosted revenue for Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund in the last quarter and should help to keep cash flow and shareholder distributions steady.
McDonald’s Corp. will improve its menu and cut its operating costs to lift earnings—and increase dividends and share buybacks by 2017.
Buckeye Partners L.P. saw demand for its storage terminals rise in the latest quarter as oil producers held on to their crude & waited for prices to rebound
The trust is once again focused on Canada’s largest real estate markets after selling all of its malls in the U.S. The proceeds will bolster cash flow and protect high-yield distributions to unitholders.



RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (Toronto symbol REI.UN; www.riocan.com) owns all or part of 303 shopping centres in Canada, including 16 under development....
Maple Leaf Foods raised its earnings—and share buybacks—in the latest quarter through higher pricing, but its new focus on healthier meats should also boost future sales.
Thomson Reuters Corp. plans to sell its intellectual properties unit to boost buybacks as its new digital platform improves earnings
Andrew Peller Ltd. is expanding its Niagara wine facilities after Gretzky wines drove sales and earnings growth over the holiday season.
Fortis’s purchase of ITC Holdings Corp. should boost its revenue and help it achieve targets for dividend increases.