consumer staples

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX (NYSE: FXG) is up more than 20% year to date. The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called the StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index. Top holdings include Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR),...

According to a new report from international financial firm Rabobank, the global market share of private label food products is expected to double, from nearly 25% to 50%, by 2025. One lingering legacy of the Great Recession and the "new normal" has been the rush of consumers towards private label...

The stock market as been on an up and down ride the past few weeks as investors continue to debate over the health of the economy. Consumer confidence has risen since the bottoms of the credit crisis, but is no where near perfect levels. Unemployment is also rising, but is still north of 9%. Europe...