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In April 2022, telecom giant AT&T Inc. (New York symbol T) merged its WarnerMedia business with Discovery Inc. to form a new company called Warner Bros. Discovery. AT&T investors received 0.241917 shares of WBD as a tax-free distribution for each share they owned.

The new firm has struggled as consumers continue to cut their cable TV subscriptions in favour of streaming services....

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Comcast split may not be enough

COMCAST CORP. $34 is a hold. The company (Nasdaq symbol CMCSA; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 3.9 billion; Market cap: $132.6 billion; Dividend yield 3.8%; Takeover Target Rating: Lowest; www.comcast.com) is a global media giant with five main businesses: Residential Connectivity & Platforms (cable TV systems), Business Services Connectivity, Media (including NBCUniversal), Studios, and Theme Parks.

The company will spin off its cable TV channels—including MSNBC, CNBC and USA Network—as a separate business called Versant....

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Lyft settles with activist

LYFT INC. $15 is a hold. The company (Nasdaq symbol LYFT; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 420.6 million; Market cap: $6.3 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.lyft.com) is the second-largest ride-hailing company in the U.S....

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Activists are targeting these spinoffs

These two recent spinoffs have struggled due to weaker demand for their products. That has attracted activist investors who aim to make improvements, or even sell them to larger firms. While takeovers are hard to predict, we feel Lamb Weston is in a better position to stage a recovery.

VICTORIA’S SECRET & CO....

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Maple Leaf aims for pure-play gains

Shareholders of Maple Leaf Foods have now approved the company’s plan to spin off as “Canada Packers Inc.” its business focused on raising and processing hogs.

Before the end of 2025, investors will receive 0.2 of a Canada Packers share for each Maple Leaf share they own....

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Spinoff spotlight: Fortive Corp.

FORTIVE CORP. $70 is a spinoff buy. The company (New York symbol FTV, Manufacturing sector Shares outstanding: 339.9 million; Market cap: $23.8 billion; Dividend yield: 0.5%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.fortive.com) has three main divisions: Intelligent Operating Solutions makes testing gear that helps industrial customers improve the reliability of their machinery; Precision Technologies makes electrical testing equipment and sensors; and Advanced Healthcare Solutions makes sterilization and disinfection equipment for healthcare facilities.

Fortive, originally a spinoff from Danaher Corp....

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Spinoffs

This spinoff continues to pay off

On November 1, 2016, the old Alcoa Inc. split into two separate companies—Arconic Inc. (focused on manufactured aluminum products) and spinoff Alcoa Corp. (focused on bulk aluminum).

Arconic Inc., itself, then split into two companies on April 1, 2020: Howmet and Arconic Corp., which makes rolled aluminum products....

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Spinoffs

This stock’s now below its IPO price

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Here’s our Power Recommendation Portfolio for July 2025

You Can See Our Current Power Recommendations For July 2025 Here.

Understanding our recommendations: Power Buy—These stocks are our top choices for new buying now....

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Energy Stocks

Resource service firms to power your returns

Demand for Major Drilling’s specialized services now looks to be moving up. Meanwhile, Computer Modelling is benefiting from expanded oil and gas drilling in response to overall higher energy prices. We think there are gains ahead for both stocks.

COMPUTER MODELLING GROUP, $6.86, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol CMG; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.cmgl.ca; Shares outstanding: 82.5 million; Market cap: $566.2 million; Dividend yield: 2.9%) offers software and consulting services to help conventional oil and gas producers create 3D models of reservoirs....

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Spinoffs

One of the ways a company can try to unlock its own hidden value is by creating a separate company out of a corporate subsidiary. The parent company can either sell stock in the new company to the public, or spin it off—hand the stock out to its own investors.

Dividend Stocks

Dividend stocks make cash payouts that serve as a way for companies to share the wealth they’ve accumulated. These payouts are drawn from earnings and cash flow and paid to the shareholders of the company. Typically, these dividends are paid quarterly, although they may be paid annually or even monthly as well.

ETFs

What are ETFs?

ETF is an acronym for exchange traded fund. These exchange traded funds are used to track indexes as closely as possible, since investors cannot actually buy an index outright.

Value Stocks

What are value stocks?

One of the sweetest and most profitable pleasures of successful investing is to buy high-quality “value stocks” (or stocks that are reasonably priced, if not cheap, in relation to its sales, earnings or assets), then hold on to them as mainstream investors recognize the value and push up the share price.

Blue Chip Stocks

Blue chip stocks are big, well-established, dividend-paying corporations with strong business prospects. These are companies that also have sound management that should be able to make the right moves to keep competing successfully in a changing marketplace.

Penny Stocks

A penny stock in general trades for under five dollars a share, and as the name implies, sometimes for pennies. Most of the time they’re young companies, or start-ups in speculative markets like mining or technology.

Growth Stocks

Growth stocks are companies that are likely to have sales and earnings growth well above market average. Frequently they pay few, if any, dividends. Instead they typically reinvest any extra cash flow to promote further growth. Chosen wisely—according to Pat McKeough’s advice—high-quality growth-oriented stocks can be worthwhile additions to most well-diversified portfolios.

Wealth Management

Wealth management is the practice of putting your savings to work so that it continues to grow over your lifetime and will also benefit your heirs. Wealth management encompasses many different areas of investing like long term investment planning and retirement planning.

Mining Stocks

Mining stocks are investments in companies that produce or explore for minerals. Some of these minerals include uranium, coal, molybdenum (which is used in steelmaking), copper, silver and gold. They are affected by fluctuating commodity prices in addition to their own business and operating risks.

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Energy Stocks

What are energy stocks?

Businesses that work in the extraction, refining and delivery of energy sources such as natural gas, oil, uranium and coal, are considered energy stocks.