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BREEZE HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CORP, $10.24, symbol BREZ on Nasdaq, is a SPAC (special purpose acquisition company).

SPACs are a specialized kind of IPO (Initial Public Offering, or new stock issue). One key difference is that SPACs, also referred to as “blank-check companies,” raise money from investors without providing a detailed business plan....
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO., $156.04, Toronto symbol CNR, is a buy.

CN operates Canada’s largest railway. Its 32,200-kilometre network stretches across the country. It also travels down through the U.S. Midwest, connecting Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.

The company is rewarding investors with a 19.1% dividend increase....
A: Tattooed Chef Inc., $12.84, symbol TTCF on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 82.0 million; Market cap: $971.5 million; www.tattooedchef.com), produces and sells a portfolio of frozen foods....
SOLID POWER INC., $5.98, symbol SLDP on Nasdaq, is developing what it sees as a state-of-the-art, all-solid-state rechargeable battery aimed primarily at electric vehicles (EVs).

Colorado-based Solid Power’s technology aims to replace the flammable liquid electrolyte in a conventional lithium-ion battery with an exclusive sulfide-based solid electrolyte....
ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP., $17.86, Toronto symbol AQN, is a top pick for 2022.

The company has two main businesses: the Regulated Services Group provides regulated electricity, gas, water distribution and wastewater collection services in Canada, the U.S., Chile and Bermuda; and the Renewable Power Group produces electricity from about 40 clean-energy plants in North America.

Algonquin last raised your quarterly dividend with the July 2021 payment....
MCDONALD’S CORP., $256.09, New York symbol MCD, is your #1 Conservative Buy for 2022.

The company is the world’s largest fast-food chain with over 39,000 restaurants in 119 countries. It serves a wide variety of food but is best known for its hamburgers and french fries....
SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP INC., $5.07, symbol SLS on Nasdaq, is a clinical biopharmaceutical company aiming to develop novel cancer immunotherapies.

Sellas went public in January 2018 through a merger with Galena Biopharma.

The company’s shares briefly shot up to as high as $15.08 in June 2021....
Activist investors make their money by targeting underperforming firms they feel would benefit from better management or assets sales. Here’s our analysis of two U.S. companies that are now under pressure from prominent activists.


DANA INC. $24 is a hold. The company (New York symbol DAN; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 144.2 million; Market cap: $3.5 billion; Dividend yield 1.7%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.dana.com) makes a variety of parts, including axles, driveshafts and transmissions, for leading automakers such as Ford, General Motors, Chrysler and Toyota.


Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn now controls 9.9% of Dana’s shares....
FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC., $427.11, symbol FDS on New York, is a leading provider of financial data and portfolio analytics to investment firms worldwide.

On December 27, 2021, FactSet announced that it would acquire CUSIP Global Services for $1.93 billion in cash....
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY LTD., $97.33, Toronto symbol CP, is your #1 Conservative Buy for 2022.

CP ships freight over a 23,700-kilometre rail network, mainly between Montreal and Vancouver. It also links to hubs in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.

This is the fourth year in a row we’ve picked CP as our #1 Conservative stock....