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The number of debit and credit card transactions continue to rise as more and more consumers make payments with plastic instead of cash. Widening interest in online shopping has also helped spur demand for electronic payment processing .
We feel the best way for conservative investors to profit from these trends is with high-quality credit card issuers like Visa and American Express....
We feel the best way for conservative investors to profit from these trends is with high-quality credit card issuers like Visa and American Express....
A: Canacol Energy, $4.20, symbol CNE on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 175.8 million; Market cap: $731.9 million; www.canocolenergy.com), is a Calgary-based oil and natural gas production and exploration company with operations focused in Colombia and Ecuador....
A: CanWel Building Materials Group Inc., $6.89, symbol CWX on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 77.7 million; Market cap: $528.9 million; www.canwel.com), distributes hardware, building materials and home renovation products.
Operating from 18 distribution centers across Canada, CanWel serves the new home construction, home renovation and industrial market....
Operating from 18 distribution centers across Canada, CanWel serves the new home construction, home renovation and industrial market....
Aecon seems to be everywhere as one of Canada’s top infrastructure builders, but it’s subject to cyclical trends and government priorities.
LEIDOS HOLDINGS $62 (New York symbol LDOS; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 151.2 million; Market cap: $9.5 billion; Dividend yield: 2.1%; Takeover Target Rating: Highest; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.leidos.com) is a Virginia-based provider of information technology services to three main groups of clients:
The Defence and Intelligence segment (48% of revenue) provides software and systems for air, land, sea, space and cyberspace surveillance; and security and controls for the U.S....
The Defence and Intelligence segment (48% of revenue) provides software and systems for air, land, sea, space and cyberspace surveillance; and security and controls for the U.S....
ADIENT PLC $74 (New York symbol ADNT; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 93.7 million; Market cap: $6.9 billion; Takeover Target Rating: Highest; Dividend yield: 1.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.adient. com) is the world’s largest maker of automotive seats for both passenger cars and commercial vehicles....
Brookfield Asset Management recently spun off its little-known insurance business—Trisura Group.
Unlike bigger insurance companies and brokerage firms focused on providing individual life, health and property insurance, Trisura sells specialized policies to businesses....
Unlike bigger insurance companies and brokerage firms focused on providing individual life, health and property insurance, Trisura sells specialized policies to businesses....
FIRSTSERVICE CORP. $84.97 (Toronto symbol FSV; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (416-960-9500; www. firstservice.com; Shares outstanding: 34.6 million; Market cap: $3.1 billion; Dividend yield: 0.7%) set up its commercial real estate business, Colliers International Group, as a separate company on June 1, 2015, and handed out shares to its investors.
Since the spinoff, FirstService has carried on with residential property management and its property improvement services for commercial and residential real estate.
In the second quarter, ended September 30, 2017, revenue rose 11.6%, to $456.5 million from $409.1 million a year earlier (all figures except share price in U.S....
Since the spinoff, FirstService has carried on with residential property management and its property improvement services for commercial and residential real estate.
In the second quarter, ended September 30, 2017, revenue rose 11.6%, to $456.5 million from $409.1 million a year earlier (all figures except share price in U.S....
STANTEC INC. $35.44 (Toronto symbol STN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (780-917-7288; www.stantec.com; Shares o/s: 113.8 million; Market cap: $4.1 billion; Divd. yield: 1.4%) sells consulting, project management, design and technology services. Most of its clients operate in the oil and gas, transportation and construction industries.
In the three months ended September 30, 2017, the company’s revenue rose 3.3%, to $1.30 billion from $1.26 billion a year earlier....
In the three months ended September 30, 2017, the company’s revenue rose 3.3%, to $1.30 billion from $1.26 billion a year earlier....
CHEMTRADE LOGISTICS INCOME FUND $19.00 (Toronto symbol CHE.UN; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (416-496-5856; www.chemtradelogistics. com; Units outstanding: 92.6 million; Market cap: $1.8 billion; Dividend yield: 6.3%) is one of the largest removal-service providers for resource firms that create acids and sulphur as byproducts....