When looking for artificial intelligence (AI) winners, Calgary-based energy sector veterans don’t usually top the list. Yet, Enerflex (TSX: EFX) stock has recently shown some surprising exposure to the AI value chain in 2026, a development that may extend the stock’s 300% gain over the past three years. While most Canadian investors hunt for AI…

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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Monday, shares of Paramount Skydance Corporation – Class B (Symbol: PSKY) were yielding above the 2% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.2), with the stock changing hands as low as $9.95 on the day. Dividends are particularly important…

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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed up by +0.17% on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down by -0.18%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.67%.  December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26) rose +0.20%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQZ26) rose +0.70%. Stock indexes settled mixed on Friday, with the broader market recovering…

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An artificial intelligence (AI) chip can perform astonishing calculations. Yet without electricity, it becomes an exceptionally expensive desk ornament. That’s why investors looking beyond the obvious AI winners should pay attention to power. Chips still matter, and electricity won’t be the biggest constraint for every project. But generating enough dependable power, then connecting it to…

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Key Points Axsome Therapeutics is seeing significant revenue growth as its central nervous system portfolio gains commercial traction. Moderna is transitioning its mRNA platform toward a broader array of respiratory and oncology treatments to offset declining COVID-19 vaccine sales. Which biotech innovator provides the most compelling opportunity for investors in 2026? 10 stocks we like…

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The wheat complex is holding lower on Thursday across the three exchanges but pulling off early lows. Chicago SRW contracts are trading with contracts 2 to 3 cents lower at midday. KC HRW futures are posting 2 to 3 cent losses on the day. MPLS spring wheat is 1 to 3 cents in the red…

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Canada helped train nearly 400,000 Allied aircrew during the Second World War. Almost a century later, aerospace could once again become one of the country’s most strategically important industries. The difference this time is the size of the cheque. At the Canada Investment Summit, aerospace executives described an extraordinary defence-spending cycle developing across NATO and…

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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in JPMorgan Chase & Co (Symbol: JPM), where a total volume of 46,671 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 4.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents…

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Corn futures are trading with 1 to 2 cents gains at midday.  There were 35 deliveries issued on Friday against September futures, which expire today. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 2 cents at $4.86 3/4. Monday morning’s Export Inspections report showed corn shipments at 1.525 MMT (60.06 mbu) in the week of…

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In this piece, we’ll check in on a dividend stock that I’d be more than willing to hang on to for at least the next several decades. Undoubtedly, never selling isn’t realistic, especially when unforeseen financial emergencies hit. But, either way, I think that going into the stock-hunting process with such an extended time horizon…

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