Rising Recession Risk: These Companies Could Actually Benefit

Jul. 15, 2022 2:16 PM ET, , , 2 Comments
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Summary

  • As difficult as the first half of 2022 has been for most businesses, there are a few that have managed to deliver positive returns to their shareholders.
  • Here we highlight four companies that tend to benefit from recessions and that have delivered positive returns to shareholders in the first half of the year.
  • They have shown an ability to grow revenues during a recession, and their valuations are still reasonable.

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The first half of 2022 has been a difficult period for stocks, with scorching inflation and rising recessionary risks, most companies have delivered negative returns to shareholders. Emphasis on most, there are a few exceptions. Here we highlight four companies that

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