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ALPHABET INC. (Nasdaq symbols GOOG $1,264 [class C: non-voting] and GOOGL $1,276 [class A: one vote per share]; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 694.5 million; Market cap: $877.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 7.4; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.abc.xyz) is the parent company of Google’s Internet search business (still called Google) and other operations (called “Other Bets”)....

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SERVICEMASTER GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC....

WAJAX CORP. $24.19 (Toronto symbol WJX; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (905-212-3300; www.wajax.ca; Shares outstanding: 20.0 million; Market cap: $484.5 million; Dividend yield: 4.1%) sells and services cranes, forklifts and other heavy equipment....

ADOBE SYSTEMS INC. $259.78 (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (408-536-6000; www.adobe.com; Shares outstanding: 489.7 million; Market cap: $127.2 billion; No dividends paid) makes software that lets computer users create, edit and share documents in the popular PDF format.


The company continues to benefit from strong demand for its subscription services, particularly for its Creative Cloud package of photo-editing and desktop-publishing programs.


In the three months ended June 1, 2018, Adobe’s earnings jumped 62.7%, to $1.66 a share from $1.02 a year earlier....

DOMINO’S PIZZA $283.68 (New York symbol DPZ; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (734-930-3008; www.dominos.com; Shares outstanding: 42.3 million; Market cap: $12.0 billion; Dividend yield: 0.8%) is the world’s largest chain of pizza stores that offer takeout and delivery....

ALAMOS GOLD $7.18 (Toronto symbol AGI; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (604-681-2802; www.alamosgold.com; Shares outstanding: 266.3 million; Market cap: $2.8 billion; Dividend yield: 0.4%) owns the Mulatos and El Chanate mines in Mexico, and the Young-Davidson and Island mines in northern Ontario.


The company also has a number of development projects in Turkey, the U.S., Mexico and Canada....

SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC. $17 (New York symbol SD; Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 34.5 million; Market cap: $586.5 million; No dividends paid; Takeover Target Rating: Highest; www.sandridgeenergy.com) is an oil and gas exploration and production company with properties in both Colorado and Oklahoma.


Under a new deal with billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn, who owns 13.6% of the company, SandRidge has agreed to expand the board of directors from seven to eight....

USG CORP. $43 (New York symbol USG; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares o/s: 139.7 million; Market cap: $6.0 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Highest; www.usg.com) makes gypsum wallboard (drywall), wallboard finishing materials, tile backers and underlayment, and ceiling tiles.


Germany’s Knauf Group holds a 10.5% stake in USG and is its second-largest shareholder....

SERVICEMASTER GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC. $57 (New York symbol SERV; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 135.4 million; Market cap: $7.7 billion; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; No dividends paid; www.servicemaster.com) has three divisions: Terminix (53% of its 2017 revenue, 49% of its earnings) sells termite and pest control services to 2.7 million customers in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean; American Home Shield (40%, 38%) sells home service plans that cover the repair costs of major appliances and major systems such as heating and cooling; and Franchise Services (7%, 13%) sells a variety of services to homeowners, such as cleaning, cabinet and wood furniture repair, home inspection and disaster restoration....

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN CO. $323 (New York symbol MSG; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 19.1 million; Market cap: $6.2 billion; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; No dividends paid; www.msg.com) is a sports and entertainment company that owns the New York Rangers hockey team, the New York Knicks basketball team and other sports franchises....