Week ahead: Investors find little appetite for consumer staples

The consumer staples index, the S&P 500's biggest laggard for 2018, could have further to fall and may even look less appealing as a defensive play in the event the economy turns sour......»»

(Reuters) - The consumer staples index , the S&P 500's biggest laggard for 2018, could have further to fall and may even look less appealing as a defensive play in the event the economy turns sour......»»

Gold futures were headed higher Monday morning, supported partly by expectations that the days and weeks ahead may prove grim for investors with an appetite for assets perceived as risky......»»

Treasury yields fall Monday as investors look ahead to June’s consumer prices data and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony on the economic outlook later this week......»»

Asian shares wobbled near one-week lows on Monday as investors turned cautious ahead of a closely-watched Federal Reserve meeting, while political tensions in the Middle East and Hong Kong kept risk appetite in check......»»

Uber makes its long-awaited debut, Lyft and Disney report earnings, and investors get a read on consumer inflation next week. Fred Katayama reports......»»

The Fed's meeting is the big deal for markets in the coming week, and it is widely expected to send a message that investors could find bullish......»»

The Fed's meeting is the big deal for markets in the coming week, and it is widely expected to send a message that investors could find bullish......»»

Investors haven't been all that hungry for consumer staples in 2018, but it's a different story for high-value beverage stocks, Goldman Sachs analysts wrote this week. Consumer staples have largely underperformed the broader........»»

Jim Cramer picks through the earnings confusion in the week ahead and advises investors on how to play the action......»»

Jim Cramer picks through the earnings confusion in the week ahead and advises investors on how to play the action......»»

Investors can bid farewell to the worst year for stocks in a decade, but they may not find a way to escape the volatility when the new year starts with a bang......»»

Investors can bid farewell to the worst year for stocks in a decade, but they may not find a way to escape the volatility when the new year starts with a bang......»»

Investors are expected to focus on Federal Reserve speakers in the coming week as they react to US consumer prices climbing to a 13-year-high. OHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images US futures and European stocks edged lower on Monday after overni.....»»

The week of May 3 has several IPOs on the docket spread across sectors like consumer products, fashion, banking, vaccines and hydroponics. Here is a look at this week’s top offerings and details investors should know. read more.....»»

U.S. equity markets gained ground Monday morning as investors digested underwhelming economic data and readied for a big week for tech earnings......»»

Gold futures settled higher on Monday to recoup just over half of what they lost during Friday's trading session. Investors await the outcome of the Federal Reserve's two-day monetary .....»»

Stock-index futures are little changed Monday as investors look ahead to one of the busiest weeks of earnings season and a meeting of Federal Reserve policy makers......»»

Stocks close lower as Wall Street investors find few reasons to drive equity benchmarks further into record territory after markets ended last week at all-time highs......»»

Stocks add to their losses near midday Monday, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 ended last week at all-time highs as investors struggle to find reasons to push equity benchmarks to new heights......»»