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VERESEN $10.07 (Toronto symbol VSN; Shares outstanding: 303.1 million; Market cap: $3.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 9.9%; www.vereseninc.com) owns pipelines, power plants and natural gas-processing facilities across North America....

BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS L.P. $38.20 (Toronto symbol BEP.UN; Units outstanding: 265.2 million; Market cap: $10.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 6.1%; www.brookfieldrenewable.com) owns 207 hydroelectric generating stations, 37 wind farms and five natural gas-fired plants....

IBM $152.51 (New York symbol IBM; Shares outstanding: 960.9 million; Market cap: $147.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.7%; www.ibm.com) continues to shift away from mainframes and computer consulting services to faster-growing areas like cloud computing and analytics software....

TD BANK $57.36 (Toronto symbol TD; Shares outstanding: 1.9 billion; Market cap: $105.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.8%; www.td.com) is Canada’s largest bank, with $1.1 trillion in assets. It operates 1,265 branches in the U.S.—compared to 1,152 in Canada—and owns 41.01% of TD Ameritrade (New York symbol AMTD), a leading online brokerage....

Lumber firm Stella-Jones Inc. experienced double-digit growth in both sales and earnings for the quarter.

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The trust is once again focused on Canada’s largest real estate markets after selling all of its malls in the U.S. The proceeds will bolster cash flow and protect high-yield distributions to unitholders.



RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (Toronto symbol REI.UN; www.riocan.com) owns all or part of 303 shopping centres in Canada, including 16 under development....

Canada’s Alcan Inc. was acquired in 2007 by Rio Tinto for $38.1 billion in what was then the biggest metals and mining transaction in history. Here’s a look back at TSI’s analysis of Alcan.

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Value stocks are usually good bargains, but not all bargain stocks are good values. The search for value stocks that will rise—and hold their value—begins with sound fundamental investing. You look for stocks that have what it takes to be successful in the long term, even if investors haven’t yet anticipated how successful the company can be. Our new free report shows how to spot the best of these value stocks....

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Hecla Mining Company increased its cash flow by more than a third with a spike in gold and silver output, which offset weak prices.

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The fast-food industry faces several long-term challenges. These include the consumer shift to more nutritious foods and new laws to increase minimum wage rates. McDonald’s has a history of adapting to changing trends. The new plan is to increase sales through better food and customer service. It’s already paying off. The company is also cutting its costs by transferring more of its outlets to franchisees. McDonald’s will use most of the savings for share buybacks and dividends. That should continue to push the stock higher....

MONSANTO CO. $112 (New York symbol MON, Aggressive Growth Portfolio; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 436.8 million; Market cap: $48.9 billion; Price-tosales ratio: 3.5; Dividend yield: 1.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.monsanto.com) 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. The company is now the target of a $122.00-a-share, all-cash takeover bid by Bayer AG— the German farm chemical and drugmaker. Bayer feels the merger would help both firms compete with rivals Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co., which plan to merge later this year. As well, China National Chemical Corp. agreed in February 2016 to acquire Switzerland- based Syngenta AG....

VISA INC. $79 (New York symbol V; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 2.4 billion; Market cap: $189.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 13.3; Dividend yield: 0.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.visa.com) operates the world’s largest electronic payments network. It can process over 65,000 credit, debit, prepaid and commercial transactions per second. Visa gets most of its revenue from the fees it charges card issuers and merchants that use its network. These fees are based on transaction volumes and other factors. The banks that issue the credit cards are responsible for evaluating customer creditworthiness and collecting payments, not Visa....

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. $65 (New York symbol AXP, Conservative Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 951.0 million; Market cap: $61.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.0; Dividend yield: 1.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.americanexpress.com) is one of the world’s largest issuers of payment cards, with 118.6 million cards in use across 130 countries. Amex issues two types of cards: charge cards, which have no preset spending limit and must be paid in full each month; and traditional credit cards, which let users carry a balance. The company is also a bank that accepts deposits and makes loans. It cuts its credit risk by mainly catering to clients with above-average incomes and good credit histories. In the first quarter of 2016, Amex wrote off just 2.0% of its U.S. loans compared to 2.3% a year earlier. Its international write-off rate fell to 2.1% from 2.4%....

T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC. $77 (Nasdaq symbol TROW; Aggressive Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 248.2 million; Market cap: $19.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.6; Dividend yield: 2.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.troweprice.com) sells mutual funds and wealth management services. Due to the downturn in stock markets since the start of the year, T. Rowe Price’s assets under management fell 1.0%, to $764.6 million as of March 31, 2016, from $772.7 billion a year earlier. However, its assets under management have increased 0.2% from $763.1 billion at the end of 2015. T. Rowe Price’s fee income varies with the value of the securities it administers, so its revenue during the first quarter of 2016 declined 3.2%, to $994.1 million from $1.0 billion....

APPLE INC. $100 (Nasdaq symbol AAPL; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 5.5 billion; Market cap: $550.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.4; Dividend yield: 2.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.apple.com) makes a variety of electronic devices, including iPhone smartphones, Mac computers, iPad tablets, iPod music players and Apple watches. It also sells software, movies and music through its iTunes online store. The company recently invested $1 billion for an undisclosed minority stake in Didi Chuxing. Similar to Uber, this private firm operates the largest ride-sharing service in China. The purchase should help Apple gain more insight into China’s fast-growing Internet economy. That’s important because it wants to expand Apple Pay— its mobile payment system— in that country. This investment could also help Apple improve its in-car entertainment and information products....