United Technologies has a long history of successful acquisitions. They include its 2012 purchase of Goodrich. That aircraft-equipment maker has helped the company increase its manufacturing contracts.

The shares moved down recently in response to the company’s plan to buy Rockwell Collins, which makes airframes and… Read More

As retail chains face an increasingly strong challenge from online shopping, this iconic Canadian retailer appears to be competing with considerable success. In the most recent quarter, overall sales rose at its own stores and at the other retail chains it owns. Earnings easily beat… Read More

CN’s shares trade about 19 times the company’s projected earnings per share for 2017. That seems high for a cyclical railway stock, but several factors significantly reduce CN’s risk.

That’s mainly because big railways face little competition from new entrants. They also move goods much… Read More

The fact that 3M Company has paid dividends without interruption for 100 years—and raised its dividend each of the past 59 years—is a firm indication of its blue chip credentials. Yet it continuously renews those credentials by making key acquisitions, letting go of declining operations… Read More

Shares of Loblaw—and many others in the same industry— fell on news that online retailer Amazon.com Inc. will buy organic grocery chain Whole Foods (New York symbol WFM). Amazon will pay $13.7 billion U.S.

Investors fear that Amazon’s e-commerce expertise will let it capture a large… Read More

BCE recently raised its dividend on strong revenue and earnings. The company’s sales continue to benefit from its network upgrades, with BCE’s latest acquisition set to further boost profit.

BCE INC. (Toronto symbol BCE; www.bce.ca) is Canada’s largest telephone provider, with 6.3 million customers in Ontario, Quebec and… Read More

With higher material costs and taxes weighing on its revenues, Campbell Soup makes an acquisition to boost e-commerce, looks to expand overseas sales and embarks on a major cost-cutting plan
CAMPBELL SOUP CO. (New York symbol CPB; www.campbellsoupcompany.com) is the world’s largest maker of canned soups… Read More

The purchase of Columbia Pipeline Group has spurred TransCanada’s revenue and earnings as power producers switch to oil from coal.   
TransCanada recently completed a major acquisition in the U.S. The purchase increased its natural gas pipeline assets by 40%. That will help the company… Read More

IBM shares are down 17% from their February 2017 peak, but that—plus the growing success of the company’s new internet business—increases its appeal.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. (New York symbol IBM; www.ibm.com) began operating in 1911, and is now one of the world’s largest computer… Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to renegotiate the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), along with the possibility of new tariffs, could hurt cross-border traffic for Canada’s main railways. However, it seems Trump is mainly concerned about U.S. trade with Mexico rather than Canada.Meanwhile, CP… Read More