Federal Reserve interest rate decision looms as inflation and gas prices impact consumers

A rare Monday earnings report for Apple will give investors a glimpse into how new CEO John Ternus is managing inflated memory prices and a tougher backdrop for consumer spending.

Blockbuster earnings growth has helped to power the stock market higher in 2026. In 2027, that engine might stall.

The bottom half of Americans has more than doubled its net worth since 2019. You wouldn’t know it from scrolling social media.

In other words, not the people Republicans likely intended.