01:08 PM EDT, 08/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were lower Tuesday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) shedding 0.8% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) easing 0.1%.

In corporate news, activist investment firm Fivespan Partners has built a stake in The New York Times ( NYT ) , Bloomberg reported, citing a letter to Fivespan investors. The New York Times ( NYT ) shares were fractionally higher.