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PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC. $90 (Nasdaq symbol PYPL; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $108.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 7.3; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.paypal.com) processes online transactions, including purchases made through eBay’s websites.


The company has formed a new alliance with DraftKings, an online sports betting website....

These three tech leaders continue to hit new highs. Those gains are mainly due to high research spending, which helps them develop new products and fuel their future growth. While that spending hurts their current earnings, recent acquisitions further enhance their long-term prospects....

What to Invest in to Make Money: We recommend not just high-quality stocks, but a well-balanced portfolio as well

CHESAPEAKE ENERGY $4.30 (New York symbol CHK; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (405-848-8000; www.chk.com; Shares outstanding: 912.3 million; Market cap: $3.8 billion; No dividends paid) is the second-largest producer of natural gas in the U.S....

IAMGOLD $5.07 (Toronto symbol IMG; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (1-888-464-9999; www.iamgold.com; Shares outstanding: 450.7 million; Market cap: $3.3 billion; No dividends paid) owns 41% of the Sadiola gold mine in Mali; 90% of the Essakane mine in Burkina Faso; 100% of the Westwood mine in Quebec; and 95% of the Rosebel mine in Suriname.


IAMGold also holds 92.5% of the Cote gold project in Ontario....

PARAMOUNT RESOURCES $13.61 (Toronto symbol POU; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (403-290-3600; www.paramountres.com; Shares outstanding: 132.2 million; Market cap: $1.8 billion; No dividends paid) owns oil and gas properties in Alberta and B.C.


The company completed two big transactions in the 2017 third quarter....

ADOBE SYSTEMS INC. $264.88 (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (408-536-6000; www.adobe.com; Shares outstanding: 489.7 million; Market cap: $132.6 billion; No dividends paid) makes software to create and share electronic documents as well as digitial media.


The company’s decision a few years ago to switch to selling its programs as ongoing subscriptions instead of one-time purchases is paying off: the stock continues to hit all-time highs on record sales.


In the three months ended August 31, 2018, Adobe’s revenue rose 24.4%, to a record $2.29 billion from $1.84 billion....

EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE CO. $48 (New York symbol EPC; Consumer sector; Shares o/s 54.0 million; Market cap: $2.6 billion; No dividends paid; Takeover Target Rating: Highest; www.edgewell.com) is a consumer products company. Its brands include Schick, Edge, Hawaiian Tropic and Wet Ones....

TILRAY INC. $214 (Nasdaq symbol TLRY; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 93.4 million; Market cap: $20.0 billion; No dividends paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.tilray.com) is a Canadian medical marijuana producer, which began operating in 2013.


The company sold 10.35 million common shares at $17.00 a share U.S....

TRISURA GROUP LTD. $27 (Toronto symbol TSU; Finance Sector; Shares outstanding: 6.6 million; Market cap: $178.2 million; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; No dividends paid; www.trisura.com) offers insurance in three areas: Risk Solutions provides warranties for manufactured products; Surety Insurance guarantees that specific tasks are completed; and Corporate Insurance and Reinsurance offers policies to professionals to cover malpractice and defamation.


Brookfield Asset Management (Toronto symbol BAM.A) spun off Trisura in June 2017....