TransCanada eyes LNG gains

TRANSCANADA CORP. $51.93 (Toronto symbol TRP; Shares outstanding: 708.0 million; Market cap: $36.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.7%; www.transcanada.com) has agreed to build a $1.9-billion, 260-kilometre pipeline that would pump natural gas from northeastern B.C.’s Dawson Creek area to a proposed liquefied… Read More

Uncertain oil market prompts cost cuts

New technology has increased oil production from North American shale rock formations. Even so, oil prices have held up due to the improving global economy and lower output from conventional wells. However, the outlook for oil remains uncertain. The lifting of economic sanctions against Iran… Read More

APACHE CORP. $86 – New York symbol APA

APACHE CORP. $86 (New York symbol APA; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 399.2 million; Market cap: $34.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.0; Dividend yield: 0.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www. apachecorp.com) continues to sell some its less important oil and gas properties, including its offshore… Read More

Updating FEDEX CORP., AMEREN CORP., and APACHE CORP.

FEDEX CORP. $130 (New York symbol FDX; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 316.6 million; Market cap: $41.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.9; Dividend yield: 0.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.fedex.com) has announced a new share buyback program that lets it repurchase up to 32 million… Read More