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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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Not long ago, people still believed that growth in emerging markets would keep the world economy afloat, even if the developed countries stagnated. China fans took it for granted that China’s growth would stay above 7% a year. Events this past week rattled that view. Chinese stocks went through horrendous declines, continuing the plunge they began in the summer. Chinese leader Xi Jinping seems focused on shoring up the Communist party and the Chinese stock market, rather than strengthening the Chinese economy. Brazil officially entered a recession with news that its economy shrank in the second quarter this year, at a faster rate than in the first. Brazil’s per-capita income has been falling since last year, and the Brazilian real has lost a quarter of its value in the year to date....
Palo Alto Networks Inc., $164.22, symbol PANW on New York (Shares outstanding: 83.7 million; Market cap: $13.7 billion, www.paloaltonetworks.com), designs and makes Internet equipment and software, called firewalls, for protecting computers and mobile devices from online attacks. Instead of imposing blanket bans on entire networks, Palo Alto’s systems analyze traffic and let network administrators control users’ access to certain websites and applications. Over 24,000 businesses in 140 countries use the company’s products. Palo Alto first sold shares to the public at $42.00 and began trading on New York on July 19, 2012....