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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

Tesla Demos Its Under-2-Minute Battery Swap Plans

Tesla has demonstrated a new automated battery swapping system that can change its vehicles batteries in under two minutes.

Starbucks Calorie Counts: Sure, Why Not?

Starbucks will now tell you how many calories you're slurping up in a mocha. The count may be higher than you think, but it's still a smart move for the chain.

Should I Buy Ulta Salon? 3 Pros, 3 Cons

Ulta Salon's stock has been on a roller-coaster ride in 2013. Is this the right place to hop on? Here are 3 pros and 3 cons.

Gluten-Free Dunkin’ Donuts to Make Nationwide Debut

Dunkin' Donuts will introduce gluten-free blueberry muffins and cinnamon-sugar donuts at its shops nationwide by the end of this year.

JD Power: GM Steals Toyota’s ‘Quality’ Crown for First Time

General Motors' GMC brand topped Toyota's Lexus in J.D. Power & Associates 2013 Initial Quality Survey, with Chevrolet also beating Toyota's name brand.

Tuesday Apple Rumors: Apple Accounts for 25% of E-Book Sales

About a quarter of all e-book sales are through Apple; liquid cooling could come to the iPhone this year; and Apple says it cannot decrypt some service data.

Microsoft’s Mini-Stores: Same Old Same Old

Microsoft is jumping on the mini-store train with 500 planned Best Buy locations, and just like Samsung, Microsoft has plenty to gain. Best Buy, not so much.

American Airlines to Squeeze More Seats on Planes

American Airlines says it will add an unspecified number of seats to its existing fleet of Boeing 737s and MD-80s to boost ticket and fee revenue.

Forget Walmart and Target — Costco ‘Gets It’

Investors often argue about whether Walmart or Target is the better buy. Well, stop your bickering -- the real top discount retail stock is Costco.

Why Specialty Retail Can’t Speak for the Sector

Don't run screaming from the sector just because investors in these specialty stocks have the jitters.

Study: Hands-Free Texting Is More Dangerous Than …

A study commissioned by the AAA found that using hands-free systems to text while driving was even more distracting that talking on a phone while driving.

Tuesday Apple Rumors: Apple Driving iOS Car Integration

Apple is bringing iOS integration to cars; Apple unveiled a new, smaller Mac Pro at its WWDC; and Apple's new iTunes Radio not seen as immediate Pandora threat.

GM to Cut Chevy Volt Price to Boost Sales

General Motors is offering $4,000 in additional incentives for its Chevrolet Volt electric car in order to boost flagging sales.

Krispy Kreme Wants to Be Your Coffee Destination

Krispy Kreme is hoping to get consumers to associate it stores and its doughnuts with coffee in order to boost both beverage and doughnut sales.

Restaurants: Get Fit or Get Fat

Offering everything from fried fish to Fritos, these food chains are opting to pass on the health craze and instead keep pushing the caloric boundaries.

Francesca’s: On Sale, But Don’t Bother

Don't go looking at Francesca's as a value play after its post-earnings tumble. The boutique has several question marks and is being aggressively pulled by sentiment.

Lafley Revamps the Org Chart to Save P&G

A.G. Lafley, newly re-crowned CEO of Procter & Gamble, unveiled his new organizational structure Wednesday. Will it be enough to turn around the company?

Perk Up! Coffee’s Starting to Brew Big Profits

J.M. Smucker just announced a java-fueled boost in its earnings thanks to tanking bean prices -- news that bodes well for stocks like SBUX and DNKN.

McDonald’s After-Midnight Menu Adds Breakfast Items to Mix

McDonald's will begin offering selected breakfast menu items along with its dinner menu between midnight and 4 a.m. at certain locations this month.