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WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE $75.00 (New York symbol WYN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (973- 753-6000; www.wyndhamworldwide.com; Shares outstanding: 130.3 million; Market cap: $9.7 billion; Dividend yield: 1.6%) is one of the world’s largest hospitality companies, with 7,410 franchised hotels worldwide.

Wyndham also manages vacation resorts, rental properties, luxury clubs and time-shares....

RUBY TUESDAY, INC. $5.58 (New York symbol RT; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (865-379-5700; www.rubytuesday.com; Shares outstanding: 61.4 million; Market cap: $342.8 million; No dividends paid) reports that its revenue fell 8.0% in its fiscal 2014 second quarter, which ended December 3, 2013, to $276.2 million from $300.1 million a year earlier.

That’s mostly because of continued weak consumer spending and intense competition in the casual-dining business....

BELLATRIX EXPLORATION $8.59 (Toronto symbol BXE; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (403-266- 8670; www.bellatrixexploration.com; Shares outstanding: 170.5 million; Market cap: $1.5 billion; No dividends paid) produces natural gas (70% of output) and oil (30%) in Alberta, B.C....

BIRCHCLIFF ENERGY $8.40 (Toronto symbol BIR; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (403-261-6401; www.birchcliffenergy.com; Units outstanding: 142.9 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; No dividends paid) jumped recently after it announced that it ended 2013 with record production of 30,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day (including natural gas).

Since then, the company’s output has risen to 32,100 barrels a day, mainly because it bought a partner’s 30% stake in one of its wells in Alberta’s Pouce Coupe area for $56 million.

The company plans to spend $275 million on exploration and development this year....

AURICO GOLD $5.05 (Toronto symbol AUQ; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (604-681-2802; www.auricogold.com; Shares outstanding: 247.1 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Dividend yield: 3.3%) operates the El Chanate gold mine in Mexico, which produced 71,864 ounces in 2013.

The company’s Young-Davidson gold mine in Northern Ontario reached full production in 2013, with total output of 120,738 ounces....

DOREL INDUSTRIES $41.21 (Toronto symbol DII.B; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (514-731-0000; www.dorel.com; Shares outstanding: 31.5 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Dividend yield: 3.0%) has agreed to buy 100% of Tiny Love Ltd., a maker of baby products and developmental toys based in Tel Aviv, Israel, for an undisclosed sum.

Tiny Love has won awards in the developmental toy category, which includes products like activity gyms, mobiles and toys for babies and toddlers.

The company sells these products in over 50 countries and had about $45 million U.S....

DUNDEE CORP. $19 (Toronto symbol DC.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 54.1 million; Market cap: $1.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.8; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.dundeecorp.com) owns businesses in the wealth management, real estate, natural resource and agriculture industries.

In the three months ended September 30, 2013, Dundee earned $2.6 million, or $0.01 a share....

BLACKBERRY LTD. $9.36 (Toronto symbol BB; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 524.6 million; Market cap: $4.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; www.blackberry.com) has sold an additional $250 million worth of convertible debentures (all amounts except share price and market cap in U.S....

CGI GROUP INC. $35 (Toronto symbol GIB.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 310.7 million; Market cap: $10.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.cgi.com) is the lead contractor for the healthcare.gov website, which lets Americans shop for health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act (or Obamacare).

Due to problems with the website, the U.S....

GOOGLE INC. $1,107 (Nasdaq symbol GOOG; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 334.1 million; Market cap: $369.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.4; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.google.com) continues to profit from the shift to online advertising, even though it is earning less per ad. That’s because advertisers are paying less for ads on mobile devices, since they are more difficult to see on smaller screens.

However, Google’s Android software powers 80% of all mobile devices. That’s driving more traffic to its web sites. Google is also selling ads in bundles that cover multiple devices.

Google is a buy.
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