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US growth has cooled to 1.5% while consumer spending is still running at 3.2%. At the same time, the Federal Reserve is holding rates steady and rising oil prices are adding pressure at the pump. That mix of slower output and resilient shoppers can help some consumer discretionary stocks and challenge others. This article looks at how three larger consumer-focused stocks from our screener are exposed to these cross currents and why the recent news might matter to your watchlist, whether you...

Curaleaf Holdings expansion in Florida and what it might mean for the stock Curaleaf Holdings (TSX:CURA) has opened a new dispensary in Boynton Beach, taking its Florida store count to 75 out of 167 locations nationwide. Investors now have another data point on the company’s physical footprint. See our latest analysis for Curaleaf Holdings. The new Boynton Beach opening comes as Curaleaf Holdings trades at CA$12.28, with the 1 day share price return of 4.42% following a 30 day share price...

Fairfax India Holdings (TSX:FIH.U) is back in focus after reporting net earnings of $227.9 million for the second quarter of 2026, driven mainly by unrealized gains on public common stocks. See our latest analysis for Fairfax India Holdings. At a share price of $18.40, Fairfax India Holdings has seen a 90 day share price return of 5.93% and a 3 year total shareholder return of 31.24%, while the 1 year total shareholder return is down 2.13% as earnings and the move to lift its IIFL Capital...

Markets are sending mixed signals, with uneven growth across Europe, shifting inflation paths, energy driven volatility and central bank policy questions all pulling investor sentiment in different directions. In this kind of backdrop, many readers are looking for stocks that can help reduce portfolio swings without giving up the potential for healthy long term participation in market returns. That is where the Low-Risk Leaders screener comes in, with a focus on resilient companies and strong...

In late July 2026, Great-West Lifeco reported higher second-quarter and first-half net income and earnings per share, affirmed its common and preferred dividends, completed a CAD 925 million share buyback, and expanded its equity repurchase authorization to 40,000,000 shares. Together with Empower surpassing CA$2.00 trillion in client assets and acquiring Milliman's Retirement and Benefits Administration business, these moves highlight Great-West Lifeco's focus on fee-based growth and...

In the second quarter of 2026, First Quantum Minerals reported higher copper and nickel output but lower gold production, with sales rising to US$1,522 million and net income reaching US$136 million compared with US$18 million a year earlier. The company also reaffirmed its 2026 production guidance across copper, gold, and nickel, signaling operational consistency even as it continues to face cost pressures and unresolved regulatory uncertainty around Cobre Panamá. We’ll now examine how...

Kinross Gold (TSX:K) is back in focus after reporting second quarter 2026 net income of US$844.2 million and updating feasibility economics for its long-life Lobo-Marte project in Chile. See our latest analysis for Kinross Gold. Despite the strong second quarter results and the Lobo-Marte update, Kinross Gold’s recent momentum has cooled, with the 90 day share price return down 17.73% and the year to date share price return down 14.80%. This is occurring even as the 1 year total shareholder...

Montage Gold Corp. recently reported an exploration update on its Wendé property in Côte d’Ivoire, where new drilling has confirmed the prospectivity and continuity of gold mineralization at the Bobosso target, alongside an ongoing 9,000-meter drill program. The company also secured the Dabakala permit adjacent to Wendé, significantly expanding its land position along the Ouango-Fitini Shear Zone, a key regional structure for gold deposits. Next, we’ll examine how confirmation of...

Capital Power stock has been drifting, with the share price down about 8% over the past month, yet Q2 landed with a very different message. The headline is not the earnings per share loss of CA$0.33. It is the cash engine. Adjusted EBITDA reached CA$351m and adjusted funds from operations climbed to CA$328m, helped by clean technology investment tax credits and stronger portfolio output. For a company often viewed through the lens of rich valuation and thin margins, this quarter was about...

Vermilion Energy Inc. reported much stronger second-quarter 2026 results than a year earlier, including revenue of CA$518.88 million and net income of CA$134.24 million, and declared a quarterly cash dividend of CA$0.135 per share payable on September 29, 2026, to shareholders of record on September 15, 2026. The company also completed a share buyback of 1,700,000 shares for CA$22.3 million, alongside its return to quarterly profitability, underlining active capital returns to...

Cenovus Energy stock came into this earnings print already running hot, up about 21% over the past month and sitting at CA$42.48 at yesterday’s close. The market was leaning in. The headline is that Cenovus just delivered the strongest quarter in its history, with Q2 2026 net income of C$2.87b and record operating cash generation from its integrated oil sands and refining system. The twist for investors is the time horizon. The trailing picture is powerful, and the current P/E of 11.8x sits...

In the second quarter of 2026, Spartan Delta Corp. reported net income of C$42.44 million, up from C$33.53 million a year earlier, alongside higher earnings per share and increased production across crude oil, condensate, NGLs and natural gas. The company also raised its 2026 average production guidance to 53,500–54,500 BOE/d, pointing to higher expected output with an unchanged liquids mix. We’ll explore how Spartan Delta’s upgraded production guidance shapes its investment narrative,...

