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A: Lockheed Martin Corp., $408.88, symbol LMT on New York (Shares outstanding: 251.8 million; Market cap: $104.0 billion; www.lockheedmartin.com), is the world’s largest defence contractor.

The company operates 375 facilities, employs 116,000 people, and has over 16,000 active suppliers, in every U.S....
A: Total Helium Ltd., $0.34, symbol TOH on the TSX Venture Exchange (Shares outstanding: 80.1 million; Market cap: $27.2 million; www.totalhelium.com), aims to become a significant producer of helium....
A: Medtronic plc, $79.19, symbol MDT on New York (Shares outstanding: 1.3 billion; Market cap: $106.4 billion; Manufacturing sector; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.medtronic.com), develops, makes and distributes a wide range of healthcare-related devices and equipment....
Over the years, you may have noted more and more media references to all sorts of studies and investigations that claim to have made hard-to-believe breakthrough discoveries in various fields—cancer-curing food supplements, pharmaceuticals that cure baldness, cold fusion techniques that can create energy out of worthless or extremely cheap materials, and so on....
GXO LOGISTICS INC., $57.85, symbol GXO on New York, is one of the world’s largest contract logistics providers.

GXO aims to provide high-value-added warehousing and distribution, order fulfillment, e-commerce, reverse logistics (see below), and other supply chain services....
ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC., $70.73, is a buy. The retailer (symbol ATD on Toronto) operates 12,337 convenience stores, mostly in North America and Europe.

The company continues to roll out its new loyalty program. That encourages customers to visit more often and spend more per visit.

The program, Inner Circle, gives members discounts on fuel and merchandise....
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, $120.19, Toronto symbol RY, is still a buy.

Canada’s largest bank by market capitalization raised your quarterly dividend by 2.3% with the August 2023 payment. Investors now receive $1.35 a share instead of $1.32. The new annual rate of $5.40 yields a solid 4.5%.

In November 2022, the bank agreed to pay $13.5 billion in cash for the Canadian operations of U.K.-based HSBC Holdings plc (New York symbol HSBC)....
CISCO SYSTEMS INC., $53.57, Nasdaq symbol CSCO, is a buy.

Through the stock, investors tap a global producer of hardware and software that links and manages computer networks.

Cisco is now buying Splunk Inc. (Nasdaq symbol SPLK), which makes software that lets organizations analyze their data in real time....
FORTIS INC., $54.36, Toronto symbol FTS, is a buy.

The company is the main supplier of electrical power in Newfoundland and PEI. Fortis also owns electrical utilities across Canada, the U.S. and the Caribbean. In addition, the company distributes natural gas in British Columbia, Arizona and New York State.

Fortis is now raising your quarterly dividend by 4.4%....

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