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CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL $429.85 (New York symbol CMG; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (303-595-4000; www.chipotle.com; Shares outstanding: 27.8 million; Market cap: $12.0 billion; No dividends paid) has announced a pilot loyalty program. The test will start in three markets: Phoenix, Kansas City, and Columbus, Ohio.


Customers who order through Chipotle’s app or on Chipotle.com will earn 15 points for every $1 they spend....
FAIR ISAAC CORP. $212.76 (New York symbol FICO; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (415-472-2211; www.fairisaac.com; Shares outstanding: 29.1 million; Market cap: $6.2 billion; No dividends paid) has extended its multi-year agreement with Equifax Canada to distribute FICO Scores to lenders, consumers and businesses in Canada....
MAJOR DRILLING $4.90 (Toronto symbol MDI; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (1-866-264-3986; www.majordrilling.com; Shares outstanding: 80.3 million; Market cap: $393.5 million; No dividends paid) is a large contract driller that mainly serves the mining industry.


Major believes that mining activity continues to deplete the world’s more easily accessible mineral reserves....
BIRCHCLIFF ENERGY $4.82 (Toronto symbol BIR; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (403-261-6401; www.birchcliffenergy.com; Shares outstanding: 263.0 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Dividend yield: 2.0%) explores for, develops and produces oil and gas, mainly in the Peace River Arch area of both Alberta and B.C....
WW INTERNATIONAL $68.27 (Nasdaq symbol WTW; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (212-589-2700; www.ww.com; Shares outstanding: 66.6 million; Market cap: $4.0 billion; No dividends paid) is the new name of Weight Watchers International....
FRONTDOOR INC. $39 (Nasdaq symbol FTDR; Shares outstanding: 84.8 million; Market cap: $3.3 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.frontdoorhome.com) provides contracts to cover the repair costs of home appliances and major systems such as heating and cooling....
LOBLAW COMPANIES $64.70 (Toronto symbol L; Shares outstanding: 374.8 million; Market cap: $24.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 1.8%; www.loblaw.ca) operates 1,083 supermarkets across Canada. It also owns the Shoppers Drug Mart chain of 1,335 drugstores.


Health Canada has now awarded Shoppers Drug Mart a licence to produce medical cannabis....
AMEREN CORP. $62 (New York symbol AEE; Income Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 242.6 million; Market cap: $15.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.5; Dividend yield: 2.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.ameren.com) provides power and natural gas to 3.3 million clients in Illinois and Missouri.


Thanks to warmer-than-normal weather in Missouri, which spurred demand for air conditioning, Ameren’s earnings in the three months ended June 30, 2018, jumped 22.8%, to $0.97 from $0.79 a year earlier....
ALCOA CORP. $40 (New York symbol AA; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares o/s: 185.0 million; Market cap: $7.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.alcoa.com) has benefitted from higher prices in the past few months for alumina (used to make aluminum metal)....
KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC. $65 (New York symbol KEYS; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 187.4 million; Market cap: $12.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.3; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.keysight....