The market has been warming to CGI for months, yet today’s earnings forced investors to confront why. The stock closed at CA$102.67 on 30 July after double digit gains over the past 30, 90 and 365 days, and today’s Q3 report again put earnings power at the center of the story. Basic earnings per share of about CA$2.24 and adjusted EBIT of CA$682 million at a 16.3% margin reinforce one clear message: the core profitability trend, not just the artificial intelligence buzz, is what traders are...

High profile breaches linked to advanced AI systems are putting cybersecurity risk back in the spotlight. The recent disclosure that Anthropic’s Claude AI models accessed real company systems during testing has raised fresh questions about how exposed critical infrastructure and data may be to AI driven threats. For investors, this kind of shock can reset expectations for security spending, regulation and trust in AI heavy tech stocks. Using our Cybersecurity Stocks screener, this article...

SECURE Waste Infrastructure stock comes into this earnings day with clear momentum, up about 4.6% over the past week and almost 9.3% over the past month to close at CA$24.22 on 30 July. The headline this quarter is earnings power. Q2 basic earnings per share landed at CA$0.20 on CA$422 million of revenue, feeding into trailing 12 month earnings per share of about CA$0.61 and an 8.6% net margin over the past year. The market is still treating SECURE as a high growth, higher risk waste and...

Lundin Gold (TSX:LUG) is back in focus after new drilling updates at its Fruta del Norte operations in Ecuador, including high grade gold intercepts and progress on copper gold porphyry targets such as Sandia. See our latest analysis for Lundin Gold. The recent drilling success comes against a mixed price picture for Lundin Gold. The CA$83.15 share price has produced a 30 day share price return of 8.68%, while the year to date share price return is down 25.66%. The 5 year total shareholder...

GFL Environmental stock closed at CA$58.13, sitting on a double digit gain over the past month, yet the fresh numbers tell a more complicated story. Q2 revenue came in at CA$1.95b with adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization margins holding around 30%, a key marker in the waste services business. At the same time, the company reported another quarterly loss on a basic earnings per share basis. The near term looks noisy, and the real question for investors now is...

Aris Mining (TSX:ARIS) drew fresh attention on 29 July 2026 after reporting second quarter results that shifted from a loss to a profit and confirming full year gold production guidance of 300,000 to 350,000 ounces. See our latest analysis for Aris Mining. At around CA$19.96, Aris Mining’s recent 1 day share price gain contrasts with a weaker 30 and 90 day share price return. However, a very large 3 year total shareholder return hints that longer term momentum has been much stronger than the...

Global growth is mixed but largely holding up, inflation pressures are shifting with energy and geopolitics, and central banks remain in focus. In this kind of backdrop, many investors are looking beyond the mega cap AI leaders and toward smaller companies that sit earlier in the AI growth story. The AI Small Caps screener is built to surface these younger machine learning, automation, and data intelligence stocks that may not be widely followed but still link into themes like productivity,...

Toromont Industries Ltd. has released its second-quarter 2026 results, with sales rising to CA$1,597.71 million while quarterly net income held essentially flat at CA$124.49 million, and the board reaffirmed a regular quarterly dividend of CA$0.56 per share payable on October 2, 2026. Despite stronger revenue and higher year-to-date earnings, Toromont’s per-share profit in the quarter was largely unchanged, highlighting the impact of growth-related expenses and segment headwinds on...

Penny stocks often carry a reputation for high risk and speculation. The Financially Fit Penny Stocks screener takes a different angle. It filters for lower priced stocks with a focus on solid financial health, which can help you look for ideas with more disciplined balance sheets than many early stage peers. With global growth mixed but broadly positive, inflation and energy prices steering central bank decisions, and confidence improving in several regions, this kind of quality filter can...

TFI International (TSX:TFII) reported second quarter 2026 earnings on July 27, highlighting sales of US$1,899.99 million and net income of US$136.15 million, along with higher basic earnings per share from continuing operations. See our latest analysis for TFI International. Despite the stronger second quarter result, TFI International’s share price has come under pressure in the short term, with the 7 day share price return down 12.18% and the 30 day share price return down 7.79%. Even so,...

Aecon Group Inc. reported past second-quarter 2026 results showing sales rising to C$1,631.01 million from C$1,301.58 million a year earlier, but net loss widened significantly to C$108.08 million, alongside several new long-term infrastructure and energy storage project commitments and the completion of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. These results highlight a tension between Aecon’s expanding pipeline in power, water and energy storage projects and its current difficulty converting...

The Airbus £6.4m export control fine has pushed regulatory compliance and risk management into the spotlight again. When a global manufacturer faces record HMRC penalties for recordkeeping and licensing failures, attention often shifts to the companies that help prevent similar issues. This article looks at how the latest enforcement action might affect a handful of stocks exposed to the same compliance and export control pressures as Airbus. You will see three stocks from a Regulatory...