Canon: digital Santa

Flashy electronic gadgets don’t come cheap. And shares of the companies that make them can ride high on the back of their products’ success. But savvy stock shoppers can still find bargains in consumer electronics as the holiday season approaches. Shares of Japanese camera and printer-maker Canon may not be as much fun as those of Apple, but they could make a better long-term gift. Electronics look like one of the few bright spots on an otherwise bleak Christmas shopping horizon. True, consumers...