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FORD MOTOR CO., $14.19, New York symbol F, reported lower-than-expected vehicle sales this week. In November 2015, the company sold 187,794 cars and trucks in the U.S., up 0.4% from 187,000 in November 2014. Ford offered fewer incentives to buyers, which is why the latest sales missed the consensus estimate of a 3.2% gain. Truck sales increased 18.3%, helping offset lower demand for cars (down 11.5%) and sport utility vehicles (down 9.6%)....
SUNCOR ENERGY INC., $36.03, Toronto symbol SU, has extended its hostile all-stock takeover offer for Canadian Oil Sands (Toronto symbol COS) from December 4, 2015, to January 8, 2016. That’s because Alberta securities regulators upheld Canadian Oil Sands’ request for more time to look for another buyer. However, Suncor did not increase the size of its offer: Canadian Oil Sands investors would still receive 0.25 of a Suncor share for each share they own. The deal requires at least two-thirds of shareholders to tender their holdings. Canadian Oil Sands’ main asset is its 36.74% stake in the Syncrude oil sands development near Fort McMurray, Alberta. Suncor already owns 12.0% of Syncrude, so buying Canadian Oil Sands would give it effective control, with a 48.74% stake. The company feels its expertise running similar projects would help Syncrude improve its efficiency and profits....
BCE now trades close to its all-time highs. That’s mainly because its wireless revenue continues to grow steadily, rising 26.5% from $4.9 billion in 2010 to $6.2 billion in 2014. At the same time, wireline revenue fell from $10.7 billion to $10.0 billion as land-line phone users continue to switch to wireless. However, BCE’s Fibe Internet and TV services are spurring new demand for its fibre optic land lines. This is a big growth market for the company. BCE INC. $57.50 (Toronto symbol BCE; Shares outstanding: 848.1 million; Market cap: $48.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.5%; www.bce.ca) is Canada’s largest provider of telephone, Internet and wireless services. It also offers satellite and Internet TV across the country. In the three months ended September 30, 2015, BCE’s earnings per share rose 12.0%, to $0.93 from $0.83 a year earlier. Revenue increased 2.9%, to $5.3 billion from $5.2 billion....