Japan is the better choice right now

ISHARES INDIA 50 ETF $29.64 (Nasdaq symbol INDY; buy or sell through brokers; us.ishares.com) is an ETF that tracks the Nifty 50 index—the 50 largest, most liquid Indian securities. The ETF began trading in November 2009.

The fund’s top holdings are Housing Development Finance, 6.9%;… Read More

HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD. ADRs $28

HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD. ADRs $28(New York symbol HMC; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $50.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 2.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.honda.com) is Japan’s second largest carmaker and the world’s biggest motorcycle… Read More

Earthquakes slow auto production

Recent earthquakes in southern Japan have forced Toyota and Honda to suspend production at their auto assembly plants in the region.

The shutdown will have a greater impact on Toyota, which builds nearly half of its cars in Japan compared to just 17% for Honda… Read More

Honda takes to the skies

HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD. ADRs $33 (New York symbol HMC; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $59.4 billion; Priceto- sales ratio: 0.5; Dividend yield: 2.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.honda.com) has received approval from U.S. regulators to start… Read More

HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD. ADRs $33 – New York symbol HMC

HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD. ADRs $33 (New York symbol HMC; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $59.4 billion; Priceto- sales ratio: 0.5; Dividend yield: 2.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.honda.com) has received approval from U.S. regulators to start… Read More