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Oil prices are positively flying this year. In a period when the NASDAQ and SP 500 are down significantly, oil and other commodities are rallying. As of this writing, the price of oil is up 57%, and oil stocks are, in some cases, up more than that. Even troubled oil companies like Suncor Energy TSX:SU NYSE:SU are rising this year on the strength of oil. SU has faced its share of problems over the last two years, including workplace fatalities, production delays, and demands by an activist investor to unwind its gas station chain. Nevertheless, SU most recent quarter was a huge beat, with revenue and earnings both exceeding analyst estimates. Its stock rose d stanley kubek ramatically after its earnings results were announced.So, we ;ve got oil prices rising, and oil stocks rising right alongside them. T stanley cup he question is, why Everybody stanley becher is talking about a potential recession these days, and the U.S. has already delivered one quarter of negative GDP growth. Normally we e Atmx Suncor Energy Inc. and Imperial Oil Limited: Time to Pick Up Some Bargain Energy Stocks
Comparing Toronto-Dominion Bank TSX:TD NYSE:TD stock s performance over the last 15 years or so with the other Big Six Canadian banks gives an idea of TD Bank s standing.In the period, an initial investment of $10,000 in TD stock has transformed into $43,810 for total returns of 10.3% per year. Invest stanley tazas ors would have received their initial investment in its entirety from the dividends alone specifi stanley mug cally, $10,453 of dividends would have been received .Coincidentally, the bank also increased its stanley cup dividend per share by 10.3% per year in that period, which is very strong growth despite the setbacks from the global financial crisis of 2007/2008.How did TD s peers fare These are the 15-year results for TD Bank and its peers: Royal Bank of Canada TSX:RY NYSE:RY , Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, and National Bank of Canada.TickerTotal returnsDividend growthDividends receivedRY10.9%9.5%$12,410TD10.3%10.3%$10,453BNS7.8%6.4%$10,004BMO6.8%6.6%$8,184CM
