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Devon Energy and Cimarex Energy are among the energy stocks we view as being best positioned to weather the oil and gas slowdown.
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, $649.72, symbol CMG on New York, is a Denver-based Mexican restaurant chain. It charges slightly higher prices than fast food companies but offers better quality food, including naturally raised meat, and superior decor and service. The stock dropped almost 7% this week after Chipotle reported slowing sales growth and earnings that failed to meet expectations. In the three months ended September 30, 2015, the company’s sales rose 12.2%, to $1.22 billion from $1.08 billion a year earlier. Its restaurants attracted more customers during the quarter, pushing up same-restaurant sales by 2.6%. However, that was below the 4.3% increase in the preceding quarter and well short of a 19.8% jump a year earlier....
With eight operating gold mines and a potential spinoff, Yamana Gold continues to hold a place among our top Canadian mining stocks.
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CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, $722.70, symbol CMG on New York, has hired Curt Garner as its first chief information officer. The company hopes Garner will improve its mobile presence, including the ability to order and pay through smartphones and tablets. Mobile apps have already paid off very successfully for fast-food and fast-casual chains like Domino’s, Panera Bread, Starbucks and Taco Bell. Previously, Garner spent 20 years at Starbucks in various technology roles, including CIO. The coffee chain recently finished rolling out its mobile ordering and payment app at its more than 7,400 U.S. outlets....
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A history of thriving on acquisitions makes Alimentation Couche-Tard a top growth stock for us and one of the best investments in Canada
MITEL NETWORKS CORP., $10.56, symbol MNW on Toronto, jumped over 16% this week after activist investor Elliott Management Corp. released a letter yesterday disclosing stakes in Mitel and Polycom Inc. (symbol PLCM on Nasdaq). Elliott, founded by hedge-fund manager Paul Singer in 1977, is urging the two companies to merge to increase their combined profits in a very competitive market. Elliott now holds 6.6% of Polycom and 6.3% of Mitel. Mitel develops and markets products centred on business telephone systems, including technology that integrates land lines and mobile phones. The company also offers call centre and videoconferencing products....
Because its software is vital to the auto industry’s shift from mechanical to electronic systems, Mentor Graphics is a rising growth stock