Asset sale could help pay down debt

BOMBARDIER INC. (Toronto symbols BBD.A $4.20 and BBD.B $4.21; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 2.4 billion; Market cap: $10.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend suspended in February 2015; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; www.bombardier.com) is the world’s third-largest maker of commercial aircraft, after Boeing (No. 1) and Airbus… Read More

These cyclical stocks are poised for gains

These four manufacturers operate in cyclical industries. That means their profits, and stock prices, tend to move up and down with the overall economy.

They also face other challenges. Those include uncertainty over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Trump administration’s plan to… Read More