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AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD., $112.41, symbol AEM on Toronto, owns currently producing gold mines in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico.

Specifically, it owns the La Ronde, Canadian Malartic, Goldex, Maccassa, Detour Lake, Meliadine, Meadowbank and Hope Bay mines in Canada....

VIATRIS INC. $12 is a hold. The company (New York symbol VTRS; Income Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $14.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.0; Dividend yield: 4.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.viatris.com) was formed in November 2020 by the merger of Pfizer’s Upjohn division (generic drugs) with Netherlands-based Mylan N.V....

The shares of aerospace equipment maker RTX are up 65% since dropping to $69 in October 2023 on the news of a defective jet engine recall. The share price jump is largely because the company significantly expanded its capacity to handle these repairs, which has helped it speed up that work.


We feel the stock still has plenty of room to move higher in 2025, as the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East spur demand for its military equipment, particularly the Patriot surface-to-air missile system....

RTX (formerly Raytheon Technologies Corp.) soars past expectations as the defense giant settles legacy issues and focuses on future growth.

Nutrien’s shares are down over 50% from their April 2022 peak following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which caused a big spike in potash prices. However, potash supplies and prices later declined. Even so, the company’s stands to gain from a rising global population and the need for more and better food....

Demand for travel continues its post-pandemic rebound, and both Wyndham Hotels and Travel + Leisure are big beneficiaries.

Indeed, the outlook for both stocks remains positive for investors, as pent-up demand for travel stays strong, presenting each company with significant opportunities to expand.

I asked our Successful Investor research department to draw up this Inner Circle Spotlight report on both Wyndham, and Travel + Leisure to explain why we think each has bright prospects ahead....

FASTENAL COMPANY, $78.23, symbol FAST on Nasdaq, is a leading wholesale distributor of industrial and construction supplies. It draws almost all its clients from the construction and manufacturing industries.

Those construction customers include general, electrical, plumbing, sheet-metal, and road contractors....

GENUINE PARTS CO., $114.24, New York symbol GPC, is still a buy for long-term gains.

The company has over 10,800 company-owned and independent auto parts stores in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Most of them operate under the famous NAPA banner....

BOEING CO., $154.99, New York symbol BA, is still a hold.

The aircraft maker now plans to raise new capital as it faces several challenges. Those include a strike by more than 33,000 machinists at its factories in the U.S. northwest, which began on September 13, 2024....

In March 2021, golf equipment maker Callaway Golf and driving range operator Topgolf merged in an all-stock transaction valued at $2.6 billion. Topgolf shareholders received 90 million Callaway shares. In 2022, the company was renamed Topgolf Callaway Brands. It also changed its stock-exchange symbol from “ELY” to “MODG.”


It now seems that the benefits of the merger have not materialized....