Updates on TransCanada Corp., BCE Inc., and Newmont Mining

TRANSCANADA CORP. $54.19 (Toronto symbol TRP; Shares outstanding: 800.3 million; Market cap: $48.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 5.1%; www.transcanada.com) has received regulatory approval for its proposed North Montney pipeline.
Under the original plan, the new pipeline would have pumped natural gas from northeast B.C. to… Read More

Updates Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., Newmont Mining Corp., and Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.

ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES $12.71 (Toronto symbol AQN; Shares o/sanding: 472.1 million; Market cap: $6.0 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 4.8%; www.algonquinpower.com) operates through two main businesses: The Generation Group produces and sells electricity from 35 clean energy facilities across North America; the Distribution Group… Read More

Two ETFs for precious-metals exposure

An investment mania usually begins as a mass attraction to a specific investment, or investment area. It often ends up including a range of investments that bear only a passing resemblance to the original investment area.
The recent mania for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies—which we think… Read More

Newmont ups its dividend

NEWMONT MINING $38.20 (New York symbol NEM; Shares outstanding: 533.3 million; Market cap: $20.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 1.5%; www.newmont.com) continues to open new mines and expand existing properties. At the same time, it has sold some of its less-profitable mines. As a.. Read More