Consumer Staples
ConAgra Stock Dips After Earnings. The Sky-High Dividend Is Safe—for Now.
ConAgra Brands missed Wall Street’s earnings estimate and lowered guidance for 2026, but it is holding its quarterly dividend steady.
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This Food Stock Just Clinched a $29 Billion Deal. But It’s Giving Wall Street Indigestion.
Sysco agrees to buy Jetro Restaurant Depot in a deal that will see the food distributor enter the “cash and carry” wholesale business.
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Better Days Await for UPS Stock
The iconic shipping company hasn't given investors much to celebrate recently. But headwinds are turning to tailwinds.
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General Mills Reaffirms Continued Sales Slump After Earnings Miss. The Stock Falls.
The cereal maker says it expects adjusted operating profit and net sales to fall in fiscal 2026.
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Campbell’s Stock Falls After Earnings. Its Place in the S&P 500 Is at Stake.
The S&P 500 is designed to represent the largest and most liquid companies. Campbell’s is now among the smallest companies in the index.
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Big Meat in Washington’s Crosshairs as Beef Prices Soar. What It Means for Tyson Foods, Other Stocks.
Large processors argue scale is necessary to keep meat prices affordable.
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5 Stocks That Offer Decent Dividend Yields—and Stability in Volatile Times
The sector offers stability and is trading at a discount to the broader market. But investors searching for income here need to be selective.
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How the Iran Conflict Could Pressure Consumer Staples Companies
Supply chains could be disrupted, costs could go up, and demand could weaken. But an analyst still expects staples stocks to outperform.
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Sure, Inflation Has Cooled. But It’s a Long Way From Cold, No Matter What Trump Says.
President Trump touted falling prices in his State of the Union address, but the annual inflation rate remains well above 2%, hurting affordability.
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AI Is Sliding and Everything Else Has Run Up. Here Are 6 Stocks That Look Like Buys.
It can seem like a nothing-to-buy market. But there are solid stocks out there. We find six of them, from pizza to jelly to oil and car parts.
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Time for Investors to Get Defensive. Sell Staples and Buy Healthcare.
The market is shaky, software stocks have gone off a cliff, and semiconductor stocks are giving back some of their gain. It’s time to tweak your portfolio.
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J.M. Smucker Stock Is Surging After Earnings. It Needs a Boost.
J.M. Smucker posts better-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue.
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The Anti-AI Trade Is Red Hot. Here’s What’s Winning.
Stocks like Nestlé, BMW, ASML and Airbus could be winners as AI worries roil the market.
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The S&P 500 Has a New Dividend Yield King. It Looks a Lot Safer Than the Last One.
Conagra Brands currently has the highest payout ratio in the S&P 500 after LyondellBasell slashed its dividend in half.
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Grail, Corning, Comfort Systems USA, Opendoor, Akamai, Chemours, and More Stock Market Movers
Corning stock rises after UBS reiterates a Buy rating and raises the price target on the shares.
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Nvidia, Palantir, Garmin, Global Payments, Palo Alto, Moderna, Caesars, and More Stock Market Movers
Nvidia shares rise after Meta Platforms expands an existing partnership with the AI chip designer.
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Review & Preview: Saved by the Bell
Markets eked out a gain at the last second. Plus, what to know about the housing market ahead of the spring buying season.
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Paramount, Masimo, Medtronic, Kyndryl, eToro, Genuine Parts, Southwest, and More Stock Market Movers
Paramount Skydance stock rises after Warner Bros. Discovery says it will restart deal talks with the company.
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Food Stocks Tumble After General Mills Cuts Sales Forecast
The company lowered its sales outlook because of weaker-than-expected consumer demand.
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Applied Materials, Rivian, Moderna, Arista, Fastly, Coinbase, Robinhood, DraftKings, and More Stock Market Movers
Applied Materials shares surged after the semiconductor-equipment maker beat analysts’ quarterly earnings estimates.
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Stock Market Suffers AI-Inspired Meltdown. The Real World Wins Again.
Wall Street couldn’t make sense of all that was swirling around AI this past week. Getting real was the thing that worked.
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America’s Cattle Crisis: a Shrinking Herd, Soaring Beef Prices, and Little Relief in Sight
Steak and hamburgers, American staples, are fast becoming luxury items. Texas ranchers know why.
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AppLovin, Fastly, Micron, Cisco, QuantumScape, Novocure, AST SpaceMobile, and More Stock Market Movers
AppLovin and Cisco slide after reporting earnings while Fastly soars on better-than-expected quarterly profit and solid guidance.
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This Staid Dividend ETF Is Already Up 10% in 2026. Caterpillar Leads the Charge.
With investors suddenly jittery over software and other tech stocks, the script has flipped.
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Magnum Stock Sinks on Debut Earnings. Why Profits Melted for the Ice-Cream Maker.
Magnum stock was falling as investors took stock of its first earnings as an independent company since its separation from Unilever.
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