RPT-Wall St Week Ahead-Investors look at dollar stores as U.S. recession fears increase
August 25, 2019 at 09:00 AM EDT
More investors are watching the shares of discount retailers like Dollar General Corp and Dollar Tree Inc, which perform better during economic downturns, in the hopes of gauging changes in consumer behavior, though higher tariffs may erode the companies' ability to act as economic bellwethers.