Consumer discretionary is a term for goods and services that are non-essential products. For example, rice and wheat would be considered essential items. Meanwhile, cars and streaming services are non ...

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Consumer staples and consumer discretionary have one thing in common: they affect consumers. In falling stock markets and weak economic climates, the term "consumer staples" became more familiar in ...

The consumer staples sector has historically performed well during tough economic times. The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF is currently oversold based on the Relative Strength Index.