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McDonald’s Corp. will improve its menu and cut its operating costs to lift earnings—and increase dividends and share buybacks by 2017.
Here’s the text of my most recent quarterly letter sent to our Portfolio Management clients in early May:
“Today, lots of Canadian and international investors are worried about the U.S. political situation.
Some worry that if a Democrat wins the U.S....
“Today, lots of Canadian and international investors are worried about the U.S. political situation.
Some worry that if a Democrat wins the U.S....
Buckeye Partners L.P. saw demand for its storage terminals rise in the latest quarter as oil producers held on to their crude & waited for prices to rebound
Why commodity prices are rising
The prices of several agricultural commodities continue to strengthen. For example, wheat prices are moving higher on continued dry weather in the U.S. Meanwhile, heavy rains are hurting wheat production in Germany.
Sugar prices are up on lower production in Brazil and higher imports from China....
CP Rail passes the 3-part investment test
From the time the last spike was driven to complete the new railway in 1885, Canadian
Pacific has been an essential part of Canada’s history, transportation and business life....
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We have distilled many years of experience into the 10 practices that successful investors most often follow....
Auto sales are up worldwide
The global automotive industry has rebounded strongly in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, which prompted the Canadian and U.S. governments to bail out General Motors and Chrysler.
Pent-up demand after the recent recession, improving U.S....
Dear Reader: Most successful investors describe themselves as buy-and-hold investors. But for many, their strategy is more like buy-and-hold-till-I-get-bored, or until I see or hear about something better on TV or the Internet.
Instead, rather than ―buy and hold‖, we prefer a “buy and watch closely” strategy....
Instead, rather than ―buy and hold‖, we prefer a “buy and watch closely” strategy....
McGill University recently came out with a report that looked at the possibility that powdered metal fuels—made of iron or aluminum particles—could be an effective replacement for fossil fuels. That would simultaneously cut carbon emissions and environmental costs. McGill’s goal was to come up with an alternative fuel considering the limitations of solar and wind power. Neither provides enough electricity to directly drive a car. While battery technology can fill this gap to some extent, improvements aren’t growing fast enough to fully replace gasoline as a fuel. The major announcement from McGill was that its research team has demonstrated that a stable flame can be sustained in a flow of metal particles suspended in the air....