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MICROSOFT CORP., $247.49, Nasdaq symbol MSFT, remains a buy for aggressive investors.

The company is the world’s largest computer software firm. Its main product is the Windows operating system, which powers about 85% of the world’s personal computers....

Tourism volumes continue to rebound as COVID-19 travel restrictions ease. Here are two stocks that will profit from the rebound—and pay you steady dividends.


WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS INC. $73 remains a buy. The company (New York symbol WH; Cyclical-Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 88.3 million; Market cap: $6.4 billion; Dividend yield: 1.8%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average; www.wyndhamhotels.com) is the world’s largest hotel franchiser, with 836,000 rooms spread across 9,100 hotels in more than 95 countries....

A: Ag Growth International Inc., $43.27, symbol AFN on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 18.9 million; Market cap: $814.3 million; www.aggrowth.com), is a manufacturer of custom-designed farm and commercial systems for storage and conditioning, handling, structures, processing, and control applications....

A: Chase Corporation, $94.80, symbol CCF on New York (Shares outstanding: 9.5 million; Market cap: $894.7 million; Manufacturing sector; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk www.chasecorp.com), manufactures protective materials for high-reliability applications.

The company’s three operating segments are Adhesives, Sealants & Additives (43% of sales); Industrial Tapes (41%); and Corrosion Protection and Waterproofing (16%).

Chase’s offerings include insulating and conducting materials, moisture protective coatings, laminated durable papers, pulling and detection tapes, and wind energy composite materials and elements....

TMX GROUP LTD., $135.65, symbol X on Toronto, is an operator of public trading platforms and a provider of ancillary services. The company owns Canada’s two primary stock exchanges, the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Montreal Exchange, as well as clearing entities for domestic Canadian markets (CDS and CDCC)....

ALCON INC., $65.70, is a buy. The company (symbol ALC in New York) is the world’s biggest eye-care company. Specifically, it’s the leader in ocular surgical supplies and No. 2 in contact lenses.

While Alcon is based in Switzerland, it is headed by an American, reports its results in U.S....

ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP., $10.28, Toronto symbol AQN, is still a buy for long-term gains.

The company has two main businesses: the Regulated Services Group provides regulated electricity, gas, water distribution and wastewater collection services in Canada, the U.S., Chile, and Bermuda; and the Renewable Power Group produces electricity from about 40 clean-energy plants in North America.

Algonquin last raised your quarterly dividend with the July 2022 payment....

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in short-term disruptions to elective medical procedures, and so demand for Steris’s hospital equipment. But going forward, it remains in a great position to profit from the favourable long-term trend of an aging population. And with two key acquisitions, it has expanded into lucrative new markets....

FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC., $38.04, symbol FCX on New York, is one of the world’s largest publicly traded copper producers. The company owns mines in North America, South America, and Indonesia.

In late October 2022, Freeport-McMoRan reportedly entered discussions with Grupo Mexico SAB for the purchase of its Arizona copper smelter....

YAMANA GOLD INC., $6.80, is a hold. The miner (symbol YRI on Toronto) owns and operates five gold mines, in Canada, Brazil, Chile and Argentina. This includes the Cerro Moro gold/silver mine in Argentina. It started up in mid-2018.

On May 31, 2022, Yamana received a $6.7 billion U.S....