staples

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These valuations have declined for all of the index’s sectors except for the industrial, real estate and consumer staples sectors.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

Defensive stocks in consumer staples, utilities, and healthcare, with betas larger than -0.1%, tend to gain when the market declines.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

But this year, Target is promoting its June sales week as a major back-to-school event, touting 40% off JanSport backpacks and school staples like BIC pens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

For some reason, whenever I reached for cheap pantry staples, I kept ending up in winter.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026

At the bottom of the crate was iron staples and bolts and yards and yards of thick, heavy chains.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis