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L BRANDS INC. $36 (New York symbol LB; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 286.8 million; Market cap: $10.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.9; Dividend yield: 6.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.lb.com) owns lingerie chain Victoria’s Secret as well as Bath & Body Works outlets....

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ISHARES MSCI JAPAN INDEX FUND $53.40 (New York Exchange symbol EWJ; buy or sell through brokers; us.ishares.com) is an ETF that tries to match the return of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Japan index.


The fund’s top holdings include Toyota, 4.2%; Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, 2.5%; Softbank Corp., 2.1%; KDDI Corp....

FAIR ISAAC CORP. $134 (New York symbol FICO; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 31.1 million; Market cap: $4.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.6; Dividend yield: 0.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.fico.com) makes FICO Scores....

ISHARES MSCI JAPAN INDEX FUND $50.84 (New York Exchange symbol EWJ; buy or sell through brokers; us.ishares.com) is an ETF that tries to match the return of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Japan index.


The fund’s top holdings include Toyota, 5.2%; Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, 2.2%; KDDI Corp....

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SONY CORP. ADRs $34 (New York symbol SNE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 1.3 billion; Market cap: $44.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.5; Dividend yield 0.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.sony.com) has launched two new versions of its PlayStation 4 video game console....

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%; Infosys (information technology), 6.8%; ITC Ltd....

ISHARES MSCI JAPAN INDEX FUND $11.89 (New York Exchange symbol EWJ; buy or sell through brokers; us.ishares.com) is an ETF that tries to match the return of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Japan index. The fund’s top holdings include Toyota, 5.2%; Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, 2.2%; KDDI Corp....

Electronic Arts Inc., $62.54, symbol EA on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 309.3 million; Market cap: $19.5 billion; www.ea.com), makes video games for a variety of devices, including computers, consoles (such as the Sony PlayStation, Microsoft Xbox and Nintendo Wii) and mobile devices (including the iPhone and iPad). The company sells a number of sports-based titles that get reissued every year. It has licensing deals with most major professional sports organizations, including the National Football League, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, FIFA (soccer) and PGA Tour (golf). Electronic Arts also develops its own game franchises and constantly releases sequels and new versions that give it ongoing revenue. Top-selling examples include The Sims (a life-simulation game), Need for Speed (car racing), Battlefield (war), Plants vs. Zombies (strategy) and Dragon Age (a fantasy role-playing game). In addition, Electronic Arts makes games based on popular movies such as Star Wars....