staples
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Even sectors known as defensives, such as healthcare and consumer staples, which had been rallying in the face of the recent tech weakness, sold off.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Consumer staples tend to be “a safer place to be within the equity market,” said Empower’s Norton, “as there’s just not a whole lot of earnings volatility there.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
Church & Dwight CHD 1.19%increase; up pointing triangle firmed up its expectations for net sales and adjusted earnings following a stronger-than-projected third quarter, driven by demand for household staples and personal-care brands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The sleek facility, which has a $110 admission fee for nonmembers, offers a sauna, pool, body scrubs and hot-and-cold therapy — all staples of the Russian banya experience plus a smoothie bar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Tree crops, notably bananas and breadfruit, also furnished carbohydrate-rich staples in Southeast Asia and New Guinea.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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