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May 2024
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Consumer stocks: Finding the winners

GOLDMAN SACHS
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Recent earnings and economic data are putting the US consumer in focus. So what have we learned about the state of the consumer, and which subsectors are coming out ahead? Scott Feiler, a consumer sector specialist in Global Banking & Markets, joins Goldman Sachs Research’s Chris Hussey to discuss how investors are weighing the US consumer.  

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