Top Canadian Stocks To Own For 2017

September 2nd 2016, BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY) issued a press release describing how its "SecuTABLET is being used by government agencies in Germany to ensure its staff can work on the go without falling victim to espionage".

Almost immediately the internet blew up with the following headlines:

Reuters: "BlackBerry teams with Samsung for 'spy-proof' tablet for Germany"

Canadian Journal: "BlackBerry has joined forces with rival Samsung to 'spy-proof' a tablet used by the German government"

Tech Times: "BlackBerry Teams Up With Samsung To Manufacture Spy-Proof Tablet"

The problem with these headlines is that this tablet was released a year and a half ago at CeBIT 2015 and there has been virtually no news on sales, commitments, interest, anything else in these past 16 months. The causal reader may interpret these headlines as meaning this is a new offering, a new partnership, and a new investment opportunity.

This reminds me of late December 2014 when the internet blew up with the story that Boeing and BlackBerry were teaming up to build a self-destructing smartphone. It's wasn't until I contacted Boeing directly did we find out the truth; that BlackBerry was only to support Boeing's new smartphone on their MDM.

Top Canadian Stocks To Own For 2017: Plains All American Pipeline L.P.(PAA)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Callum Turcan]

  All American crude
  Plains All American Pipeline (NYSE: PAA  ) is also investing in Texas, and it recently snatched up some of Chesapeake's�assets in the Eagle Ford for $125 million . Plains bought 40 miles of pipelines, 15,000 barrels of existing storage capacity, 300,000 barrels of storage under construction and a truck unloading�terminal.

Top Canadian Stocks To Own For 2017: Prestige Brand Holdings Inc.(PBH)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ben Levisohn]

  Castor believes the cash has disappeared into working capital, which has grown from 23% to more than 50% since 2008. Comparable company Prestige�Brand (PBH) uses 11%; Unilever�(UL) and Colgate-Palmolive�(CL) far less.

Top Canadian Stocks To Own For 2017: Thor Industries Inc.(THO)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Shares of Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE: THO) got a boost, shooting up 14 percent to $102.70 as the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter on Monday.

Top Canadian Stocks To Own For 2017: Credit Suisse Group(CS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Wayne Duggan] Related DB Deutsche Bank In The Tank Mike Khouw Sees Unusual Options Activity In Deutsche Bank 33 Large Banks On The Federal Reserve's Radar In 2016 (Seeking Alpha) Related CS Earnings Scheduled For February 4, 2016 Blockchain Moves Forward In The Financial Industry Credit Suisse Group AG (CS) Tidjane Thiam on Q4 2015 Results - Earnings Call Transcript (Seeking Alpha)

  The latest credit default swap (CDS) data from BMO Capital Markets indicate a number of investors are growing increasingly concerned about the one-year outlook for capital markets. In a new report, analyst Mark Steele discussed the recent surge in one-year CDS activity, and what it means for the market.

• [By Paul R. La Monica]

  European banks worse off than 2008? Lamensdorf is concerned about the exposure to bad loans (especially energy company debt) held by big banks such as Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Credit Suisse (CS) and Deutsche Bank (DB). He's shorting all three.

• [By Diane Alter]

  The head underwriters for the ZTO IPO are Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS). Also working on the deal are China Renaissance, Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C), Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE ADR: CS), and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM).

• [By David Zeiler]

  The federal government's largesse isn't restricted to U.S.-based companies, either. Foreign companies, including foreign banks, are also welcome. Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE ADR: CS) got $225.1 billion, and UBS Group AG (NYSE: UBS) got $249.1 billion.