Updates on your Conservative stocks: Finning International, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Canadian National Railway

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FINNING INTERNATIONAL INC. $40 (www.finning.com) is a buy. It sells and services Caterpillar-brand heavy equipment in Western Canada but also South America, the U.K. and Ireland. Its main customers are in the oil and gas, mining, forestry-products and construction industries. While Finning does not operate in the U.S. and has little exposure to U.S. tariffs, it could face higher costs for Caterpillar equipment if Canada responds with reciprocal tariffs. However, the company’s improving efficiency and cost controls will help offset that risk. Finning is a buy. CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE $80 (www.cibc.com) is a buy. The bank’s revenue in its fiscal 2025 first quarter, ended January 31, 2025, increased 10.0%, to $7.28 billion from $6.62 billion a year earlier. As well, loan-loss provisions fell 2.1%, to $573 million from $585 million. As a result, earnings before unusual items rose 21.5%, to $2.20 a share from $1.81. CIBC is a buy. CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO. $139 (www.cn.ca) is a buy. The company has completed its $230 million U.S. acquisition of Iowa Northern Railway,…