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ACI WORLDWIDE INC., $32.09, is a buy. The company (symbol ACIW on Nasdaq) is the leading software provider for processing transactions by credit cards, debit cards, automated teller machines, point-of-sale terminals and interbank systems. Its products also work to cut fraud.

The company’s more than 5,100 customers include 1,000 global financial institutions and thousands of retail giants....
CENTERRA GOLD INC., $12.64, symbol CG on Toronto, is a Canadian gold mining and exploration company. It has three mines: one each in British Columbia, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Turkey. Centerra also owns the Kemess underground project in B.C., and operates a molybdenum business in the U.S.

Meanwhile, the company still owns the Kumtor Mine in the Kyrgyz Republic....
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORP., $99.59, New York symbol RTX, is a buy for long-term gains.

The company took its current form on April 3, 2020, with the merger of United Technologies Corp. (old symbol UTX) and Raytheon Co. (old symbol RTN). It’s now a leading maker of commercial aircraft equipment, electronic systems for military aircraft and radar systems, and guided missiles.

The stock hit a new all-time high of $104.34 this week in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine....
TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, $98.54, Toronto symbol TD, is a buy.

TD is now buying U.S. banking firm First Horizon Corporation (New York symbol FHN). Based in Memphis, Tennessee, it operates 412 branches in 12 states that serve 1.1 million customers.

The purchase will make TD’s banking operations the sixth largest in the U.S., with assets of $614 billion U.S....
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, $159.56, Toronto symbol CM, remains a buy.

CIBC last raised your quarterly dividend with the January 2022 payment. Investors now receive $1.61 a share, up 10.3% from $1.46. The new annual rate of $6.44 yields a high 4.0%....
LOBLAW COMPANIES, $99.49, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol L; Shares outstanding: 333.6 million; Market cap: $32.7 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 1.5%; www.loblaw.ca) saw grocery sales remain strong in the latest quarter as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 prompted consumers to eat meals at home instead of restaurants....
INNERGEX RENEWABLE ENERGY, $18.39, is a buy. The power generator (Toronto symbol INE; Shares ooutstanding: 192.8 million; Market cap: $3.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 3.9%; www.innergex.com) operates 40 hydroelectric plants, 32 wind farms and seven solar power fields....
GLOBAL X COPPER MINERS ETF, $43.86, is a buy. The ETF (New York symbol COPX; buy or sell through brokers; www.globalxfunds.com) lets you track the Solactive Global Copper Miners Index, with 30 global mining and exploration firms....
Most precious-metal stocks dropped, along with stock markets, in March 2020. They then quickly reversed that trend to soar for investors, in part because of gold’s appeal as a “safe harbour” in uncertain times. In fact, in August 2020, gold jumped to over $2,000 U.S....
RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, $25.23, is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Units o/s: 309.8 million; Market cap: $7.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Yield: 4.0%; www.riocan.com) continues to benefit from the re-opening of malls and restaurants....