U.S. stocks take you higher

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Welcome to your latest issue of Wall Street Stock Forecaster! This month, we feature several well-known U.S. stocks poised to deliver strong, long-term returns for investors. We start with Walmart , which continues to offer its investors solid gains despite intense competition from traditional retailers as well as online giant Amazon.com. We’re no less confident about the long-term prospects for foodmakers Conagra and Campbell Soup, as well as for Japanese automakers Toyota and Honda. For this issue, we also analyze the performance of NCR; you’ve seen significant gains from its growing focus on software and service and not just ATMs. Investors looking at new share purchases should also consider EBAY INC., $36. It’s a buy. The online auction company (Nasdaq symbol EBAY; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares o/s: 813.5 million; Market cap: $29.3 billion; P.S. ratio: 2,7; Divd. yield: 1.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.ebay.com) will now sell its ticket reseller StubHub to European ticket seller Viagogo Entertainment Inc. for $4.05 billion. eBay has yet to say what it will do with the cash…