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CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY LTD., $94.69, Toronto symbol CP, is your #1 Conservative Buy for 2022.

CP ships freight over a 23,700-kilometre rail network, mainly between Montreal and Vancouver. It also links to hubs in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.

The company has formed a new alliance with French container shipping firm CMA CGM Group.

Under this multi-year pact, CP will be the primary rail carrier for CMA CGM’s freight through the ports of Vancouver, Montreal and Saint John, New Brunswick....
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY $92.47, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol CP; shares outstanding: 929.9 million; Market cap: $83.9 billion; Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 0.8%) has announced a new multi-year agreement with French giant CMA CGM Group, a leading global shipping and logistics firm.


The company will become CMA CGM’s primary rail provider in Canada, servicing the ports of Vancouver, Montreal and Saint John, New Brunswick.


CP’s access to the Port of Vancouver and Port of Montreal, combined with its strategic connection to Port Saint John via the New Brunswick Southern Railway, will let the company move the majority of CMA CGM’s freight from Canadian ports to key Canadian and U.S....
Oil and gas stocks have moved up as the U.S. and other economies recover. The war in Ukraine has also driven up prices. We recommend that most investors maintain exposure to the oil and gas industry as part of a balanced portfolio. But to cut risk, you should focus on producers with positive cash flow even at low energy prices....
A: Pentair plc, $49.65, symbol PNR on New York (Shares outstanding: 165.4 million; Market cap: $8.3 billion; www.pentair.com), is a water industrial manufacturing company with two reportable segments: Consumer Solutions, and Industrial & Flow Technologies.

These segments offer four main groups of products and services:
  1. Pool and spa: Solutions to filter, clean and sanitize water, with automation equipment for remote control.
  2. Water quality: This unit offers water softeners, home filtration systems and UV disinfecting.
  3. Water supply and disposal: Products for residential customers include water supply pumps plus sewage and effluent pumps.
  4. Industrial applications: Solutions for a range of water management, treatment, supply and disposal needs across a wide array of industries such as brewery production, food and dairy, fire protection and industrial spraying.

On April 30, 2018, Pentair completed the spinoff of its electrical unit, nVent Electric plc....
ALTAGAS LTD., $30.47, is still a buy. The company (symbol ALA on Toronto) processes, transports, stores and markets natural gas for producers. It also operates natural gas utilities and is a power generator, with gas-fired, coal-fired, wind, biomass and hydroelectric plants.

Almost all of AltaGas’ assets are now in the U.S....
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, $130.95, Toronto symbol RY, is a buy.

In its fiscal 2022 second quarter, ended April 30, 2022, Royal took back $342 million of the funds it had earlier set aside to cover potential bad loans. That’s due to improving credit quality as the COVID-19 pandemic eases....
REKOR SYSTEMS INC., $2.87, symbol REKR on Nasdaq, provides, through its Rekor One Intelligent Platform, licence plate recognition and security solutions. It offers systems for surveillance, electronic toll collection, parking operations, and traffic management....
NVIDIA CORP., $188.11, Nasdaq symbol NVDA, remains a buy for aggressive investors.

The company is a leading designer of 3D-capable video chips; they make video games run more smoothly and appear more lifelike. Nvidia has also adapted its chips for other applications, including artificial intelligence, datacentres and self-driving cars.

Nvidia continues to benefit from pandemic restrictions that spurred strong consumer demand for computer gaming systems....
QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP. $144 is still a buy. The company (New York symbol KWR; Income Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 17.9 million; Market cap: $2.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 1.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.quakerhoughton.com) acquired rival specialty chemicals maker Houghton International in August 2019....
These leading insurers are once again raising their dividends as the COVID-19 pandemic eases. They are also using acquisitions to fuel their future growth. However, we feel Intact is the better choice for your new buying.


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