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A: MasTec Inc., $100.90, symbol MTZ on New York (Shares outstanding: 78.2 million; Market cap: $8.0 billion; Manufacturing & Industry sector; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.mastec.com), is a leading infrastructure construction company operating mainly throughout North America and across a range of industries.

The business’s primary activities include the engineering, installation, maintenance and upgrade of communications, energy, utility and other infrastructure....

B2GOLD CORP., $4.85, symbol BTO on Toronto, owns three mines: the Otjikoto mine in Namibia; the Masbate mine in the Philippines; and the Feloka mine in Mali.

The company also has 50% interest in the Gramalote project of Colombia and 81% interest in the Kiaka project of Burkina Faso....

ALAMOS GOLD INC., $14.21, symbol AGI on Toronto, is a buy. The company took its current form in July 2015, when Alamos Gold merged with Stock Pickers Digest recommendation AuRico Gold. The combined firm owns the Mulatos and El Chanate mines in Mexico, and the Young-Davidson and Island mines in northern Ontario....

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC., $143.93, New York symbol A, is still a buy for aggressive investors.

The company makes specialized testing equipment for medical research laboratories and industrial clients. Its equipment includes mass spectrometers, used to analyze substances.

Demand for Agilent’s equipment from pharmaceutical firms, chemical makers and food producers remains strong as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic....

TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, $89.05, Toronto symbol TD, is a buy.

In March 2022, TD agreed to acquire U.S. banking firm First Horizon Corporation (New York symbol FHN) for $13.4 billion U.S. The purchase will make TD’s banking operations the sixth largest in the U.S.

TD and First Horizon have agreed to extend the closing date to May 27, 2023....

Loblaw and Great-West are leading competitors in their respective markets; look for that to cut your ongoing risk. Still, for now, we see Great-West as a hold, while Loblaw remains a buy.


LOBLAW COMPANIES, $117.23, is a buy. The retailer (Toronto symbol L; Shares o/s: 322.7 million; Market cap: $37.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Divd....

Oil and gas stocks have moved up as the U.S. and other economies recover. The war in Ukraine has also spurred 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....

TD BANK, $90.66, (Toronto symbol TD; Shares outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $165.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.0%; www.td.com) closed the acquisition of U.S....

A: FactSet Research Systems Inc., $419.92, symbol FDS on New York (Shares outstanding: 38.3 million; Market cap: $16.1 billion; www.factset.com), is a leading provider of financial data and portfolio analytics to investment firms worldwide.

In March 2022, FactSet completed the acquisition of CUSIP Global Services for $1.93 billion in cash....

A: Capital Power Corp., $42.52, symbol CPX on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 116.5 million; Market cap: $5.0 billion; www.capitalpower.com) is one of Canada’s largest independent electrical power producers, with its 29 facilities across North America offering 7,500 megawatts of power.

Capital Power continues to expand both its power-generation capacity, as well as its long-term guaranteed energy sales contracts.

In September 2022, the company completed the acquisition of the Midland Cogeneration facility in Midland, Michigan, in a 50/50 joint venture partnership with Manulife Investment Management.

The partners paid $894 million U.S....