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The world’s population will probably expand from 7.6 billion people in 2021 to around 10 billion in 2050. That increases the need for more and better food, which will drive demand for Nutrien’s fertilizers.
What’s more, the company has already raised its dividend four times since it was formed in early 2018 with the merger of Agrium and Potash Corp....
What’s more, the company has already raised its dividend four times since it was formed in early 2018 with the merger of Agrium and Potash Corp....
CANON INC. ADRs $23 (www.canon.com) is a hold. The company’s sales in the first quarter of 2021 rose 5.8%, to $7.59 billion from $7.18 billion a year earlier. That’s partly due to better sales of printers to consumers as employees work from home due to COVID-19....
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORP. $87 is a buy. The company (New York symbol RTX; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 1.5 billion; Market cap: $130.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.2; Dividend yield: 2.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.rtx.com) took its current form on April 3, 2020, with the merger of United Technologies Corp....
A: Lockheed Martin Corp., $381.12, symbol LMT on New York (Shares outstanding: 277.9 million; Market cap: $106.3 billion; www.lockheedmartin.com), is the world’s largest defence contractor.
The company operates 375 facilities, employs 110,000 people, and has over 16,000 active suppliers, in every U.S....
The company operates 375 facilities, employs 110,000 people, and has over 16,000 active suppliers, in every U.S....
AT&T has decided to reverse two big acquisitions—WarnerMedia and DirecTV—and focus solely on its main wireless and high-speed Internet operations.
The biggest part of this new strategy is the spinoff of WarnerMedia to cable broadcaster Discovery Inc....
The biggest part of this new strategy is the spinoff of WarnerMedia to cable broadcaster Discovery Inc....
CIMAREX ENERGY, $69.76 (New York symbol XEC; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (Shares o/s: 102.8 million; Market cap: $7.3 billion; Divd yield: 1.6%) is now merging with Cabot Oil & Gas (symbol COG on New York). The companies have yet to come up with a new name for the combined entity, which will be 50.5% owned by Cimarex....
Our long-time readers and clients know we’ve developed a number of rules to evaluate stocks and the actions of companies. These rules are all based on what we think of as “financial physics”. They grow out of human nature, which spurs people to take advantage of financial incentives....
We continue to recommend conservative investors limit their oil holdings to integrated producers such as these three. Their upstream (or producing) businesses benefit from higher crude prices. Their downstream (refining) businesses, on the other hand, convert crude into gasoline and other fuels and so profit when oil prices fall....
International Flavors & Fragrances recently completed its merger with the nutrition and biosciences business of DuPont. This follows another major purchase—the company’s 2018 acquisition of Frutarom, an Israel-based maker of flavourings.
As we often remind investors, using acquisitions to expand adds risk....
As we often remind investors, using acquisitions to expand adds risk....
We have selected Choice Properties REIT as one of our three top picks for 2021 (BCE and Pfizer are the other two picks).
The units held up well last year—and the trust maintained its distributions—despite retail shutdowns due to COVID-19. That’s mainly because its high-quality tenants, such as supermarkets and pharmacies, remained open as “essential” businesses....
The units held up well last year—and the trust maintained its distributions—despite retail shutdowns due to COVID-19. That’s mainly because its high-quality tenants, such as supermarkets and pharmacies, remained open as “essential” businesses....