Growth this year for South Asia’s biggest economy is likely to come in at around 6%. That’s below its pre-pandemic growth rates of 8% or more, but it will still make India one of the world’s fastest-growing economies in 2023.


The country continues to face a weak healthcare system, poor infrastructure, and very slow implementation of much-needed economic and political reforms....

Exchange-traded funds have traditionally been managed as passive, index-tracking investment vehicles. But that continues to change as more promoters launch actively managed ETFs into the market. Active management is when a fund manager picks stocks on an ongoing basis, rather than aiming to match benchmark indexes....

Many semiconductor (computer chip) stocks posted big gains after the pandemic hit in early 2020. That’s because sales of chips for personal electronics, such as computers, gaming hardware and so on, soared.


With COVID easing, demand for advanced chips—chips for automotive applications, datacentres, 5G technology and the Internet of Things (IoT)—has remained strong....

One of the best methods of building wealth over time is to zero in on the shares of companies (or the ETFs that hold them) with sound fundamental value. That includes a history of consistently strong sales and earnings, or cash flow. A solid balance sheet and a strong hold on a growing clientele are also pluses.


Here are two ETFs that aim to select high-quality companies with solid value....

A: Tractor Supply Co., $229.41, symbol TSCO on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 110.1 million; Market cap: $25.2 billion; Consumer sector; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.tractorsupply.com) is the largest “rural lifestyle” retailer in the U.S....

A: Illinois Tool Works, $237.39, symbol ITW on New York (Shares outstanding: 305.1 million; Market cap: $72.8 billion; www.itw.com), is a multi-industry manufacturer operating in over 53 countries. Known as ITW, the company’s diversified range of industrial products includes aerospace technology, bridges, wind turbines, restaurant appliances, packaging solutions, electronics, deep-sea welding products, and a range of automotive components such as fasteners, door handles, powertrain, and refuelling systems....

A: MasTec Inc., $100.90, symbol MTZ on New York (Shares outstanding: 78.2 million; Market cap: $8.0 billion; Manufacturing & Industry sector; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.mastec.com), is a leading infrastructure construction company operating mainly throughout North America and across a range of industries.

The business’s primary activities include the engineering, installation, maintenance and upgrade of communications, energy, utility and other infrastructure....

Here’s a question that many investors may have wondered about in recent months. It sounds straightforward but there may be more to it than you’d guess.

Q: Pat, I believe the Canadian dollar and others will rise against the U.S. dollar. Is there a way for me to gain from a rise in the Canadian dollar against the U.S....

B2GOLD CORP., $4.85, symbol BTO on Toronto, owns three mines: the Otjikoto mine in Namibia; the Masbate mine in the Philippines; and the Feloka mine in Mali.

The company also has 50% interest in the Gramalote project of Colombia and 81% interest in the Kiaka project of Burkina Faso....

ALAMOS GOLD INC., $14.21, symbol AGI on Toronto, is a buy. The company took its current form in July 2015, when Alamos Gold merged with Stock Pickers Digest recommendation AuRico Gold. The combined firm owns the Mulatos and El Chanate mines in Mexico, and the Young-Davidson and Island mines in northern Ontario....