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Consumer Staples Stocks

Consumer staples are companies that produce basic necessities people buy every day. This includes businesses that specialize in the manufacturing or distribution of food and beverages, personal hygiene, and more. These companies are generally considered noncyclical and will enjoy growth independent of wider economic circumstances. Procter and Gamble, Coca-Cola, and General Mills are some of the major players in the sector.

Recent Consumer Staples Stocks Articles

Ag Sector MOO Options are No Bull

Option trade in Market Vectors Agribusiness Fund (NYSE: MOO) profits with small rise in ETF

Markman: Buy Western Gas Partners (NYSE: WES)

Master-limited partnership (MLP) Western Gas Partners (NYSE: WES) is a pipeline and refinery company that has one very large customer that isn't going away: parent company and industry powerhouse Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC).

Is This the End of the Market Rally?

Stocks and commodities got clobbered yesterday, but has the trend changed?

Mutual Funds Spotlight – Fidelity Global Commodity Stock Fund

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Silver may be rebounding, but the sell-off likely isn’t finished. And investors who buy too soon will get burned.

Is Oil Headed to $90?

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Commodity Sell-off Highlights Real Winners

The commodity-based stocks that fared well in the face of declining prices are the strongest of the bunch.

Buyout Bid has Ralcorp Options Rising

ConAgra’s (NYSE: CAG) takeover bid has spurred volume in the options of Ralcorp (NYSE: RAH).

What Will it Take to Turn This Market?

If the dollar resumes its downtrend, the uptrend in the stock market will most likely be re-established.

Inept Fed Creates Commodity Bubble

Market charts indicate Federal Reserve policies will bring inflation, higher interest rates and a recession.

Why This Pullback Won’t Last

The sell-off will likely end this week or early next, so investors should prepare to buy.

5 ETFs Every Diversified Investor Should Trade

If you're looking for ways to diversify your trading portfolio, these ETFs to buy represent a very solid start.

Mine SLV Below 50-day Moving Average

Investors should average into positions in the iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) on declining prices.

Precious Metals Should Reign King After Short Correction

Investors can expect the U.S. dollar to fall sharply to its lows made in 2008, and another sharp rally in gold and silver.

Food Producer ETF Feeds Hunger for Commodity Funds

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2 Emerging Market Mining Stocks to Buy

If left-leaning Peruvian presidential candidate loses, these emerging market mining stocks are likely to see shares surge.

3 Rising China Plays for the End of the Age of America

IMF predicts China economy will overtake the U.S. economy in five years. Here are three china stocks to buy.

Five 401k Funds to Hedge vs. Costly Oil

If you don't have the time or skill to pick crude oil stocks, try these funds from iShares, Vanguard, Fidelity and others.

5 Stocks for $150 Oil

Global tensions, coupled with bullish seasonal and secular factors, could easily push oil prices to $150 per barrel or more.