consumer durables
plural noun
British
: products (such as cars and stoves) that usually last a very long time : durable goods
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The top-performing subsectors were household products, consumer durables, and autos.
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The top-performing subsectors were consumer durables, media, and chemicals.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
In fact, in previous election years, consumer durables and apparel stocks have traded up post-election on average, with strength particularly among specialty retailers and off-pricers.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
The only sub-sectors that were positive were food/staples and technical hardware, while semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, and consumer durables were the worst sub-sectors.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, consumer services, consumer durables were among the worst-performing subsectors.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
All sub-sectors were negative, less food/staples led lower by diversified finance, real estate, and consumer durables.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The top-performing subsectors were consumer durables, banks, and energy.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
The top sub-sectors were retailing, consumer durables, and semiconductors, while technical hardware, banks, and utilities were the worst.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The top-performing subsectors were consumer durables, media, and chemicals.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
In fact, in previous election years, consumer durables and apparel stocks have traded up post-election on average, with strength particularly among specialty retailers and off-pricers.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
The only sub-sectors that were positive were food/staples and technical hardware, while semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, and consumer durables were the worst sub-sectors.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, consumer services, consumer durables were among the worst-performing subsectors.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
All sub-sectors were negative, less food/staples led lower by diversified finance, real estate, and consumer durables.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The top-performing subsectors were consumer durables, banks, and energy.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
The top sub-sectors were retailing, consumer durables, and semiconductors, while technical hardware, banks, and utilities were the worst.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Consumer durables.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20durables. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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