Consumer Cos Up Amid Economic Optimism - Consumer Roundup

Consumer companies rose amid optimism about economic growth and interest rates.

"You had a soft patch...some economic activity was held back this year by tariff uncertainty," said Eric Marshall, president of Dallas mutual-fund firm Hodges Capital. "The consumer was negatively impacted by the government shutdown and all the uncertainty that created. Those two things [could now become] tailwinds; there's some pent-up demand both with consumer as well as capital spending as we go into next year."

Tax breaks and other government stimulus could spur consumer spending in 2026, Marshall said.

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