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NORDSTROM INC. $26 remains a hold. The company (New York symbol JWN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 157.8 million; Market cap: $4.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.3; Dividend suspended in March 2020; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.nordstrom.com) owns and operates over 350 stores in the U.S. and Canada that sell upscale clothing and footwear. For the fiscal year ending January 31, 2023, Nordstrom expects its revenue to rise between 5% and 7% over fiscal 2022. It also sees earnings rising to between $3.15 and $3.50 a share. The stock trades at 7.8 times the midpoint of that range. That low p/e reflects concerns that rising costs for gasoline and food could give consumers less to spend on discretionary goods. Nordstrom is a hold. PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. ADRs $26 is still a buy. The company (New York symbol PHG; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; ADRs outstanding: 870.2 million; Market cap: $22.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; Dividend yield: 3.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.philips.com) makes industrial health-care products, including X-ray scanners and…