03:25 PM EDT, 06/18/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed late Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) decreasing 0.6% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) rising 1.2%.

In corporate news, Vail Resorts ( MTN ) is working with takeover-defense bankers to help the company assess potential risks from labor, a prominent billionaire, and other external pressures, Semafor reported. Vail shares jumped 11%.

Ford Motor ( F ) will begin 2026 negotiations on Monday with Unifor, Canada's largest private-sector union representing thousands of autoworkers in national contract talks. Ford shares increased 0.3%.

Kroger ( KR ) reiterated its full-year outlook on Thursday as the supermarket chain's fiscal Q1 sales topped market estimates, although earnings fell short of expectations. Its shares fell 8.6%.

Diageo ( DEO ) Chief Executive Dave Lewis has ordered senior executives to implement broad cost-cutting measures as part of a major restructuring effort, the Financial Times reported. Diageo ( DEO ) shares rose 2%.