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In May 2022, Yamana received an offer from prospective buyer South African-based Gold Field. However, it recently got a higher joint takeover offer from Pan American Silver Corp. (symbol PAAS on Toronto) and Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (symbol AEM on Toronto).






YAMANA GOLD, $6.69, (Toronto symbol YRI; Rating: Speculative) (yamana.com; Shares o/s: 961.0 million; Market cap: $6.4 billion; Yield: 1.8%) is a hold. Under that second, $4.8 billion U.S....
Alimentation Couche-Tard not only adapted to the pandemic, it thrived—and the shares are now trading at all-time highs. Meanwhile, the company is entering a couple of new markets. For one, it’s rolling out electric vehicle (EV) chargers at its U.S. and Canadian stores....

On June 22, 2017, Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (Toronto symbol BAM.A) spun off its specialty insurance business as a separate company called Trisura. Investors received one Trisura share for every 170 Brookfield shares they held.


The new firm gets little media/broker attention, even though the stock has soared over 500% since the spinoff....
A: No one can consistently predict currency movements. However, a hedged fund pays that fee whenever it has a hedge in place to avoid currency losses, regardless of whether the hedge produces a gain or a loss for the fund.

Note that even if the U.S....
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....
CGI INC., $113.30, Toronto symbol GIB.A, is your #1 Aggressive Buy for 2022.

The stock lets investors tap Canada’s largest provider of computer outsourcing services. It helps its clients automate certain routine functions like accounting and buying supplies....
Rising interest rates have dampened investor enthusiasm for high-yielding utility stocks. That’s because higher rates add to a utility’s interest costs and, at the same time, they increase the appeal of competing bonds by spurring their yields.


However, these four utilities get most of their revenue from rate-regulated businesses....
Rising interest rates are generally good news for banks, as higher rates increase the income from new and renewing loans. On the other hand, higher rates also increase the risk that borrowers will fall behind in their loan payments.


We feel that Bank of Montreal will ultimately benefit from higher rates, as more-stringent lending standards since the 2008 financial crisis greatly reduce the risk of big loan losses....
Peru is best known for its stunning mountain landscapes, llamas, and the famous Machu Picchu, one of the new “seven wonders of the world.” But the country is also a major producer of commodities such as copper and silver and various agricultural products.


ISHARES MSCI PERU ETF $28.17 (New York symbol EPU; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $120.4 million) tracks the performance of a broad basket of publicly listed Peruvian companies....
SUNCOR ENERGY INC., $48.70, Toronto symbol SU, remains a buy.

The company is Canada’s largest integrated oil firm, with major projects in the Alberta oil sands. Suncor also operates four refineries (three in Canada and one in Colorado), along with 1,875 Petro-Canada gas stations.

With the June 2022 payment, Suncor increased your quarterly dividend by 11.9%....