Consumer stocks, particularly in the discretionary space, are considered a bellwether for the economy as they’re sensitive to everyday Americans’ spending habits. Vanessa Garcia / Money; Getty Images ...
Between tariffs, sticky inflation, and ongoing weakness in the U.S. dollar, it has been a difficult year for the consumer discretionary sector. When household budgets are strained, consumers focus ...
Two factors often determine stock prices in the long run: earnings and interest rates. Investors can't control the latter, but they can focus on a company's earnings results every quarter. Life and ...
As the stock market was trading lower on Thursday, stocks in the consumer-discretionary sector were getting hit the hardest. The S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector index was down around 2.2% on ...
Two factors often determine stock prices in the long run: earnings and interest rates. Investors can't control the latter, but they can focus on a company's earnings results every quarter. We know ...
The consumer discretionary sector (XLY) has advanced 2.8% year-to-date, slowly recovering since the April lows after inflation rebound fears, tariffs, and lower consumer sentiment. According to ...
The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR® Fund ETF faces heightened risk heading into Q4 2025 due to weakening consumer sentiment and labor market deterioration. Rising tariffs and inflation are ...