CNBC's Jim Cramer is taking a more defensive approach as rising oil prices, higher interest rates and geopolitical tensions create a tougher backdrop.

Even after the Consumer Price Index (CPI) topped 4% in May, bulls have shrugged off the energy shock from the war in the Middle East, as well as lingering effects of President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Northrop Grumman can potentially lower your portfolio risk due to its limited correlation with macroeconomic factors such as ...

Defensive ETFs have a place in most tactical portfolios. Learn what makes an ETF defensive and when to use them.

Triangle patterns appearing on the charts of key defensive ETFs favored by active traders suggest that now could be the time ...

The premise makes enough sense. There was a time, in fact, when defensive sectors such as consumer staples and healthcare reliably outperformed cyclical growth industries -- like technology -- in ...