Consumer companies rose, recouping some recent losses as interest-rate and energy cost fears moderated.
Travel companies have slid in recent weeks because of concerns about rising fuel costs.
Shares of Royal Caribbean are down almost 8% for the last 30 days, while American Airlines has plunged 12% over the same time frame.
Donut chain Krispy Kreme tapped Josh Charlesworth, its current chief operating officer, to head up the company starting Jan. 1.
Lego is scrapping plans to make its toy bricks from recycled plastic bottles after determining that switching to the material would result in it producing higher carbon emissions.
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