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WAL-MART STORES INC., $69.85, New York symbol WMT, has expanded its existing relationship with MCKESSON CORP., $182.29, New York symbol MCK. McKesson currently supplies prescription drugs to Wal-Mart’s in-store pharmacies in the U.S. Under this new deal, the two companies will team up to buy generic drugs in bulk. This will help Wal-Mart keep its pharmacy costs down. The long-term deal also cuts McKesson’s risk. Meanwhile, Wal-Mart sales in the quarter ended April 30, 2016, rose 0.9%, to $115.9 billion from $114.8 billion a year earlier. That beat the consensus forecast of $113.2 billion....
AGT FOOD & INGREDIENTS $36.46 (Toronto symbol AGT; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (604-231-1100; www.agtfoods.com; Shares outstanding: 23.9 million; Market cap: $840.7 million; Dividend yield: 1.7%) buys, processes and distributes a range of pulses—peas, beans, lentils and chickpeas—as well as other specialty crops.
Based in Saskatchewan, the company owns 13 processing plants in Canada, nine in Turkey, four in Australia, two in the U.S., one in China and another in South Africa.
In the three months ended March 31, 2016, AGT’s cash flow per share jumped to $0.83 from $0.37 a year earlier....
Based in Saskatchewan, the company owns 13 processing plants in Canada, nine in Turkey, four in Australia, two in the U.S., one in China and another in South Africa.
In the three months ended March 31, 2016, AGT’s cash flow per share jumped to $0.83 from $0.37 a year earlier....
INTACT FINANCIAL $88.33 (Toronto symbol IFC; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (416-341-1464; www.intactfc.com; Shares outstanding: 131.3 million; Market cap: $11.6 billion; Dividend yield: 2.6%) is Canada’s largest provider of property and casualty insurance.
Intact dropped to as low as $85 from about $92 after the wildfires at Fort McMurray, Alberta....
Intact dropped to as low as $85 from about $92 after the wildfires at Fort McMurray, Alberta....
CHEMTRADE LOGISTICS INCOME FUND $17.58 (Toronto symbol CHE.UN; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (416-496-5856; www.chemtradelogistics .com; Units outstanding: 69.1 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; Dividend yield: 6.8%) is one of North America’s largest providers of removal services for oil refineries, base metal processors and other firms creating by-products such as acids and sulphur....