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Top 5 Healthcare Technology Companies To Watch In Right Now: Canadian Pacific Railway Limited(CP)

Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as a transcontinental railway providing freight transportation services, logistics solutions, and supply chain expertise in Canada and the United States. It transports bulk commodities, including grain, coal, sulphur, and fertilizers; merchandise freight; finished vehicles and automotive parts; forest products, which include wood pulp, paper, paperboard, newsprint, lumber, panel, and oriented strand board; and industrial and consumer products comprising chemicals, energy, and plastics, as well as mine, metals, and aggregates. The company provides rail and intermodal transportation services over a network of approximately 14,700 miles serving the principal business centers of Canada, from Montreal to Vancouver, British Columbia; and the Midwest and Northeast regions of the United States. Canadian Pacific Railway Limited was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Dan Caplinger]

  Earlier this week, CSX (NYSE: CSX  ) saw its stock soar by 10% as news emerged that North American peer Canadian Pacific (NYSE: CP  ) had reportedly approached CSX with a possible merger deal. Yet even as investors speculated about the possible implications of a merger on the short-term value of their holdings, CSX's earnings the following afternoon gave the railroad's shareholders plenty of reasons not to want to give Canadian Pacific the chance to buy them out at what could prove to have been a bargain price.

• [By Garrett Cook]

  Shares of CSX (NYSE: CSX) got a boost, shooting up 7.79 percent to $32.27. Canadian Pacific Railway (NYSE: CP) has reportedly approached CSX about a potential merger, that would create a $62 billion N! orth American railway powerhouse, according to sources, as reported by WSJ. The approach made in the past week, was rebuffed by CSX, according to people familiar with the matter.

• [By Teresa Rivas]

  Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) wants to merge with CSX Corp. (CSX), and shareholders seem to like the idea as well, sending both stocks up Monday.

  However, CSX isn't sold: As The Wall Street Journal's Dana Mattioli, Liz Hoffman and David Georg-Cosh report, it resisted CP's offer, and there's no guarantee the latter will try again.

  Also among the skeptics: Cowen & Co.'s Jason Seidl and Matthew Elkott. In a note out today, the write that the timing is not ideal for a mega merger: While such a deal would likely benefit both companies in the long run, ongoing service and capacity issues have soured shippers and regulators on the industry at the whole. Indeed, their recent survey showed 70% of shippers are opposed to another merger among Class 1 railroads, an increase from 64% in the second quarter. As it stands, current service issues are unlikely to ease until mid-2015, and shippers, recalling integration issues associated with previous mergers, are likely loath to see that protracted timeline stretched any further.

  So what comes next, in their opinion?

  If CP has shelved the offer, it could mean that a Class I merger may not be revisited for a while. However, given the tenacity of CP's management, we would not be surprised if the company resorts to other means for making the deal happen. Indeed, management could team up with Pershing Square Capital in taking the proposal directly to CSX's shareholders. While the activist fund has won many accolades from investors for its remarkable success in turning around CP over the last couple of years, a merger between the two carriers will likely still face many hurdles, not the least of which will be the Surface Transportation Board (STB), which has been listening intently to shippers' service and ra! il pricin! g concerns. Other regulatory and national security authorities will likely be involved.

  However, if a merger does happen, expect others to quickly follow, write Seid

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