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

In recent days, social media has been filled with videos of Europeans gawking at the staples of suburban American life—a two-car garage, a walk-in closet, a second refrigerator.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

Conagra faces the same headwinds as other consumer staples companies, such as rising commodity prices and reduced demand as GLP-1 weight-loss drugs reshape consumer eating habits.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

I considered myself reasonably food-savvy at the time, but there was one thing I had somehow never thought about: pantry staples have seasons, too.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026

It had a storage room with stacks of long sheets of paper with numbers on the margins and boxes of pens, pencils, staples, and paper clips.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez