Updating Molson Coors Canada Inc., United Technologies Corp., and ShawCor Ltd.

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MOLSON COORS CANADA INC. (Toronto symbols TPX.A $99 and TPX.B $100; Conservative Growth Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 216.5 million; Market cap: $21.7 billion; Dividend yield: 2.1%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.molsoncoors.com) acquired the remaining 58% of the MillerCoors brewing joint venture in October 2016 for $12 billion (all amounts except share prices and market cap in U.S. dollars). It now owns 100% of this business. Due to the recent U.S. tax reforms, the company expects its effective tax rate will decline from 27.1% in 2017 to between 18% and 22% for 2018. Molson also continues to reduce its costs following the MillerCoors purchase. The company cut $255 million from its spending in 2017. That was ahead of its original goal of $175 million. Molson now expects to save a total of $600 million annually when it completes its restructuring by the end of 2019. The company last raised its quarterly dividend with the February 2015 payment. Investors receive $0.41 a share for an annual rate…