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Brazil’s economy continues its slow recovery after a major recession in 2015-2016. That’s when the economy contracted 7% over that two-year period. Ongoing turmoil—the impeachment of president Dilma Rousseff in May 2016, corruption scandals for a major corporation, volatile commodity prices, and high inflation—kept the pressure on financial markets....
Keyera Corp’s latest quarterly revenue is up 51.9%, and although its focus on one region and one commodity adds risk, a high 6.5% dividend yield boosts its appeal.
Successful investing in mining exploration companies means avoiding speculative penny mines, unsustainably high trading prices, and unrealistic prospects

TECK RESOURCES LTD. $31 (Toronto symbol TECK.B; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 574.9 million; Market cap: $17.8 billion; Price-to sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 0.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.teck.com) is a leading producer of metallurgical coal, a key ingredient in steel making....

After a rough final quarter of 2018, most asset classes saw significant gains in the first month of 2019 as investors became less concerned about high stock valuations and the China-U.S. trade dispute. Fears about a rapid rise in U.S. interest rates for 2019 also eased.


The Vanguard Total Bond Index ETF (BND.O) gained 0.8% in January while the Vanguard Total World Stocks ETF (VT) gained 6.6%....
Can you make money off of penny stocks? It is possible, but only if you select the highest-quality penny stocks—and follow these rules
A: Inter Pipeline Ltd., $21.08, symbol IPL on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 359.5 million; Market cap: $7.6 billion; www.interpipeline.com), transports, stores, markets and processes oil and natural gas.

On September 1, 2013, Inter Pipeline changed from a limited partnership to a conventional corporation....



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Declining commodity prices and international sanctions have hurt the Russian economy....

The shares of Finning and Toromont have moved down lately in response to lower commodity prices. However, recent acquisitions put both companies in a strong position to expand their earnings when commodity prices rebound.


FINNING INTERNATIONAL INC....
The year turned out to be tough globally for most asset classes.


The Vanguard Total Bond Index ETF (BND) lost 3% over the year while the Vanguard Total World Stocks ETF (VT) lost 12.5% after big final quarter losses. Real Estate, as measured by the iShares Global REIT ETF (REET), lost 9.8%....