(XLY)

The U.S. government shut down on Oct. 1, 2025, as last-minute talks failed. ETFs like TLT, XLV and PSCC hog attention.

Bet on Wall Street Q4 tailwinds -- strong GDP data, holiday sales, AI boom & earnings growth. These have put the spotlight on IWM, XLF, XLY & XLE.

With the first quarter-point rate cut delivered by the Fed in quite a while and more to come, investors who've been holding off on new buys may wish to buy as the sizzling summer leads to a warm autum...

AI is fueling massive stock gains, but the real economy tells a different story. Can productivity gains catch up before the next downturn hits? Investors need to know where the real opportunities — an...

No investor can go wrong by investing in the broader S&P 500 index each month, as over the long term, their capital will grow in line with the average economic growth of the United States. However, sa...

Global population is set to peak and decline by the 2050s-2080s, driven by irreversible fertility trends, impacting economies worldwide. Slowing and shrinking populations will lead to stagnating consu...

XLY has underperformed the S&P 500 in 2025 due to economic uncertainty, high concentration in Amazon and Tesla, and sector-specific headwinds. While Amazon could rebound and McDonald's is relatively r...

Comparing the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) to the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) is a popular way to measure the strength of the consumer.

The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR is one of the 11 S&P 500 sector SPDRs, tracking the consumer discretionary sector. XLY includes companies in the leisure, media, and travel industries, am...

With rate cut odds climbing, ETFs like VNQ, XLU, XLY, IWM and GLD look likely to gain from a Fed move.