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A: Divergent Energy Services Corp., $0.23, symbol DVG on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 96.7 million; Market cap: $21.3 million; www.divergentenergyservices.com), makes pumps for oil and natural gas exploration companies.

Divergent changed its name from Canadian Oilfield Solutions Corp....
A: Empire Company Ltd., $21.58, symbol EMP.A on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 271.6 million; Market cap: $5.8 billion; www.empireco.ca), is a diversified Canadian firm based in Stellarton, Nova Scotia....
Brookfield Renewable Partners will expand its generating capacity, revenue and cash flow with a $625 million investment in Colombia’s Isagen SA.
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SUNCOR ENERGY INC., $34.38, Toronto symbol SU, is selling up to 82.2 million common shares to a group of underwriters at $35.00 a share. That will increase the total number of shares outstanding by 5%.

The company will use the gross proceeds of $2.9 billion to buy an additional 5.0% stake in the Syncrude oil sands project, north of Fort McMurray, Alberta....
Buckeye Partners L.P. saw demand for its storage terminals rise in the latest quarter as oil producers held on to their crude & waited for prices to rebound
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., $50.92, New York symbol VZ, rose 2% this week after the company negotiated a new four-year contract with the union representing 36,000 customer service representatives and network technicians. That ended a seven-week strike.

Under the deal, these employees will receive an 11% wage hike over four years....
ANDREW PELLER LTD., $26.93, Toronto symbol ADW.A, is Canada’s second-largest producer of wines, after Constellation Brands.

In the 2016 fiscal year, ended March 31, 2016, revenue increased 5.9%, to $334.3 million from $315.7 million in 2015. That’s mainly due to strong sales of Peller’s premium-priced brands....
ISHARES MSCI SOUTH KOREA INDEX FUND $49.94 (New York symbol EWY; buy or sell through brokers) aims to track the MSCI Korea Index.

The ETF’s top holdings are Samsung Electronics,23.7%; Hyundai Motor, 3.3%; Naver (Internet), 3.1%; Hyundai Mobis (auto parts), 2.8%; Shinhan Financial, 2.7%; SK Hynix Semiconductor, 2.6%; Korea Electric Power, 2.6%; Posco (steel), 2.3%; KT&G Corp....