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THOMSON REUTERS CORP. $51 (Toronto symbol TRI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 710.4 million; Market cap: $36.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.2; Dividend yield: 3.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.thomsonreuters.com) sells specialized information products to financial clients such as banks and brokerages....
RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $24 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Units outstanding: 317.4 million; Market cap: $7.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.2; Dividend yield: 6.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.riocan.com) and department store operator Hudson’s Bay Co....
HOME CAPITAL GROUP INC. $14 (Toronto symbol HCG; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 80.3 million; Market cap: $1.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.8; Dividend suspended in May 2017; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; www.homecapital.com) is a mortgage lender serving borrowers who fail to meet the stricter standards of Canada’s big banks and other larger, traditional lenders.
During Home Capital’s liquidity crisis in 2017, billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc....
During Home Capital’s liquidity crisis in 2017, billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc....
Ottawa’s move to buy the existing Trans Mountain pipeline in order to build its controversial expansion is good news for these three resources companies. Additional capacity to ship crude oil and refined fuels from Alberta to Vancouver should make it easier for producers to service their customers.
For new buying, we prefer Cenovus and Teck over Encana....
For new buying, we prefer Cenovus and Teck over Encana....
NUTRIEN LTD. $69 (Toronto symbol NTR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 634.2 million; Market cap: $43.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.7; Dividend yield: 3.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.nutrien.com) took its current form on January 1, 2018, through the merger of Agrium (old symbol AGU) and rival fertilizer producer Potash Corp....
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Telus—unlike its main competitors, BCE and Rogers—prefers to concentrate on its core telecom businesses instead of diversifying into other areas such as TV broadcasting and sports teams. That strategy has let it focus on improving customer service and getting subscribers to buy more services....
Telus—unlike its main competitors, BCE and Rogers—prefers to concentrate on its core telecom businesses instead of diversifying into other areas such as TV broadcasting and sports teams. That strategy has let it focus on improving customer service and getting subscribers to buy more services....
CISCO SYSTEMS INC. $44 (Nasdaq symbol CSCO; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 4.8 billion; Market cap: $211.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.4; Dividend yield 3.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.cisco.com) is a leading maker of hardware and software that links and manages computer networks....
YUM! BRANDS INC. $83 (New York symbol YUM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 323.2 million; Market cap: $26.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.6; Dividend yield: 1.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.yum.com) operates 43,500 restaurants in over 135 countries....
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. $49 (New York symbol VZ; Income Portfolio, Utilities sector, Shares o/s: 4.1 billion; Market cap: $220.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.6; Divd yield: 4.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.verizon.com) has begun to test its new 5G high-speed wireless service in Los Angeles and Sacramento, California.
If successful, this new system wiil make it easier for Verizon to offer Internet and TV services to more households—particularly in rural areas and underpopulated markets.
The company plans to test 5G service in two or three additional U.S....
If successful, this new system wiil make it easier for Verizon to offer Internet and TV services to more households—particularly in rural areas and underpopulated markets.
The company plans to test 5G service in two or three additional U.S....
The U.S. Federal Reserve continues to gradually increase its benchmark interest rate. That hurts utility stocks like Ameren and Alliant Energy by making it more expensive to raise money and refinance their existing debt.
However, the Fed has raised interest rates in response to the improving U.S....
However, the Fed has raised interest rates in response to the improving U.S....