PepsiCo Inc.
New York symbol PEP, is the world’s second-largest maker of soft drinks after Coca-Cola. Other businesses include Frito-Lay snack foods, Tropicana fruit juices and Quaker Oats.
These two foodmakers have had to increase their selling prices in the past two years in response to rising costs for ingredients and other inputs. However, those higher prices are prompting consumers to switch to cheaper generic brands. New weight-loss drugs could also cut demand for snack foods.
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BCE INC., $50.83, Toronto symbol BCE, is still a buy.
The company is Canada’s largest traditional telephone service provider. It has 2.02 million residential customers in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and the Atlantic provinces. It also has 4.47 million high-speed Internet users and 2.73 million TV subscribers (satellite and fibre-optic)....
The company is Canada’s largest traditional telephone service provider. It has 2.02 million residential customers in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and the Atlantic provinces. It also has 4.47 million high-speed Internet users and 2.73 million TV subscribers (satellite and fibre-optic)....
LIVERAMP HOLDINGS INC., $38.85, symbol RAMP on New York helps organizations better use customer data across different channels and devices to improve user experience.
As of September 30, 2023, the company had 895 subscription clients, with 99 of them generating more than $1 million in revenue annually....
As of September 30, 2023, the company had 895 subscription clients, with 99 of them generating more than $1 million in revenue annually....
NUTRIEN LTD., $81.48, Toronto symbol NTR, is still a buy.
The company is the world’s largest producer of agricultural fertilizers. It took its current form on January 1, 2018, when Agrium Inc. (old symbol AGU) merged with rival Potash Corp....
The company is the world’s largest producer of agricultural fertilizers. It took its current form on January 1, 2018, when Agrium Inc. (old symbol AGU) merged with rival Potash Corp....
Higher interest rates mean dividend-paying stocks must increasingly compete with fixed-income investments for investor interest. However, sustainable dividends still offer an attractive and growing income stream for investors.
Meanwhile, dividend-focused ETFs often follow strategies that can set investors up for maximum long-term gains with the least amount of risk....
PEPSICO INC. $170 (www.pepsico.com) is still a hold. The company is the world’s second-largest soft-drink maker after Coca-Cola. The stock has moved down lately on speculation that Burger King fast-food outlets in India (about 390 stores) will end their 10-year alliance with PepsiCo in favour of a new deal with Coca-Cola....
CORTEVA INC., $56.35, is a buy. The company (symbol CTVA on New York) is a leading developer of new seeds and crop chemicals, including herbicides and insecticides, for the agriculture industry. Corteva separated from DowDuPont in June 2019.
Corteva and Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp....
Corteva and Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp....
MICROSOFT CORP., $343.77, Nasdaq symbol MSFT, is a buy for aggressive investors.
The company is the world’s largest computer software firm. Its main product is the Windows operating system, which powers about 85% of the world’s personal computers....
The company is the world’s largest computer software firm. Its main product is the Windows operating system, which powers about 85% of the world’s personal computers....
A: Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF, $156.07, symbol VIG on New York (Units outstanding: 425.0 million; Market cap: $66.3 billion; www.vanguard.com), aims to track the S&P U.S....
So far, U.S. consumer confidence has held up in the face of rising inflation and interest rates. However, there are signs that higher rates could cut spending in 2023, which would likely weigh on the profit growth of these two consumer-products giants. Even so, their dividends look solid.
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