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Alphabet, the owner of the Google Internet search engine and our long-time favourite among the top U.S. technology stocks, is down roughly 20% since the start of 2022.
That drop is partly due to a weaker-than-expected revenue outlook from Snap Inc. (New York symbol SNAP), the owner of the popular Snapchat online messaging service....
That drop is partly due to a weaker-than-expected revenue outlook from Snap Inc. (New York symbol SNAP), the owner of the popular Snapchat online messaging service....
HERCULES CAPITAL INC., $14.07, symbol HTGC on New York, is a business development company (BDC).
Hercules provides senior secured loans to high-growth venture capital-backed companies in innovative industries, including technology, life sciences, and sustainable and renewable technologies.
As well, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Hercules Adviser LLC, the company also maintains an asset management business through which it oversees investments for external parties.
Since its founding in 2003, the company reports that it has made more than $14 billion in loans to nearly 600 companies.
A highlight of the latest quarter was the IPO of Pineapple Energy LLC (symbol PEGY on Nasdaq)....
Hercules provides senior secured loans to high-growth venture capital-backed companies in innovative industries, including technology, life sciences, and sustainable and renewable technologies.
As well, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Hercules Adviser LLC, the company also maintains an asset management business through which it oversees investments for external parties.
Since its founding in 2003, the company reports that it has made more than $14 billion in loans to nearly 600 companies.
A highlight of the latest quarter was the IPO of Pineapple Energy LLC (symbol PEGY on Nasdaq)....
BANK OF MONTREAL, $136.95, Toronto symbol BMO, is a buy.
The bank is now raising your dividend by 4.5%. Starting with the August 2022 payment, investors will receive $1.39 a share instead of $1.33. The new annual rate of $5.56 yields 4.1%.
Bank of Montreal set aside $50 million to cover potential loan losses in its fiscal 2022 second quarter, ended April 30, 2022....
The bank is now raising your dividend by 4.5%. Starting with the August 2022 payment, investors will receive $1.39 a share instead of $1.33. The new annual rate of $5.56 yields 4.1%.
Bank of Montreal set aside $50 million to cover potential loan losses in its fiscal 2022 second quarter, ended April 30, 2022....
YAMANA GOLD INC., $7.16, is a hold. The miner (symbol YRI on Toronto) owns and operates five gold mines, in Canada, Brazil, Chile and Argentina. This includes the Cerro Moro gold/silver mine in Argentina. It started up in mid-2018.
Yamana received a $6.7 billion U.S....
Yamana received a $6.7 billion U.S....
3M COMPANY, $145.88, New York symbol MMM, is still a buy for long-term gains.
The company makes over 60,000 consumer and industrial goods, including air purifiers, adhesives, bandages and components for medical devices. Investors tap its main brands, including Post-it notes, Scotch tape, Scotch-Brite cleaning products, Scotchguard protection and Thinsulate insulation.
3M warned this week that China’s strict lockdowns to control the spread of COVID-19 have disrupted its manufacturing operations in that country....
The company makes over 60,000 consumer and industrial goods, including air purifiers, adhesives, bandages and components for medical devices. Investors tap its main brands, including Post-it notes, Scotch tape, Scotch-Brite cleaning products, Scotchguard protection and Thinsulate insulation.
3M warned this week that China’s strict lockdowns to control the spread of COVID-19 have disrupted its manufacturing operations in that country....
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY LTD., $94.69, 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.
The company has formed a new alliance with French container shipping firm CMA CGM Group.
Under this multi-year pact, CP will be the primary rail carrier for CMA CGM’s freight through the ports of Vancouver, Montreal and Saint John, New Brunswick....
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.
The company has formed a new alliance with French container shipping firm CMA CGM Group.
Under this multi-year pact, CP will be the primary rail carrier for CMA CGM’s freight through the ports of Vancouver, Montreal and Saint John, New Brunswick....
OVINTIV INC., $73.62, is a buy. The energy producer (Toronto symbol OVV; Shares outstanding: 258.1 million; Market cap: $18.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 1.4%) operates three core properties: Montney (B.C.), Anadarko (Oklahoma) and Permian (Texas)....
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY $92.47, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol CP; shares outstanding: 929.9 million; Market cap: $83.9 billion; Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 0.8%) has announced a new multi-year agreement with French giant CMA CGM Group, a leading global shipping and logistics firm.
The company will become CMA CGM’s primary rail provider in Canada, servicing the ports of Vancouver, Montreal and Saint John, New Brunswick.
CP’s access to the Port of Vancouver and Port of Montreal, combined with its strategic connection to Port Saint John via the New Brunswick Southern Railway, will let the company move the majority of CMA CGM’s freight from Canadian ports to key Canadian and U.S....
The company will become CMA CGM’s primary rail provider in Canada, servicing the ports of Vancouver, Montreal and Saint John, New Brunswick.
CP’s access to the Port of Vancouver and Port of Montreal, combined with its strategic connection to Port Saint John via the New Brunswick Southern Railway, will let the company move the majority of CMA CGM’s freight from Canadian ports to key Canadian and U.S....
POWER CORP., $36.47, is a buy. The conglomerate (Toronto symbol POW; Shares o/s: 619.6 million; Market cap: $24.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 5.4%) owns 61.8% of IGM Financial (symbol IGM on Toronto)....
Nobody can predict trends in inflation or interest rates with any consistency. On the other hand, many investors have done very well over long periods by applying our Successful Investor method to their investments. This includes holding stocks that will do well with inflation—but will also prosper in an environment of stable consumer prices....