Updating AEROPOSTALE, PASON SYSTEMS, and TIM HORTONS

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AEROPOSTALE $14.15 (New York symbol ARO; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (646-485-5410; www.aeropostale.com; Shares outstanding: 78.5 million; Market cap: $1.1 billion; No dividends paid) now plans to launch the Aeropostale brand in Mexico through a licensing agreement with Distribuidora Liverpool, S.A. de C.V. This summer, Aeropostale plans to open small outlets inside Liverpool’s department stores across the country. It will also roll out standalone stores, with the first one scheduled to open in Mexico City’s Sante Fe Mall. Aeropostale is still a hold. PASON SYSTEMS $18.98 (Toronto symbol PSI; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (403-301-3400; www.pason.com; Shares outstanding: 82.1 million; Market cap: $1.6 billion; Dividend yield: 2.7%) has lost a patent dispute with its main competitor involving its AutoDriller product, which runs drilling operations more accurately and efficiently. The judgment awards the competitor $52.9 million of damages. Pason rents equipment for monitoring and managing land-based oil rigs. It also provides communication systems that companies use to remotely collect data from their drilling operations…