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Amazon.com is one of the world’s largest technology and e-commerce companies.
Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Amazon began as an online bookstore but quickly expanded into selling a vast range of products, including electronics, clothing, household goods, and more. Today, it operates a massive global online marketplace where individuals and businesses can buy and sell goods.
Beyond e-commerce, Amazon is a major player in several other industries:
- ☁️ Cloud computing through Amazon Web Services (AWS), one of the largest cloud platforms in the world
- 🎬 Digital streaming with services like Prime Video
- 📦 Logistics and delivery, with its own shipping network
- 🧠 Technology and AI, including devices like Alexa and Echo
Amazon is known for its focus on customer convenience, fast delivery (such as Prime shipping), and a wide selection of products and services.
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METRO INC. $48 (Toronto symbol MRU; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 255.7 million; Market cap: $12.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 1.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.metro.ca) operates 600 grocery stores and 650 drugstores, in Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick.
In May 2018, Metro acquired Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc....
In May 2018, Metro acquired Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc....
SPDR S&P 500 ETF $258 (New York symbol SPY) holds the stocks in the S&P 500 Index; they are 500 major U.S. companies chosen based on their market cap, liquidity and industry group.
The highest-weighted stocks for the SPDR S&P 500 ETF are Microsoft, 3.8%; Apple, 3.4%; Amazon.com, 2.9%; Alphabet, 2.9%; Berkshire Hathaway, 1.9%; Johnson & Johnson, 1.6%; Facebook, 1.6%; JPMorgan Chase, 1.5%; ExxonMobil, 1.4%; Pfizer, 1.2%; and UnitedHealth, 1.3%....
The highest-weighted stocks for the SPDR S&P 500 ETF are Microsoft, 3.8%; Apple, 3.4%; Amazon.com, 2.9%; Alphabet, 2.9%; Berkshire Hathaway, 1.9%; Johnson & Johnson, 1.6%; Facebook, 1.6%; JPMorgan Chase, 1.5%; ExxonMobil, 1.4%; Pfizer, 1.2%; and UnitedHealth, 1.3%....
The six ETFs we update below mainly hold high-quality stocks that are widely traded on Canadian and U.S. exchanges. Each fund tracks the performance of a major stock market index. That’s different from ETFs focused on narrower indexes or themes such as cryptocurrencies or biotechnology.
Of course, you pay brokerage commissions to buy and sell these investments....
Of course, you pay brokerage commissions to buy and sell these investments....
MCKESSON CORP. $111 (New York symbol MCK; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 195.4 million; Market cap: $21.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.1; Dividend yield 1.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.mckesson.com) is the largest wholesale drug distributor in the U.S....
Microsoft recently surpassed Apple as the world’s most valuable company (based on market cap). That’s because it continues to expand in the fast-growing field of cloud-computing, which lets users run computer programs over the Internet.
That strategy relies on a subscription model and has cut the company’s dependence on selling individual software packages to consumers and businesses....
TORONTO-DOMINION BANK $70 (www.td.com) and CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE $107 (www.cibc.com), along with Air Canada (Toronto symbol AC) and the Canadian subsidiary of Visa (New York symbol V), are members of the consortium to buy the popular Aeroplan loyalty rewards program....
Loblaw recently transferred its majority stake in Choice Properties REIT to its parent company, George Weston. As a result of that reorganization, Loblaw can now focus exclusively on expanding profits for its main retailing operations.
For example, the company recently launched a new enhanced delivery program modelled after the highly successful Amazon Prime service....
A: Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF, $159.56, symbol VCR on New York, aims to track the MSCI US IMI Consumer Discretionary 25/50 Index. That index follows U.S. consumer discretionary companies. Those firms, in the manufacturing and service industries, are highly sensitive to economic cycles....
Pennsylvania-based Vanguard Group is one of the world’s largest investment management companies. In all, it administers over $6 trillion U.S., spread across 400 mutual funds and ETFs.
Generally speaking, Canadians are blocked from buying mutual funds that are registered in the U.S....
Generally speaking, Canadians are blocked from buying mutual funds that are registered in the U.S....
H&R REIT $21.00 (Toronto symbol HR.UN; Units outstanding: 285.7 million; Market cap: $6.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 6.6%; www.hr-reit.com) should get a boost from Amazon.com’s decision to choose Long Island City as the location for one of its two new headquarters....