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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

Fabulous Fifth Avenue: Top Shelf Shopping

Fifth Avenue offers an amazing, high-end shopping experience anyone would love to indulge in.

Valero’s Retail Spinoff Is Worth Watching

Oil refineries like Valero are opting to close or spin off their retail operations to streamline profits. But while VLO might not want CST Brands, investors should.

Stock Up on Home Depot for Hurricane Season

Home improvement retailers Home Depot and Lowe's were lifted after Hurricane Sandy, and could see a repeat following this hurricane season. But HD is the better bet.

Snatch Up Small Caps: ETF Alternatives for Hot Stock Picks

Trying bundling hot consumer staples, industrial, technology, small-cap and financial stocks via these exchange-traded funds instead.

5 Stocks Serving Our ‘Need-It-Now’ Society

From telegraphs to instant pudding, instant gratification has always been popular. In fact, it's part of the reason customers love these five companies.

Small SUVs Flunk Safety Tests

Five smaller SUVs fared poorly on a new crash test designed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

3 Top-Heavy ETFs That Are Ready to Tumble

Be prepared to cash out or bet against these three funds as the number of holdings trading above their respective 50-day moving averages keeps on climbing.

Abercrombie & Fitch: The No. 1 Brand of Homeless Apparel?

Filmmaker Greg Karber is protesting Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries elitist attitude by giving A&F clothes to the homeless.

Why Walmart Will Not Sign Bangladesh Safety Agreement

Mega-retailer Walmart is refusing to sign the Bangladesh Safety Accord, instead saying it can police itself better.

Tesla Motors Takes a Breather: 6 Stocks in 60 Seconds

This week's video: Tesla takes a break from its run of monster gains. Also, find out what other stocks have been soaring in 2013.

Skechers to Pay $40M for Unfounded Claims

Skechers will pay $40 million to settle a class-action lawsuit regarding its misleading claims about its shoes.

Bundle Up Berkshire: ETF Alternatives for Hot Stock Picks

Consider bundling five hot names in Internet, housing, consumer discretionary and more via these exchange-traded funds instead.

Starbucks CEO Intends to Enter Myanmar by 2015

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says the coffee chain could enter Myanmar some time in the next few years.

The 2013 Retirement Portfolio Candidates: Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines has been one of the most consistently profitable airlines. But does that make it fit for your portfolio's long haul?

4 Tasty Ways to Bite Into the Burger Business

Who will win the burger wars this summer, and more importantly, which burger stocks should you own? Here are our four picks.

Get Selective, Sell These 3 Consumer Stocks

Large investors with the firepower to move stocks up or down are paring down their holdings, selling off lower-quality stocks like these three.

McDonald’s to Drop One Line of Burgers, Expand Another

Fast-food chain McDonald's is killing off the Angus Burger in an effort to revamp its menu to appeal to more customers.

Shrug Off April’s Same-Store Sales Miss

The "disappointing" headline same-store sales growth number out today is a weak perch for any real worries about the retail sector.

Microsoft Could Pay $1B for B&N’s Nook Unit

Microsoft has reportedly offered Barnes & Noble $1 billion to acquire the booksellers Nook tablet and digital media business.