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BUTTERFLY NETWORK INC., $1.18, symbol BFLY on New York, is a Guilford, Connecticut-based company founded in 2011. It has created a portable, pocket-sized ultrasound device that plugs into a smartphone or tablet.

The Butterfly iQ uses patented, miniaturized computer-chip technology to replace expensive cart-mounted ultrasound devices....

BOEING CO., $198.49, New York symbol BA, is still a hold.

In January 2024, a fuselage panel came loose on one of Boeing’s 737 Max-9 planes. That forced the aircraft, operated by Alaskan Airlines, to make an emergency landing.

An investigation by the U.S....

EBAY INC., $48.05, Nasdaq symbol EBAY, is still a buy for long-term gains.

The company operates e-commerce websites, in over 190 countries, where sellers pay fees to auction items or offer them at fixed prices.

eBay reported better-than-expected results for the fourth quarter of 2023, thanks to higher volumes over the Christmas holidays and improving advertising revenue.

Revenue in the three months ended December 31, 2023, rose 2.1%, to $2.56 billion from $2.51 billion a year earlier....

NVIDIA CORP., $788.17, Nasdaq symbol NVDA, remains a buy, but only for highly aggressive investors.

The company is a leading designer of 3D-capable video chips; they make video games run more smoothly and appear more lifelike. Nvidia has also adapted its chips for other applications, including artificial intelligence (AI), datacentres and self-driving cars.

The stock shot up 12% this week due to increasingly strong demand for chips that power AI applications, such as the popular ChatGPT online chatbot/search engine....

INDIGO BOOKS & MUSIC INC. $2.06 is a hold. The company (Toronto symbol IDG; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 27.8 million; Market cap: $57.3 million; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Lowest; www.chapters.indigo.ca) operates 172 bookstores, mainly under the Chapters and Indigo banners.


Indigo’s major shareholders, Gerald W....

We first recommended Canadian Pacific Railway (now called Canadian Pacific Kansas City) in the first issue of The Successful Investor in January 1995.

The stock moved up for our subscribers in the late 1990s, though much more slowly than Internet and technology stocks....

The shares of aerospace equipment maker RTX dropped to $69 in October 2023 after the company issued a recall of some defective jet engines. Despite that setback, the shares have rebounded on improving demand for RTX’s commercial and military products. Cost savings also let the company return more cash to its shareholders.
RTX CORP....

CEDAR FAIR L.P. $39 is still a hold. The partnership (New York symbol FUN; Income Portfolio, Consumer sector; Units outstanding: 51.0 million; Market cap: $2.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Distribution yield: 3.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.cedarfair.com) has agreed to merge with rival amusement park operator Six Flags Entertainment Corp (New York symbol SIX).


The combined firm will take the Six Flags name and trade on the New York exchange under the “FUN” symbol....

Nutrien boasts some of the industry’s lowest-cost operations and a 4.0% yield while offering investors resilience amidst volatile fertilizer prices.

RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC., $76.88, is a buy. The stock (symbol QSR on New York) gives you exposure to the world’s third-largest fast-food operator. That’s after McDonald’s (No. 1) and Yum Brands (No. 2). The company has 30,125 outlets in over 100 countries: 18,935 Burger King, 5,662 Tim Hortons (coffee and donuts), 4,269 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (fried chicken) and 1,259 Firehouse Subs.

Restaurant Brands is now buying Carrols Restaurant Group (symbol TAST on Nasdaq), Burger King’s largest U.S....