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Long-time favourite TC Energy Inc. yields 3.9% and generates stable cash flows from almost 94,000 kilometres of natural gas pipelines plus large-scale gas storage and power generation assets.
Stantec Inc. boosts its growth prospects with savvy acquisitions
Signet Jewelers Ltd. is still subject to changes in consumer confidence, but it’s making smart moves to spur growth
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This recent market downturn doesn’t come as a complete surprise. But as I said in our July 28 edition of Advice for Inner Circle Members, my “best guess” called for a smaller drop. When you come right down to it, there are really only two kinds of market downturns. They differ mainly in how long they last. Some last three to six months or so, and others go on for a year or two, or even longer. I suspect this downturn is of the former, shorter variety. It may have already done most of the damage it is likely to do. I also suspect our Canadian market is less vulnerable to further decline than the U.S. market. For one thing, our market has gone up less than the U.S. market. The drop in our dollar’s foreign exchange value also makes our stock market cheaper and more attractive to foreign investors. To top it off, because of Canada’s economic dependence on the Resources sector, we are suffering more than the U.S. from the drop in resource prices....
EarthLink Holdings Corp., $8.16, symbol ELNK (Shares outstanding: 103.1 million; Market cap: $815.0 million; www.earthlink.net), is a provider of network, communications and Internet services to homes and businesses in the U.S. The company started up in 1994, during the dial-up Internet era, along with firms like AOL. It first sold shares at $13 and began trading on Nasdaq in 1997. EarthLink grew steadily, with innovative offerings including unlimited dial-up Internet access for $19.95 a month and competitively priced broadband Internet service over networks owned by Time Warner and AT&T....
Extendicare Inc., $7.76, symbol EXE on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 87.6 million; Market cap: $670.3 million; www.extendicare.com), owns and operates 57 long- and short-term senior-care facilities that can house 8,118 residents. It also manages a further 95 facilities that are home to 6,195 residents. About 73% of the company’s residents are in Ontario and 16% are in Alberta. The rest are in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Through its ParaMed Home Health Care division, Extendicare operates 47 branches in six provinces (Ontario, B.C., Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec and Nova Scotia). That total includes recently acquired Revera Home Health (see below). ParaMed’s 10,900 staff members provide nursing care, occupational, physical and speech therapy and assistance with daily activities to accommodate clients who live at home....