01:28 PM EDT, 09/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed Tuesday afternoon with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) gaining 0.1% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) dropping 0.3%.
In corporate news, Fox (FOX, FOXA) said late Monday that the trustees and beneficiaries of the Murdoch Family Trust reached a mutual settlement, ending legal proceedings in Nevada and establishing new trusts that transfer full control of the company's media holdings to Rupert Murdoch's oldest son, Lachlan. Fox shares fell 5.5%.