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Nearby support levels and rising demand for consumer goods suggest that this could be the sector to watch over the final months of 2020.

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) - $0.3766.30-Day SEC Yield of 2.61% as of Sept. 18.Payable Sep 24; for shareholders of record Sep 22; ex-div Sep 21.

Metrics of value, quality, and momentum in consumer staples industries.Current situation relative to historical averages.Evolution since last month.

The labor market is healing, although it still has a long way to go before re-attaining pre-pandemic levels.Consumer spending has returned to pre-pandemic levels.Consumers staples and discretionary sectors have rallied strongly from Spring lows, although both are in a correction.

Convenience store chain 7-Eleven said Monday that it is recruiting 20,000 workers for its 9,000-plus U.S. stores. The company and its franchisees have...

On CNBC's "Options Action," Carter Worth shared with viewers his technical analysis of Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE: XLP).

In an interview with MarketWatch, hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio expressed stark warnings about the value of the US dollar going forward.A mountain of U.S. debt could lead the US dollar to lose its global reserve currency status. That would undermine Americans' purchasing power and possibly lower their standard of living.As a result, Dalio says American investors should worry just as much about the value of their money (i.e. the US dollar) as they do about the value of their investments.This article will suggest several investment vehicles investors should consider as a hedge against a falling US dollar.

With the release of August Retail Sales and the Consumer Price Index, we've updated this commentary to include the latest Real Retail Sales.Month-over-month nominal sales in August increased by 0.56%.Real Retail Sales, calculated with the seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index, increased by 0.18%.