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 only sub-sectors that were positive were food/staples and technical hardware, while semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, and consumer durables were the worst sub-sectors.
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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
The top-performing subsectors were retail, pharmaceuticals, and consumer durables.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
The top-performing subsectors were food, healthcare equipment, and consumer durables.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Most sectors trade lower with the largest losses among process industries, energy minerals and consumer durables.
—WSJ, 7 Nov. 2023
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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
The top-performing subsectors were retail, pharmaceuticals, and consumer durables.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
The top-performing subsectors were food, healthcare equipment, and consumer durables.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Most sectors trade lower with the largest losses among process industries, energy minerals and consumer durables.
—WSJ, 7 Nov. 2023
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“Consumer durables.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20durables. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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