The GOP says it would cut government spending to pre-2009 levels and cap future discretionary spending.
Surprisingly, provided the job situation, the consumer discretionary sector is burning hot right now.
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Tight budgets, for example, make it harder for the government to increase discretionary spending.
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Why go back to that old conventional way of just going after discretionary domestic spending?
Allowing taxes to rise and slashing discretionary spending would sharply reduce the deficit, all right.
Congress primarily through the enactment of sentencing laws has given federal prosecutors immense discretionary powers.
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With no shortage of strong competition going after the same discretionary dollar as VF Corp.
Right now I am focusing my optimism on four sectors: consumer discretionary, materials, energy and industrials.
Even in 1999, defense spending will drop 0.1% while domestic discretionary spending will rise 2.2 %.
The charge of the Appropriations Committee is to enact legislation related to discretionary spending.
Now, with increased discretionary dollars flowing from health-conscious consumers, Pfizer could materially benefit from quitters.
If history is a guide, this could lead to cuts in consumer discretionary spending.
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Congress and the President mandated equitable treatment within the ambiguous discretionary limits implied by the statute.
Financial analysts who follow consumer discretionary companies expect first-quarter earnings to rise 7.1 percent.
So far, stocks of "consumer discretionary" companies have mostly shrugged off the bad news.
Such treatment, even if she deserved it, is discretionary not obligatory, '' said the statement.
So the consumer discretionary sector is barely halfway through its run, according to his lights.
The ETF allocates 33.7% of its assets to financials and nearly 5.5% to consumer discretionary stocks.
The aid calculation starts with a look at the discretionary income of the parents.
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Mr. SUNDSTROM: The reality is for many Americans driving is not a discretionary activity.
President Obama is expected to call for a five-year freeze in some discretionary spending.
This is a group of brokers who manage individual accounts on a discretionary basis.
Rather it is providing me with an enjoyable online experience to spend my discretionary income .
The largest selling, UBS says, has come in consumer discretionary stocks and utility shares.
Like cutting calories out of a diet, in finance most people start with cutting discretionary cash.
The first thing you can do is cut back on your discretionary spending.
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"They could have given us a discretionary increase this year and chose not to, " he says.
This may mean fewer meals out, taking less-expensive vacations and reducing other discretionary expenses.
Consumer-discretionary and industrial stocks also rose, while the health-care and energy sectors lagged behind.
Leading the stock gains Wednesday were the two consumer sectors, consumer discretionary and consumer staples.
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