Updating Kraft Foods, Cedar Fair L.P., Canon Inc. ADRs and Texas Instruments Inc.

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KRAFT FOODS INC. $33 (New York symbol KFT; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 1.5 billion; Market cap: $49.5 billion; WSSF Rating: Above average) has replaced troubled insurance provider American International Group Inc. in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. This 112-year-old index of 30 stocks is one of the most widely followed stock market indexes in the world. Many institutional investors and mutual funds aim to mimic the Dow, so this move will certainly increase their interest in Kraft. Kraft Foods is a buy. CEDAR FAIR L.P. $22 (New York symbol FUN; Income Portfolio, Consumer sector; Units outstanding: 55.1 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; WSSF Rating: Average) reports that its revenues through Labor Day were $852 million, up 3% from the same period in 2007. Cedar Fair earns most of its money in the summer when all of its amusement parks are open. During this time, attendance rose 3%. If you disregard one of its parks that closed in 2007, attendance…