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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

Walmart Extends Reach to South Africa with Massmart Buyout

Walmart's $2.4 billion deal gives it access to South African market -- and a way out of its recent slump

Nokia Slammed on Goldman Downgrade

At midday trading Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is very busy and down again on a downgrade. Busy are Joseph A. Banks Clothiers (NASDAQ: JOSB) and Daktronics (NASDAQ: DAKT).

Trader Seeks Small Fortune in Fortune Brands

Trader implements covered call trade in Fortune Brands (NYSE: FO)

6 Strong Trades That Could Surge on a “Short Squeeze”

Investments in Netflix, GameStop and these other picks allow you to take advantage of a "short squeeze" -- an event that could cause shares to jump 10% or more in short order!

3 Summer Fun Stocks That May Not Be Much Fun For Your Wallet

Vacationers will be stocking up at these stores, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you should be stocking up on shares.

Take a Shot on Big Lots

Use options to profit from lagging takeover target Big Lots (NYSE: BIG).

Boeing Stock Ready to Gain More Altitude

Boeing has doubled the market so far in 2011, and continues to see upside thanks to the potential of its Dreamliner 787 aircraft.

Marvell, SeaChange See Trading Jump

Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ: MRVL) rose 10% on early 38 million shares to lead midday stock volume traders.

Clean Diesel and Tiffany Top Busy Stocks

Stocks seeing big jumps in volume this morning include Tiffany (NYSE: TIF), Clean Diesel Technology (NASDAQ: CDTI), hhgregg (NYSE: HGG).

Airlines Avoid Another Volcanic Revenue Hit

The industry dodged a climate-related a bullet after a volcano in Iceland stops spewing.

Tesla Powers Up as SPY Options Drop

Options trading moderate with Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) and PowerShares Bullish Dollar Fund (NYSE: UUP) rising as the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) fell.

Could Best Buy Buy Radio Shack?

Options volume moderate as market rises. Whispers are that RadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH) may be the target of Best Buy Corp. (NYSE: BBY).

Ralph Lauren Shares Slide, But Not Enough

If Ralph Lauren continues to suffer lower operating margins in the 1 percentage point to 1.5 percentage point range in the next year, its stock is likely to be under pressure.

Bulls Flock to Retailers American Eagle, Saks

Retailers American Eagle (NYSE: AEO) and Saks ((NYSE: SKS) saw bullish options trades while Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and China-Biotics (NASDAQ: CHBT) were slammed.

A Turned Off Trade for Retailer Hhgregg

Buy a put option on retailer Hhgregg (NYSE: HGG) before it reports earnings.

Avoid Booking a Bet on Barnes & Noble

At this point, the stock can only go one direction -- down.

Playing the Retail ETF ‘GAP’ Down

Buy put options on retail ETFs including SPDR S&P Retail (NYSE: XRT), Retail HOLDRs (NYSE: RTH), and Direxion Daily Retail Bear 2X Shares (NYSE: RETS).

3 Reasons to Doubt a Comeback by Airline Stocks

Bookings are up in May and travel demand is expected to rise significantly this summer. Still, in an industry with such enormous fixed costs that balances on razor-thin margins, there are clouds lurking behind even the most lustrous silver linings.

Tesla Shares May Run Out of Power

But I wonder how long a company can survive posting losses that are more than its total sales. Its market capitalization depends on its ability to convince investors to keep using their hearts and not their brains when it comes to deciding whether to fork over their hard-earned cash. I'd avoid this equity.