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CP’s shares fell slightly after it announced it would merge with U.S. railway Kansas City Southern. Investors initially thought CP was paying too much. However, the stock quickly recovered as investors realized the major long-term benefits of this takeover.


The combined company will be able to better serve a wider range of customers in more parts of North America....

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“It’s a mistake to let predictions guide your investments, but especially so at times like now, when new ideas and differences of opinion are continually streaming into the markets....

IFF has now completed its merger with the nutrition and biosciences business of DuPont. This follows another major purchase—the company’s 2018 acquisition of Israeli flavouring maker Frutarom.


As we often remind investors, using acquisitions to expand adds risk....

Oil prices continue to rebound from their 2020 lows as more parts of the global economy reopen with the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. OPEC’s commitment to maintain its current production cuts also helps support prices.


That’s good news for these four high-quality producers....

CENOVUS ENERGY, $9.49, remains a buy for patient investors. The company (Toronto symbol CVE; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $19.0 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 0.7%.; www.cenovus.com) has now completed its acquisition of rival oil producer Husky Energy.


The combined firm is Canada’s third-largest producer of oil and gas, with output of about 750,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day....

United Technologies (now Raytheon Technologies following its merger with Raytheon Co.) was our top Conservative pick for 2020. We liked that the merger, along with the spinoffs of Otis and Carrier, created a pure-play aerospace leader. Those moves also cut the old company’s exposure to commercial airline customers, many of which have reduced their spending on new equipment due to COVID-19’s spread.


Uncertainty over the pandemic has delayed some of the benefits of the transformation....

RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORP. $78 is a buy. The company (New York symbol RTX; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 1.5 billion; Market cap: $117.0 billion; Dividend yield: 2.4%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.rtx.com) took its current form on April 3, 2020, with the merger of United Technologies Corp....

A: AirBoss of America Corp., $18.70, symbol BOS on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 26.9 million; Market cap: $516.9 million; www.airbossofamerica.com), makes rubber-based products used in the automotive, heavy industry, construction and infrastructure, oil and gas, and defence industries.


AirBoss is headquartered in Newmarket, Ontario, and operates manufacturing facilities in North Carolina, Quebec, and at its flagship facility in Kitchener, Ontario....

These two stocks are up sharply in the past year, thanks largely to the completion (or announcement) of spinoffs. However, we feel Raytheon is in a stronger position to keep rising as the economy recovers from the pandemic.


RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORP....

NEWMONT CORP., $58.91, remains a buy. The company (New York symbol NEM; Shares outstanding: 803.4 million; Market cap: $47.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 2.7%; www.newmont.com) now plans to repurchase up to $1.0 billion of its common shares over the next 18 months....