Consumer staples stocks have trailed the market this year, up just 0.2% compared with a roughly 15% advance for the benchmark S&P 500 index. This is somewhat surprising given the essential nature of these companies’ products, which include food, personal care items, cleaning supplies and healthcare products. Yet, on the bright side, this underperformance is
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With the rise of artificial intelligence and other digital innovations offering myriad efficiencies and conveniences, the idea of deliberately seeking undervalued non-tech stocks might appear anachronistic. Sure, undervalued securities have their appeal because of the discount effect. However, in the case of “analog” businesses, there appears to be a reason why they’re bargain ideas. Still,
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While the U.S. economy has proved surprisingly resilient in 2023, the majority of economists are still calling for a recession in the next 12 months. Meanwhile, the Conference Board’s consumer confidence index hit a six-month low last month. Although the macroeconomic picture can best be described as murky, consumer discretionary stocks have been the third-best performing
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has received remarkable buzz this year. The release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT has captured the imaginations of technology enthusiasts, social commentators, investors and everyday consumers. ChatGPT’s profound capabilities, from helping calculus students with their math homework to debugging entire complex algorithms, has made investors contemplate: “What is next for the AI revolution?” Tech
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