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In the late 1990s and early 2000s, CIBC rapidly expanded its corporate banking operations in the U.S. However, this business suffered big losses, mainly due to its involvement with bankrupt energy company Enron.

In 2005, the bank decided to exit the U.S. and instead focus on improving the profitability of its Canadian banking operations....
KRAFT HEINZ CO. $89 (Nasdaq symbol KHC; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $106.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.1; Dividend yield: 2.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.kraftheinzcompany.com) makes condiments and sauces (such as Heinz Ketchup) as well as other packaged foods....
YAMANA GOLD $6.91 (Toronto symbol YRI; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (416-815-0220; www. yamana.com; Shares outstanding: 947.2 million; Market cap: $6.7 billion; Dividend yield: 0.4%) owns and operates 10 gold mines in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Argentina....
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MOLSON COORS CANADA INC. (Toronto symbols TPX.A $133 and TPX.B $129; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 214.8 million; Market cap: $27.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.2; Dividend yield: 1.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.molson coors.com) is the world’s fourth-largest beer brewer by market cap....
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MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC., $45.51, Nasdaq symbol MDLZ, makes cookies and biscuits (Oreo, Chips Ahoy, Ritz), chocolate bars (Cadbury, Toblerone), gum and candy (Trident, Chiclets) and Halls cough drops.

On Thursday, the company offered to acquire The Hershey Co....
We designed our three-part Successful Investor strategy to improve your investing results and simplify your investing.

Our first rule—invest mainly in well-established stocks with a history of earnings and dividends—helps you eliminate a lot of unprofitable stocks that might otherwise have some appeal.

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MICROSOFT CORP., $50.13, Nasdaq symbol MSFT, is the world’s largest software provider. Its Windows operating system powers about 90% of the world’s personal computers.

This week, the company agreed to acquire LinkedIn Corp. (New York symbol LNKD) for $26.2 billion in cash....
ALPHABET INC., Nasdaq symbols GOOG (class C non-voting), $719.41, and GOOGL (class A voting), $733.19, is the new holding company for Google’s Internet search business and its other operations, including self-driving cars and home thermostats.

The reorganization also made Google Fiber a separate subsidiary....