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A: First Majestic Silver Corp., $8.39, symbol AG on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 301.9 million; Market cap: $2.6 billion; www.firstmajestic.com), is a silver and gold producer with three operating mines in Mexico and several exploration and development properties in Mexico and the U.S.

The company’s three mines in Mexico are as follows: the San Dimas silver/gold mine, the Santa Elena silver/gold mine, and the La Encantada silver mine....
A: Secure Energy Services Inc., $16.23, symbol SES on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 236.6 million; Market cap: $3.9 billion; www.secure-energy.com), is a waste management and energy infrastructure business.

Headquartered in Calgary, Secure Energy operates through two segments:

Waste Management includes a network of waste processing facilities, water pipelines, industrial landfills, waste transfer stations, metal recycling facilities, and specialty chemicals....
VSE CORP., $108.21, symbol VSEC on Nasdaq, provides aftermarket distribution and repair services through its two operating segments: Aviation (74% of revenue) and Fleet (26%).

The Aviation unit provides aftermarket parts, distribution and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services....
NORTH WEST COMPANY, $48.01, is a buy. The retailer (symbol NWC on Toronto) sells food, and everyday products and services through 227 stores. Those locations are mainly in northern communities across Canada and Alaska. Through your shares, you also tap the company’s operations in remote regions of Hawaii, the wider South Pacific and the Caribbean.

North West’s food offerings consist of perishable and non-perishable products including groceries, dairy, produce, meat, convenience foods, food service, home meal replacement, health and beauty aids, paper products and cleaning supplies....
TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, $75.87, Toronto symbol TD, remains a buy for patient, income-seeking investors.

With the January 2025 payment, TD will raise your quarterly dividend by 2.9%. Investors will then receive $1.05 a share instead of $1.02....
The shares of these two utilities continue to rise, mainly because falling interest rates make their high dividend yields more appealing to income-seeking investors. As well, their new projects will give them even more room for dividend hikes.


CANADIAN UTILITIES LTD....
MarineMax has embarked on an impressive acquisition spree but now has high debt levels as it struggles to maintain revenues and earnings.
To help unlock some of its hidden value, trucking firm XPO recently spun off two of its smaller businesses—GXO Logistics and RXO.


Investors tend to prefer “pure-play” firms that are easier to analyze and evaluate. That’s why XPO’s shares are up 84% since the first spinoff....
Cisco Systems continues its strategic pivot from hardware to software with steady dividend growth as it redirects resources to ai and innovative software services.
Well Health Technologies reports 23.1% revenue surge as it bridges virtual and physical care across multiple specialties on both sides of the border.