This High-Yield Stock: A Great Buy, Currently Undervalued by 36%
Scotts Miracle-Gro SMG isn’t for the faint of heart. This small-cap stock is trading 75% below its all-time high. The company’s balance sheet is marred by high leverage, and management’s near-term focus has hurt long-term results. Yet we think this stock is a buy today for a few reasons. For starters, this narrow-moat company should […]
Patriot Battery Metals Confirms High-Grade Pollucite as Primary Caesium Host Mineral at Vega and Rigel Zones
Patriot Battery Metals, High-Grade Pollucite Confirmed as Main Caesium Host Mineral at the Vega and Rigel Zones Sydney, Australia – Patriot Battery Metals Inc. (TSX: PMET, ASX: PMT, OTCQX: PMETF, FSE: R9GA) is excited to share an update regarding its exploration activities focused on caesium— a strategic and high-demand metal—discovered within the CV13 spodumene pegmatite […]
Perpetua Resources Secures $400 Million Equity Financing for Stibnite Project in Idaho
Perpetua Resources (NASDAQ, TSX: PPTA) has entered into an agreement with National Bank of Canada and BMO Capital Markets to purchase, on behalf of themselves and a syndicate of underwriters, approximately 22.73 million common shares of the company for $13.20 per share for $300 million. Separately, Paulson & Co. has agreed to purchase an additional […]
VERSES® “Digital Brain” Featured in WIRED and Popular
VERSES AI Inc. announced significant recognition for its AXIOM digital-brain architecture in WIRED and Popular Mechanics, highlighting its innovative approach to achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI). WIRED described AXIOM as a unique machine-learning system that mimics human brain functions, showcasing impressive efficiency in gaming environments. François Chollet, creator of the ARC-AGI benchmark, praised AXIOM’s focus […]
Top Emerging Market Stock ETFs for Canadian Investors
Investing in emerging markets can help diversify a portfolio, but this can be difficult, given the challenge of researching, buying, and selling stocks that aren’t listed in Canada. Exchange-traded funds offer an easy way to gain exposure to emerging markets while minimizing those difficulties. We’ve screened the 25 ETFs in Morningstar’s Canadian emerging markets equity […]
Positive Updates on U.S. Trade and Inflation Fail to Boost Markets
Good news on U.S. trade and inflation not lifting markets A cargo ship at Qingdao Port in Shandong Province, China, on June 9, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Consumer prices in the U.S. have been benign since February, and the May reading continues that trend, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ […]
Virginia Campaign Finance Laws Make Initial Move Beyond the Honor System
Virginia campaign finance laws take first step beyond honor system In a bitter 2009 Democratic primary, Roanoke Del. Onzlee Ware’s opponent accused him of dipping into his campaign funds for personal use. The complaint reached the state elections agency in Richmond, which fired off a letter demanding Ware provide receipts for the expenses in question. […]
Apple: Sleek Redesign and Enhanced Generative AI Features
Editor’s Note: This analysis was originally published as a stock note by Morningstar Equity Research. Key Morningstar Metrics for Apple Apple Stock Update Apple AAPL unveiled updates to all of its major operating systems at its Worldwide Developers’ Conference, or WWDC, keynote. Highlighted by iOS 26 (reflecting a release date ahead of calendar 2026), updates […]
Wyoming Oil and Gas Lease Sale Rakes in $7.7M—A Drop in the Bucket Compared to Trump’s First Term
Wyoming Oil And Gas Lease Sale Nets $7.7M, ‘Peanuts’ Compared To Trump’s First Term The Bureau of Land Management’s latest quarterly Wyoming oil and gas lease sale Tuesday took in $7.7 million. It shows that the reality of oil and gas leasing in Wyoming hasn’t yet caught up to President Donald Trump’s pledge to “unleash American energy.” The Tuesday sale […]
Dollarama Reports Impressive Same-Store Earnings Results
Editor’s Note: This analysis was originally published as a stock note by Morningstar Equity Research. Dollarama’s DG sales rose 8% in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, led by 5% same-store sales growth. Adjusted operating profit grew 16% as margin expanded 160 basis points to 22.9%. The shares rose nearly 10% on June 11 after […]