Michael McCullough
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You’d think a chain of restaurants premised on the consumption of red meat wouldn’t have the brightest future. But consumers intermittently house-bound for the past two years are flooding back onto barstools and patios to get together again with friends and family.
Precious metals prices have actually crept up in recent months. And the biggest gold producer hereabouts is B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO; NYSE:BTG), with operating mines in Mali, the Philippines and Namibia and exploration and development projects on four continents.
The stock: Most forest products were caught up in the recent downdraft for commodities sparked by fears of an impending global recession. Not so for pulp and paper. U.S. pulp prices have risen sharply this year on supply constraints and...
The stock: The ongoing stock market rout may have you seeking some escapism, some diversion to take your mind off your portfolio’s troubles. One thing that can be said for entertainment stocks like Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE:LGF.A, LGF.B) is they...
The boom times only look that way in hindsight. We may come to remember 2021 as the sweet spot between the initial shock COVID-19 dealt to the world economy and the twin perils of inflation and rising interest rates that...
Climbing out of the claws of the pandemic wasn't an easy feat. The push and pull of supply chain issues and inflation impacted businesses throughout B.C. in 2021, but even with ground lost in 2020, the economy was able to...
2020 rank: 48Chief executive: John Anderson Revenue by fiscal year ($000)2021: 1,108,3182020: 1,164,496% change: -4.8 2020 rank: 54Chief executive: Brad Thorlakson Revenue by fiscal year ($000)2021: 1,100,000 e2020: 1,000,000 e% change: 10.0 2020 rank: 40Chief executive: Neil Chrystal Revenue by fiscal year ($000)2021: 1,081,0002020: 1,274,000% change: -15.1 2020 rank: 47Chief executive: Norman Hower Revenue by fiscal year ($000)2021: 1,050,000 e2020: 1,150,000 e% change: -8.7 2020...
2020 rank: 1Chief executive: Darren Entwistle Revenue by fiscal year ($000)2021: 16,838,0002020: 15,341,000% change: 9.8 2020 rank: 2Chief executive: Jim Pattison Revenue by fiscal year ($000)2021: 14,000,0002020: 12,700,000% change: 10.2 2020 rank: 3Chief executive: Don Lindsay Revenue by fiscal year ($000)2021: 13,481,0002020: 8,948,000% change: 50.7 2020 rank: 9Chief executive: Ray Ferris Revenue by fiscal year ($000)2021: 10,518,0002020: 4,373,000% change: 140.5 2020 rank: 5Chief executive: Philip Pascall Revenue by fiscal year...
The stock: In contrast to **cough, cough** cryptocurrency, gold is once again showing itself to be a genuine store of value in perilous markets. The trouble with buying bullion now is that you’re paying full price. But there’s another way of...
“We weren’t those people who got into the real estate market early and who’ve managed to benefit from that. We are not those people who played the market, flipping homes,” Adam Bullied says, by way of explaining how he and...
The stock: Have you ever looked at all the plastic in your grocery bags and kitchen and bathroom cabinets and wondered, How hard can it be to make waterproof, airtight, sterile material that won’t still be poking out of the...
The stock: It’s surprising that Vancouver, where so many fortunes have been made in real estate, is home to so few real estate investment trusts (REITs). The reigning elder statesman of this very small bunch is American Hotel Income Properties...