Calgary-based TransAlta Corp. is an electric utility with operations in the western part of Canada. The company generates power using coal, hydro, gas, geothermal and wind. About 70% of power generated is sold under government mandated long-term contracts. From their corporate site “TransAlta has been in the power business for almost 100 years – our …
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The following are the 4Q-2008 Earnings Release Dates and Writedowns announced for the five major Canadian banks: Bank of Montreal BMO – Nov 25 Estimate: $0.94 Writedowns Announced so far(Before Tax): C$638 M Bank of Nova Scotia BNS – Dec 2 Estimate: $0.74 Writedowns Announced so far(Before Tax): C$899 M Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce …
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On August 28, I wrote an article on the Top Canadian Dividend stocks available in the USA as interlisted stocks.Today’s post is an update to that article. Out of the 37 stocks in the S&P; TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index, there are 11 stocks that are traded in the New York Stock Exchange. The following …
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On Aug 28 this year, I wrote an article on some of the Top Canadian Dividend Stocks trading in the US. That article used the S&P TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index as the base. Today we take a different approach.We shall use the Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend Index to discuss the Canadian dividend stocks …
Canada is blessed with many natural resources. Canada exports most of these resources to other countries including the US which is its largest trading partner. Some of the natural resources are timber, minerals like gold, uranium, crude oil(from tar sand), etc.Since Canada is heavily dependent on commodities we can say that the Canadian economy …