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Top-Rated Materials Stocks After Sector Only Set to Decline in 2024 (XLB)
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U.S. inventories had a year to remember in 2024, as the sector was the only one to post an annual decline in what was otherwise a bumper year for Wall Street. Several factors led to the decline, including the resurgence of the US dollar, the economic slowdown in the