Consumer Cyclicals

Ralph Lauren's fourth-quarter earnings tops analysts' estimates.

A low-cost intermediate play on a stock that seems to go straight up.

President Donald Trump's administration predicted 3% annual economic growth when he pushed for the $1.5 trillion of tax cuts in late 2017. Despite recent bouts of pessimism and market gloom, the president's economy is holding its own.

Jim Cramer said good weather is good for Home Depot, but there's one more reason that could make the stock a buy.

A monthly survey from the Conference Board shows that consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in March amid signs that the economy is poised to slow in 2019.

Clorox claims Reckitt Benckiser used false and misleading advertising to push its Lysol brand ahead of the competition.

A monthly survey from the University of Michigan shows that consumer confidence improved faster than expected last month, even as a separate Federal Reserve report shows that manufacturers are mired in a slowdown.

U.S. retail sales excluding autos slipped by 0.1% in February, Bank of America says in a report that cited the bank's own credit- and debit-card spending data. The decline was partly caused by delays in tax refunds, which hit low-income households especially hard.

Amazon has faced growing political pressure to change the requirement that third-parties offer their lower prices only on its platform.

A monthly report shows that retail sales in the U.S. rose 0.2% in January from the prior month. Economists had projected the figure to be flat with December's unexpectedly low level.