Health care and consumer staples remain defensive play
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shellshocked investors looking for a safe place to put their money other than under their mattresses after the largest one-day point drop in U.S. stock market history can still count on some old favorites -- health care and consumer staples.

 

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