staples

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Some bright spots did emerge Wednesday in travel stocks, as well as in the S&P 500’s consumer-discretionary and staples sectors, which gained 1.9% and 0.1%, respectively, according to FactSet.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

During periods of rising inflation, energy, consumer staples, and healthcare historically outperformed, while financials lagged by 11 percentage points.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Many of us have been buying the same supermarket staples every week for years.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

The Glendale location will bring Erewhon staples to trendy consumers in the area, including the beloved Strawberry Glaze Skin Smoothie, which until last year was named after the model Hailey Bieber.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

This quick tour through Africa’s food staples suffices to show that some of them traveled a long way from their points of origin, both inside and outside Africa.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond