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Consumer Discretionary Stocks

Consumer discretionary stocks refer to a wide range of consumer goods and services generally considered non-essential. These include car manufacturers, luxury goods, hospitality companies, and more. Many of the biggest retailers fit into the consumer discretionary umbrella. As such, especially when the economy is strong, consumer discretionary stocks tend to shine.

Recent Consumer Discretionary Stocks Articles

Is a Santa Claus Rally in the Cards?

For small-caps, Dec is often the best month of the year, with the last five trading days of Dec and the first two of Jan typically the best.

Trade of the Day: Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS)

DPS has been moving solidly higher for the past four months, and it has doubled in the last three years. The company has also had earnings surprises for the past three quarters, and it's currently on track to post 11.4% earnings growth this quarter.

Trade of the Day: JetBlue (JBLU)

JetBlue shares tend to fare well in December. In 2011 and 2012, in similar circumstances, the shares were up 18% and 12%, respectively, in the month.

Remain Cautious with Retail Stocks

Cyber Monday sales were impressive this year, but retail stocks may suffer as a result of all those deep discounts.

Amazon Stock: The Online Shopping Experience That Shows AMZN Is the Best

Amazon stock offer a combination of values that no other online retailers offer. This further shows that Amazon is the best online retailer.

Trade of the Day: PepsiCo (PEP)

PEP shares rose $10 from late September to late October and then pulled back. They should be back to their winning ways now.

Nordstrom’s Woes Make JWN Stock Our Bear of the Day

Nordstrom's recent earnings miss and disappointing forward guidance are sure signs that investors should avoid JWN stock

Retail Stocks Struggle as Energy Prices Fall

With Black Friday approaching, some retail stocks are struggling with the correlation between low energy prices and shopping revenue.

Trade of the Day: Expedia (EXPE)

Expedia shares have been gaining momentum for a while. The data indicates that this will continue into the future.

Buy In to the Turnaround for High-End Retailers

After a tough year of slogging through macroeconomic headwinds, high-end retailers could be on the mend this earnings season.

What You Need to Know About the Ferrari IPO (RACE)

What would Enzo say? Ferrari made almost $1 billion on its IPO this week. Heres 's what you need to know before you buy into RACE stock

Trade of the Day: Urban Outfitters (URBN)

Looking ahead, October has a fearsome reputation — but it is largely undeserved. The month has featured a lot of the great turnarounds of the past 40 years. With this in mind, I’m recommending a bullish trade today.

Trade of the Day: Nike (NKE)

My definition of “fundamentally strong stocks” is a bit stricter these days. Nike has been on a bullish trend along with its industry while outperforming its sector.

TGT Stock: Target Beacons Are a Move in the Right Direction

Target beacons should help TGT improve margins, sales and earnings, thus improving already solid fundamentals for Target stock.

AAL Why Investors Should Be Happy With American Airlines

AAL reported best quarterly net profit ever, slightly marred by revenue drop. AAL But investors should still be positive

Trade of the Day: Dollar General (DG)

While both DLTR and DG have about 12,000 stores and similar quarterly sales, the latter is by far the better stock pick.

Before Freaking Out Over June’s Retail Sales Lull …

Last month's retail sales tumbled, but any alarm spurred by the data overlooks a very important detail about the calendar.

Airline Stocks’ Selloff Was Predictably Overdone

Airline stocks tumbled Wednesday on news of a federal probe ... but then, the market always reacts to bad news by selling first and asking questions later.

Will Fisker Automotive’s Return Threaten Tesla?

A comeback story soon to be played out on the road is that of luxury electric carmaker Fisker Automotive. But is this a threat to Tesla and TSLA shareholders?