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Signet Jewelers Ltd. is still subject to changes in consumer confidence, but it’s making smart moves to spur growth
Sun Life Financial Inc. and Manulife Financial Corp. each offers a combination of solid earnings growth, ongoing share repurchases, and impressive dividend yields.
Top pick Yum Brands Inc. gives you sales growth, steady EPS growth, and a solid dividend
Nutrien Ltd. offers exposure to potash and nitrogen prices, a stable retail base and strong profitability.
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MONSANTO CO., $92.79, New York symbol MON, develops and sells technology-based agricultural products, such as genetically modified seeds, to farmers, grain processors and food companies. It also sells weed- and pest-control products. In the first quarter of its 2016 fiscal year, which ended November 30, 2015, Monsanto lost $52 million, or $0.11 a share. However, that was much better than the consensus estimate of a $0.22-a-share loss. A year earlier, the company earned $227 million, or $0.47 a share. Sales declined 22.7%, to $2.2 billion from $2.9 billion, missing the consensus forecast of $2.4 billion....
In next week’s Successful Investor Hotline, we’ll reveal our top stock picks for 2016. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to profit. TRANSCANADA CORP., $43.47, Toronto symbol TRP, has launched two legal challenges to the U.S. government’s recent decision to block its proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would have pumped crude oil from Alberta to the U.S. Gulf Coast. The company spent $4.3 billion on Keystone XL and now expects to write off between $2.5 billion and $2.9 billion of this total. To put these figures in context, TransCanada’s market cap (or the value of all outstanding shares) is $30.8 billion....
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