option

An option offers its holder the right to buy or sell a particular security at a specific price within a specific time frame. Two kind of options are put options and call options.

There are several savings and investment options that stand out above any others when you are selecting the best investments for children.
MERCK & CO. INC., $98.05, is a buy. The drugmaker (symbol MRK on New York) is a pharmaceutical leader in oncology, acute-care and animal health drugs as well as vaccines.

Merck is now making a foray into the lucrative obesity market. The company has announced that it is licensing global rights to an investigational oral GLP-1 receptor, HS-10535, from Chinese biotech Hansoh Pharma.

For the exclusive global rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize this pre-clinical candidate, Merck will make an upfront payment of $112 million to Hansoh Pharma, with Hansoh also being entitled to receive up to $1.9 billion in milestone payments and royalties on sales....
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BRAZIL POTASH CORP. $12 is a hold. The company (New York symbol GRO; Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 39.5 million; Market cap: $474.0 million; No dividends paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.brazilpotash.com) is a Toronto-based mineral exploration and development company....
TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, $73.51, Toronto symbol TD, remains a buy for patient, income-seeking investors.

The bank recently settled charges over lapses in the anti-money laundering processes at its U.S. retail banking operations. As a result, it paid a fine of $3.09 billion U.S.

The settlement also imposed an asset cap on TD’s U.S....
This month we highlight the Canadian listing of a very popular U.S. ETF from JP Morgan, as well as another listing of a “quality equity” fund from BMO.


JPMorgan US Equity Premium Income Active ETF $26.61 (Toronto symbol JEPI) invests in the shares of U.S....
The Bank of Canada and other central banks are now cutting their benchmark lending rates as inflation returns to pre-pandemic levels.

That’s good news for utility stocks like Fortis, which carry large debt loads to finance investments in new power plants and other projects....
Texas Roadhouse reported 14.1% higher revenues and a huge 32.3% earnings gain as both its dine-in and digital business keep expanding.
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CENOVUS ENERGY INC., $21.89, Toronto symbol CVE, remains a buy for the Resources section of your portfolio.

The company is now Canada’s third-largest producer of oil and natural gas after Canadian Natural Resources and Suncor (see next Hotline item)....