CAMECO CORP. $22.21 (Toronto symbol CCO; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (306-956-6200; www.cameco.com; Shares outstanding: 395.5 million; Market cap: $8.8 billion; Dividend yield 1.8%) is the world’s largest uranium producer. It supplies 14% of global mine production and has large, high-grade reserves, low-cost operations, significant market share and many mines.

Cameco also owns 31.6% of Ontario’s Bruce Power partnership, which operates four of the eight reactors at the Bruce plant, North America’s largest nuclear complex. As well, it owns NUKEM, a trader and broker of nuclear fuel products and services.

In the three months ended September 30, 2013, Cameco’s revenue jumped 101.7%, to $597 million from $296 million a year earlier. It sold more uranium in the latest quarter, and its selling prices also rose. Earnings per share climbed to $0.53 from $0.12.
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SHERRITT INTERNATIONAL $3.02 (Toronto symbol S; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (1-800-704- 6698; www.sherritt.com; Shares outstanding: 297.3 million; Market cap: $900.8 million; Dividend yield: 5.7%) is a diversified natural resource company that produces nickel, cobalt, thermal coal, oil and gas. It also manages 356 megawatts of power generation capacity in Cuba, with an additional 150 megawatts starting up soon.

The company is a major nickel producer, with operations in Cuba and Canada. As well, it has started up its 40%-owned Ambatovy mine on the island nation of Madagascar, off Africa’s east coast. Sherritt also produces oil and gas in Cuba, Spain and Pakistan and is Canada’s largest thermal coal producer.

In the three months ended September 30, 2013, Sherritt’s revenue fell 16.2%, to $286.2 million from $341.5 million a year earlier. Lower nickel and coal prices were the main reasons for the drop. Cash flow per share declined 33.3%, to $0.20 from $0.30.
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ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD $78.27 (Toronto symbol ATD.B: TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (1-800-361-2612; www.couche-tard.com; Shares outstanding: 179.4 million; Market cap: $14.9 billion; Dividend yield: 0.5%) reports that its earnings excluding one-time items jumped 45.6% in the quarter ended October 13, 2013, to $249.0 million, or $1.32 a share. A year earlier, it earned $171.0 million, or $0.91.

The company benefited from higher fuel volumes and merchandise sales.

Couche-Tard also raised its quarterly dividend by 14.3% with the December 2013 payment, to $0.10 from $0.0875. The shares yield 0.5%. The increase followed a 16.7% hike in September 2013.
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IAMGOLD $3.55 (Toronto symbol IMG; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (1-888-464-9999; www.iamgold.com; Shares outstanding: 376.6 million; Market cap: $1.4 billion; No dividends paid) is suspending its dividend payments to conserve cash while it waits for gold prices to rebound. The move follows similar cuts by other gold miners.

Gold has dropped over 30%, from its high near $1,800 U.S. an ounce in September 2012 to $1,232 today.

IAMGold is still a buy for exposure to a rebound in gold prices....

CHEMTRADE LOGISTICS INCOME FUND $18.94 (Toronto symbol CHE.UN; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (416-496-5856; www.chemtradelogistics.com; Units outstanding: 41.7 million; Market cap: $777.2 million; Dividend yield: 6.3%) has confirmed that it has agreed to buy specialty chemicals maker General Chemical Corp. for $860 million.

This is a huge acquisition for Chemtrade: it will more than double its $777.2-million market cap. A major purchase like this can always backfire, but it will likely be a good fit, offering Chemtrade both growth prospects and diversification.

As well, Chemtrade estimates that General will add 17% to its cash flow per unit. That will let the fund maintain its dividend, which gives its units a high 6.3% yield.
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AMAZON.COM $395.96 (Nasdaq symbol AMZN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (206-266-1000; www.amazon.com; Shares outstanding: 457.7 million; Market cap: $177.4 billion; No dividends paid) has expanded its AmazonFresh same-day grocery delivery service to San Francisco. The move follows the launch of the service in Los Angeles in June 2013. AmazonFresh has also been available in the company’s hometown of Seattle for some time.

AmazonFresh promises same-day or early morning delivery of over 500,000 items, including groceries and food from specialty shops. Delivery is free on all orders over $35 if the customer pays a yearly $299 subscription fee. The fee also includes the benefits of Amazon’s Prime service, such as free two-day shipping on most of the other products sold on Amazon.com.

AmazonFresh may help the company achieve its goal of same-day delivery of all its products. In addition to groceries, AmazonFresh trucks will deliver a range of toys, electronics and household goods. Eventually, these trucks could let the company ship to customers directly and do away with the services of UPS or FedEx in many markets. The trucks could also let Amazon pick up returns from customers, again cutting out the courier companies and speeding up service.
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MAJOR DRILLING $7.02 (Toronto symbol MDI; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (1-866- 264-3986; www.majordrilling.com; Shares outstanding: 79.2 million; Market cap: $557.3 million; Dividend yield: 2.9%) is a large contract-drilling firm that mainly serves the mining industry.

In the three months ended October 31, 2013, Major’s revenue fell 53.8%, to $92.3 million from $199.6 million a year earlier. Earnings also declined sharply, to a loss of $19.1 million, or $0.24 a share, from a profit of $22.3 million, or $0.28.

The latest earnings included $18.3 million of one-time charges, including a $12.1- million writedown of the company’s Chilean operations. Major has cut its staff by 45%, or 2,300 workers, in the past year.
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GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. $22.59 (Nasdaq symbol GT; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (330-796-2122; www.goodyear.com; Shares outstanding: 246.9 million; Market cap: $5.6 billion; Dividend yield: 0.9%) is the world’s largest tire maker, with 52 plants in 22 countries.

In the quarter ended September 30, 2013, the weak global economy lowered Goodyear’s sales by 5.0%, to $5.0 billion from $5.3 billion a year earlier.

North American sales fell 9.1%, to $2.2 billion from $2.4 billion. As well, sales declined by 9.2% in Asia. That offset a slight increase in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and a 1.3% rise in Latin America. Earnings per share climbed sharply, to $0.68 from $0.45. That was higher than the consensus estimate of $0.67. The higher profits came from the company’s North American operations, which sold more replacement tires (they’re more profitable than new car tires) and successfully cut its costs.
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ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK $54.99 (Nasdaq symbol ATNI; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (340- 777-8000; www.atni.com; Shares outstanding: 15.8 million; Market cap: $867.3 million; Yield: 2.0%) has closed the sale of its Alltel wireless business to AT&T (symbol T on New York). Atlantic now holds cash of $594.3 million, or $37.61 a share. It has also paid off all of its debt.

Atlantic bought Alltel from Verizon Wireless for just $223 million in April 2010.

In the three months ended September 30, 2013, Atlantic’s revenue rose 8.2%, to $79.4 million from $73.2 million a year earlier. Excluding the gain on the Alltel sale, earnings fell sharply, to $1.6 million, or $0.10 a share, from $7.4 million, or $0.47.
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CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL $516.89 (New York symbol CMG; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (303-595-4000; www.chipotle.com; Shares outstanding: 30.9 million; Market cap: $15.9 billion; No dividends paid) is launching its new catering service across the U.S. The move follows successful test marketing in certain markets, including Colorado.

Chipotle’s catering includes four different meal options to feed between six and 200 people. The meals offer its trademark highquality food, including naturally raised meat.

Customers will pick up the catering orders themselves, which means the company won’t have to hire delivery personnel.
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