NCR CORP. $22 is a buy for aggressive investors. The company (New York symbol NCR; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 136.9 million; Market cap: $3.0 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.ncr.com) makes automated teller machines (ATMs), cash registers, self-serve checkouts and kiosks for theatres and arenas.


The stock dropped over 20% after private-equity firm Veritas Capital dropped its plan to buy the company....

A: Martin Marietta Materials Inc., $331.87, symbol MLM on New York (Shares outstanding: 62.4 million; Market cap: $20.9 billion; Manufacturing sector; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.martinmarietta.com), is a leading supplier of building materials....

A: Bumble Inc., $23.01, symbol BMBL on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 129.6 million; Market cap: $4.4 billion; www.bumble.com), is a dating app created for women by founder and CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014....

A: Vicarious Surgical Inc., $3.88, symbol RBOT on New York (Shares outstanding: 102.0 million; Market cap: $482.0 million; www.vicarioussurgical.com), was founded in 2014. The company aims to develop what it sees as a disruptive technology to increase the efficiency of surgical procedures, improve patient outcomes, and reduce healthcare costs.

The company’s surgical approach uses its exclusive human-like surgical robots to perform minimally invasive surgery.

Vicarious went public last year in a $1.1 billion SPAC deal with D8 Holdings....

One key to investment success is to learn to watch for and understand human nature. It shows up throughout human activity, but especially when money is involved.

In trying to make a sale, for instance, it’s only natural for the seller to play up the high appeal and low cost of the product being offered....

GOODFELLOW INC., $11.38, symbol GDL on Toronto, is a diversified manufacturer of value-added lumber products, as well as a wholesale distributor of building materials and floor coverings.

The company distributes its products across Canada. It services commercial and residential customers through lumberyard retailer networks, manufacturers, industrial and infrastructure project partners, and floor covering specialists....

ADOBE INC., $299.50, is a buy. The company (symbol ADBE on Nasdaq) operates through three main segments: The Digital Media segment’s software includes Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign; the Digital Experience segment provides analytics, social marketing, targeting, media optimization, and cross-channel campaign management software, as well as premium video delivery; and the Publishing segment produces software that lets computer users create, edit and share documents in the popular PDF format....

NORTH WEST COMPANY, $32.65, Toronto symbol NWC, is a buy.

The retailer sells food, and everyday products and services through 244 stores. Those locations are mainly in northern communities across Canada and Alaska. Through your shares, you also tap the company’s operations in remote regions of Hawaii, the wider South Pacific and the Caribbean.

North West is now raising your quarterly dividend by 2.7%....

FEDEX CORP., $161.02, New York symbol FDX, remains a buy for your long-term gains.

The company delivers packages in the U.S. and 220 other countries.

The stock fell 21% on Friday after the company reported lower-than-expected revenue and earnings for its latest quarter.

In its fiscal 2023 first quarter, ended August 31, 2022, revenue improved 5.5%, to $23.2 billion from $22.0 billion....

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY LTD., $97.35, Toronto symbol CP, is your #1 Conservative Buy for 2022.

CP ships freight over a 23,700-kilometre rail network, mainly between Montreal and Vancouver. It also links to hubs in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.

This week, railway unions in the U.S....