TRP halts Keystone XL

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TC ENERGY INC., $54.62, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRP; Shares outstanding: 940.1 million; Market cap: $51.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 5.9%; www.tcenergy.com) has stopped work on the Keystone XL pipeline after newly installed U.S. President Joe Biden revoked the project’s permit. The pipeline would have pumped crude from Alberta to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries. TC now expects to record a “substantive,” mostly non-cash writedown against its first-quarter earnings. The company may pursue legal action against the U.S. government to recoup some of those losses. Meantime, TC continues to spur substantial growth by working on $25.0 billion in other projects. Most are already secured by long-term shipping contracts, which cut their risk. TC Energy is a buy. buy…