staples

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All sectors trade at lower forward P/E than they did at the end of 2025, except for the consumer staples, Industrial, real estate and utilities sectors.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

“Everything that TV does, I’m going to do,” he says, citing television staples like color grading, sound mixing and custom titles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

If oil prices stay high, the costs will eventually spread beyond energy into other staples such as food, clothing and so forth.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

Overall, that volatility has likely turned some investors off entirely, and those that remain are pickier, leading the most volatile staples stocks to trail their more stable peers and take bigger hits from bad news.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

After that, we’d go to the grocery store at the bottom of the hill and stock up on staples such as beans and rice, powdered milk, and canned goods.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls