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Inflation concerns have consumers everywhere worried about rising prices, but will these increasing prices hurt consumer staples stocks?

News that consumer sentiment dropped to a 31-month low in October despite analysts' predictions prompted losses across the consumer discretionary and consumer staples sectors.

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As Consumer Discretionary stocks take on more defensive characteristics, resembling that of Consumer Staples, investors can use these volatility indices to better gauge the market.

Food companies can provide stability in the form of steady gains and solid dividends, but are they worth it when more volatile stocks offer better opportunities for profit?

Consumer Discretionary stocks, particularly retailers, have seen some nice gains over the past quarter, but is it too late for investors to get in on the holiday season?

Halloween gives sweet-toothed investors a chance to consider some of these publicly traded confectioners and candy makers, proving that trick or treating isn't necessarily just for kids.

Despite a record-setting year in 2011, retailers finished the year on a low note as December sales rose less than expected.

Store credit cards are big revenue drivers for major retailers and their smaller competitors, but how has it been affected by increased regulation and changes in consumer behavior?

Here are some stocks that might (or might not) get a boost from this Sunday's upcoming Easter Holiday.

Cereal maker Kellogg is purchasing the Pringles brand from Procter & Gamble, marking the end of the long-troubled deal to sell the chip brand to Diamond Foods.

With The Hunger Games hitting theaters today, here's a look at the Hunger Games playing out in the equities markets every day.

Retailers have shined in 2011 but the increase in consumer spending at stores may be having a troubling impact on the housing market. More available income is not the result of an improved economy but shifting priorities.

Stocks opened higher today as investors showed optimism to start 2012. Though gains faded slightly, most sectors still closed higher, with both Consumer sectors and Utilities lagging.

Starbucks plans to move into the health food with its acquisition of Evolution Juice, but can it make juice into the sort of cultural staple that it did coffee?

Wall Street hit highs investors haven't seen since 2008, but analysts expect a pullback in the near future despite improving economic data and consumer sentiment.

Wall Street traded mostly lower today as the Federal Reserve said it sees significant downside risks to the U.S. economy and that additional monetary easing is needed.

Wall Street turned in its best performance of the week as European leaders gather to address the current debt crisis and Greece's troubled economy.

The market was trading higher today but plunged after Federal Reserve's Beige Book renewed concerns of weak economic growth for the foreseeable future.

Shares of nearly every grocer rose during the session as strong earnings expectations for the organic grocer, Whole Foods and food processing company, Kraft buoyed investor enthusiasm.