Buy Japan’s leading stocks

ISHARES MSCI JAPAN INDEX FUND, $58.63, is a buy. The ETF (New York symbol EWJ; buy or sell through brokers; us.ishares.com) aims for the return of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Japan Index.

The fund’s top holdings include Toyota, 4.3%; Sony Corp., 3.5%; Keyence (sensors), 2.7%; Mitsubishi UFJ Financial,… Read More

Currency rates hurt Sony’s recovery

SONY GROUP CORP. ADRs $88 is a hold. The Japanese conglomerate (New York symbol SONY; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 1.3 billion; Market cap: $114.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 0.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.sony.com) reported 1.3% lower sales in its fiscal 2023… Read More

Shortages hurt earnings outlook

SONY GROUP CORP. ADRs $82 is a hold. The Japanese conglomerate (New York symbol SONY; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 1.3 billion; Market cap: $106.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; Dividend yield: 0.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.sony.com) reported 9.1% higher sales in its fiscal 2023… Read More

Buy Japan’s top performers

ISHARES MSCI JAPAN INDEX FUND, $50.28, is a buy. The ETF (New York symbol EWJ; buy or sell through brokers; us.ishares.com) aims for the return of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Japan Index.
The fund’s top holdings include Toyota, 5.1%; Sony Corp., 2.9%; Keyence (sensors), 2.6%; Mitsubishi UFJ Financial,… Read More

Japan sets you up for gains

ISHARES MSCI JAPAN INDEX FUND, $55.67 is a buy. The ETF (New York symbol EWJ; buy or sell through brokers; us.ishares.com) tries to match the return of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Japan Index.
The fund’s top holdings include Toyota, 5.4%; Sony Corp., 3.3%; Keyence (sensors), 2.5%; Mitsubishi… Read More

PS5 sales will pay for buyback plan

SONY GROUP CORP. ADRs $88 is a hold. The Japanese conglomerate (New York symbol SONY; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $105.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 0.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.sony.com) continued to benefit from strong consumer demand… Read More

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CEDAR FAIR L.P. $58 is a hold. The master limited partnership (New York symbol FUN; Consumer sector; Units outstanding: 56.8 million; Market cap: $2.7 billion; Distribution suspended in June 2020; Takeover Target Rating: Highest; www.cedarfair.com) owns 11 amusement parks and four outdoor water parks. It also operates hotels (2,300… Read More