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Sticking with the Essentials: The Case for Consumer Staples

March 9, 2023

 

Analyst Rob Buesing joins Investment Strategist Jeff Schulze to discuss the defensive characteristics of consumer staples companies. They debate the correlation of the sector to the level of economic activity with Rob highlighting where he sees stock opportunities across the beauty and food and beverage areas as China reopens but a U.S. recession looms.

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