03:34 PM EDT, 06/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks rose late Friday afternoon with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) up 0.3% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) adding 0.9%.

In corporate news, Tyson Foods ( TSN ) union workers at a beef processing plant in Amarillo, Texas, voted to authorize a strike for higher wages and improved benefits. "This facility is essential to the beef supply chain," said Al Brito, Teamsters Local 577 president. Tyson shares were little changed.