03:29 PM EST, 11/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed late Thursday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) increasing 1% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) shedding 0.8%.
In corporate news, Netflix ( NFLX ) plans to honor Warner Bros. Discovery's ( WBD ) contractual agreements to release movies in theaters if it is successful in its bid to buy the media and entertainment conglomerate, Bloomberg reported. Netflix ( NFLX ) shares were down 3.2%, and Warner Bros. was adding 0.3%.