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Although healthcare stocks lag other sectors, large-cap leaders such as  Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE: LLY), McKesson Corp. (NYSE: MCK) and Novartis AG (NYSE: NVS)  are in possible buy ranges as they get

The consumer staples sector is getting beaten up in the 2nd half of 2023, and for no other reason than the sector is boring. It's growing but not quickly; it's not outperforming, but it has been

When a large enough company, around $41 billion in this case, declines in valuation by nearly 30% in less than twelve months, everyone should be headed to it to figure out two things. Is the

As an Ivy League law student, Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan once wrote that Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) was anti-competitive because its prices were too low. 

That’s a tough premise

The markets just went through a relatively peaceful period. For the purpose of this article, I'll define that as a period where the VIX (volatility index) remained below 15 for more than a week

Since The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) rode a pandemic ‘clean freak’ wave to nearly $240 per share in August 2021, its market value has been bleached by over $13 billion. 

The dirty truth? Clorox’s

Going by the performance of discount retailers, Wall Street sees more potential in Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) than Dollar Tree Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR), Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) or Big Lots Inc.

Kroger (NYSE: KR) is no exciting stock, but that is the point. Kroger isn’t an exciting stock, but it is a blue-chip player in consumer staples; it has solid revenue and earnings, sustainable cash

In the critically acclaimed 1999 Warner Brothers film ‘Three Kings,’ George Clooney, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze and Mark Wahlberg are four American soldiers that embark on a gold heist in post-war

The takeaway from Q2 earnings results for the retail sector is that consumer habits have changed. Once flush with stimulus cash and little to do but spend it, the consumer buys less discretionary

The Retail Sector (XRT) has always been a challenging one to invest in, but income investors can find attractive returns that build wealth. The takeaway from recent data is that consumer spending

The housing market in the United States has been calling the shots in a pivotal story; investors are witnessing a bottoming in everything surrounding Real Estate. These trends will challenge the

Dividend Kings are tried and true investments with a long history of sustained dividend payments and distribution increases. The kind of track records that help investors sleep soundly at night, but

Walmart’s (NYSE: WMT) Q2 results confirm trends Target (NYSE: TGT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), and TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) suggested. Consumers are shifting away from big-ticket items and large

You could think of Vita Coco Co.'s (NASDAQ: COCO) coconut water as a beach vacation in a box. 

The company, which went public in October 2021, markets its coconut water in several flavors, and

We don’t know how much relief most Americans are feeling from the effects of inflation, particularly at the grocery store. But we live in a data-driven world, and the data says that inflation is

Kellogg Company's (NYSE: K) price action is mixed following the Q2 report, but details within the release suggest the company is a Buy going into its planned separation. The separation is slated

Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) is facing headwinds like all staples companies, but the Q2 results show the turnaround strategy is still working, and the company is gaining momentum. The primary takeaway

One of the most important crops in the world, sugar is one of the most critical exports produced by countries like Brazil, Thailand and India. 

Currently, the world demands more than 180 million

What’s one of the best predictors of stock price performance? If you said earnings growth, you’re right. But what is a reliable indicator of earnings growth? That would be pricing power. A common

In May 2023, The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) launched a limited edition churro-flavored Kit Kat just in time for summer. Since then, approximately 10% has been trimmed from the leading U.S

In what’s been a strong recovery year for electric vehicle (EV) makers, Canoo Inc. (NYSE: GOEV) has mostly gone against the tide. Last month, shares of the California-based EV longshot slipped to

Celsius Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: CELH) is in a potential buy zone pulling back to trend along its 21-day moving average, below a June 28 high of $153.94. 

Shares were pulling back on June 28, as

PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) has been leading the beverage and consumer staples market for years, and the company is unlikely to lose its position. The Q2 results prove the pep+ strategy is working and

Only sometimes do investors get the opportunity to consider cyclically favorable sectors and, even harder still, to successfully pick a stock within the sector that is set to outperform its peers