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- noun economics The services, things or goods that are not essential, bought by a
customer with his discretionary income.
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Examples
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The only sector I would probably avoid would be consumer discretionaries and possibly even some of the industrials, on the assumption that the U.S. dollar could still experience a knee-jerk bounce and cause profitability for exporters to wane.
Andrew Pyle: Time for U.S. Dividends Andrew Pyle 2011
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The only sector I would probably avoid would be consumer discretionaries and possibly even some of the industrials, on the assumption that the U.S. dollar could still experience a knee-jerk bounce and cause profitability for exporters to wane.
Andrew Pyle: Time for U.S. Dividends Andrew Pyle 2011
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The only sector I would probably avoid would be consumer discretionaries and possibly even some of the industrials, on the assumption that the U.S. dollar could still experience a knee-jerk bounce and cause profitability for exporters to wane.
Andrew Pyle: Time for U.S. Dividends Andrew Pyle 2011
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In the first quarter, Mr. Miles took profits in some economically sensitive stocks, such as shares of consumer-discretionaries makers, financial companies and staffing companies.
Value Managers Top the Charts Daisy Maxey 2010
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In the first quarter, Mr. Miles took profits in some economically sensitive stocks, such as shares of consumer-discretionaries makers, financial companies and staffing companies.
Value Managers Top the Charts Daisy Maxey 2010
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All of its sectors closed in the red, with materials, consumer discretionaries and energy each dropping more than 2%.
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In the first quarter, Mr. Miles took profits in some economically sensitive stocks, such as shares of consumer-discretionaries makers, financial companies and staffing companies.
Value Managers Top the Charts Daisy Maxey 2010
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Consumer discretionaries, among the most domestically focused stocks, were among the biggest gainers Tuesday, with casual-dining stocks getting a boost from analysts 'ratings, including
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Consumer stocks were strong for both discretionaries and staples.
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Consumer discretionaries also enjoyed another day in positive territory.
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