Pfizer Inc.

3M COMPANY, $106.96, New York symbol MMM, remains a buy for long-term gains.

The company makes over 60,000 consumer and industrial goods, including air purifiers, adhesives, bandages and components for medical devices. Its main brands include Post-it notes, Scotch tape, Scotch-Brite cleaning products, Scotchguard protection and Thinsulate insulation.

This week, 3M agreed to settle claims regarding defects in earplugs it manufactured for the U.S....
CANADIAN TIRE CORP., $156.82, Toronto symbol CTC.A, is a top pick for 2023.

Investors benefit from the company’s 503 Canadian Tire stores. They sell automotive parts and services, and household and sporting goods; franchisees run most of the locations....
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC., $64.27, New York symbol IFF, remains a buy for long-term gains.

The company makes chemical compounds that improve the taste of food and the smell of consumer products.

On February 1, 2021, IFF merged with the nutrition and biosciences business of DuPont (New York symbol DD)....
Healthcare companies as a group performed well over the past decade or so—including big growth spurts during and after the pandemic that pushed many of them to new highs. The underlying growth trends remain strong as the global population grows older and emerging economies spend more on healthcare.


Here are two ETFs that aim to benefit from the opportunities presented by healthcare....
PFIZER INC., $35.02, New York symbol PFE, remains a buy.

The company is one of the world’s largest makers of prescription drugs. Its top-selling brands include Enbrel (arthritis), Ibrance (breast cancer) and Prevnar (pneumonia).

Sales in the three months ended June 30, 2023, fell 54.1%, to $12.73 billion from $27.74 billion a year earlier....
EMERA INC. $55 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol EMA; Income-Growth Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 271.7 million; Market cap: $14.9 billion; Dividend yield: 5.0%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.emera.com) owns 100% of Nova Scotia Power, that province’s main electricity supplier....
PFIZER INC. $36 is a buy. The pharmaceutical giant (New York symbol PFE; Income Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 5.6 billion; Market cap: $201.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.3; Dividend yield: 4.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.pfizer.com) is now buying Seagen Inc....
CISCO SYSTEMS INC., $46.71, Nasdaq symbol CSCO, is a buy.

Through the stock, investors tap a global producer of hardware and software that links and manages computer networks.

The company now plans to build a new manufacturing facility in India as part of its strategy to diversify its supply chains in Asia.

Cisco has not yet said how much it will spend on this project, or when it will begin operating....
CANADIAN TIRE CORP., $168.28, Toronto symbol CTC.A, is a top pick for 2023.

Investors benefit from the company’s 504 Canadian Tire stores. They sell automotive parts and services, and household and sporting goods; franchisees run most of the locations....
J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO., $136.74, New York symbol JPM, remains a buy.

The stock lets investors tap the largest banking firm in the U.S., with total assets of $3.74 trillion as of March 31, 2023.

This week, Morgan agreed to acquire most of the assets and deposits of California-based First Republic Bank, as well as some of its liabilities, from the U.S....