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CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY LTD. $90 is your #1 Conservative stock for 2021. The company (Toronto symbol CP; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 666.6 million; Market cap: $60.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 7.9; Dividend yield: 0.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.cpr.ca) transports freight over a 23,700-kilometre rail network between Montreal and Vancouver, and to its hubs in the U.S....
The success of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout is letting more businesses re-open. Consumers also continue to repay their loans on time. As a result, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions has increased the minimum capitalization ratio (CET1, or Common Equity Tier 1) for Canada’s banks to 10.5%....
Canada’s banks continue to rebound strongly from last year’s COVID-19 lows; rising vaccination rates are letting more businesses re-open, which further fuels stock gains. Consumers also continue to repay their loans on time.
We like all of the Big Five banks, but TD stands out thanks to its strong retail banking operations in Canada and the U.S....
We like all of the Big Five banks, but TD stands out thanks to its strong retail banking operations in Canada and the U.S....
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The major Canadian and U.S. stock markets have moved back up since their initial COVID-19 drop. Nonetheless, we think that if you can afford to stay in the market for several years or longer, now is still a good time for new buying. We see ETFs as one way for you to profit from the continuing rise, while at the same time cutting your risk....
Most precious-metal stocks dropped, along with stock markets, in March 2020. They then quickly reversed that trend to soar for investors, in part because of gold’s appeal as a “safe harbour” in uncertain times. In fact, in August 2020, gold jumped to over $2,000 U.S....
BCE INC., $61.94 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol BCE; Shares o/s: 904.6 million; Market cap: $55.7 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 5.7%) now benefits from a move by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to reverse a rate cut for smaller Internet service providers looking to access the high-speed networks of BCE and other large telecoms.
BCE will use the resulting bump in its cash flow to speed up its fibre-optic network and ultrafast 5G wireless infrastructure projects.
The company will now earmark between $1.5 billion and $1.7 billion to those projects over the next two years....
BCE will use the resulting bump in its cash flow to speed up its fibre-optic network and ultrafast 5G wireless infrastructure projects.
The company will now earmark between $1.5 billion and $1.7 billion to those projects over the next two years....
Oil prices have almost doubled over the last year to today’s price of roughly $73 U.S. a barrel. Natural gas prices are up as well. Increased industrial activity is driving those gains as the world recovers from the pandemic.
Still, energy prices will likely remain subject to wide and unpredictable swings—spurred by continually changing supply and demand, environmental pressures, and the shift to electric vehicles....
Still, energy prices will likely remain subject to wide and unpredictable swings—spurred by continually changing supply and demand, environmental pressures, and the shift to electric vehicles....
Bank of Nova Scotia shares continue to soar beyond their pre-pandemic levels as the economy recovers from last year’s downturn. Meantime, restrictions that prevent federally regulated lenders like Scotiabank from raising dividends and buying back shares remain in effect....