Stocks & Equities

A Super-Cheap Dividend Stock for Your Passive-Income Fund

Posted by Joey Fredette

on Friday, 17 May 2019 9:54

Who says you need to pay a pretty penny to get robust dividends?

Industrial Alliance (TSX:IAG) is a Canadian insurer and diversified financial firm that has one of the cheapest stocks on the entire TSX index.

The 3.62% dividend may not seem like much when you consider that a 4-5% yield is standard for most financials. When you have a look under the hood, however, it’s more apparent that Industrial Alliance also has one of the more conservative payout ratios out there….CLICK for complete article

Welcome To The World’s Biggest Free Trade Area

Posted by Alex Kimani

on Friday, 17 May 2019 9:47

At a time when the Western world is doing its best to kill free trade, some emerging markets are doing the exact opposite: fostering continent-wide enhanced trade by expanding free trade. Strange as it might seem, Africa, a continent commonly associated with seemingly unending civil strife and poverty, will soon rival the WTO and the EU while earning its stripes as home to the world’s largest free trade area….CLICK for complete article

Ford Is A Truck Company With A Truck-Sized Dividend

Posted by Arturo Neto

on Thursday, 16 May 2019 10:13

With all the talk about electric cars and Tesla (TSLA) constantly stealing the limelight, it is easy to miss the fact that there are other auto manufacturers that offer compelling investment opportunities. The initial battle scene in Episode 3 of Season 8 of Game of Thrones showed the army of the dead essentially steamrolling over the good guys’ defenses. That is not what Tesla is doing to the other manufacturers, except perhaps in the amount of media coverage it is getting….CLICK for complete article

De Beers, Namibia to spend $468m in world’s first custom-built diamond searching ship

Posted by Cecilia Jamasmine

on Thursday, 16 May 2019 10:08

Debmarine, a 50/50 joint venture between world’s No. 1 diamond producer by value De Beers and the government of Namibia, will build a $468 million-diamond recovery ship, the world’s first custom-made vessel of such kind and the seventh in the company’s fleet.

The watercraft, slated to start operations in 2022, would add about 500,000 carat a year of production capacity to Debmarine Namibia’s output. This, Anglo American’s diamond unit De Beers said, represents an increase of about 35% on current output levels….CLICK for complete article

Microsoft, Sony Team Up To Work On Gaming Experiences, AI Solutions

Posted by Tanzeel Akhtar

on Thursday, 16 May 2019 10:03

This strategic partnership will explore joint development of future cloud solutions in Microsoft Azure to support their respective game and content-streaming services.

“Sony has always been a leader in both entertainment and technology, and the collaboration we announced today builds on this history of innovation,” said Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft. “Our partnership brings the power of Azure and Azure AI to Sony to deliver new gaming and entertainment experiences for customers.” CLICK for complete article