Fed Meeting, Apple, Microsoft Earnings: What to Watch Next Week -- WSJ
It's shaping up to be a busy week ahead. Earnings season is in full throttle, with results expected from the likes of UnitedHealth, Chevron and Boeing. A trio of tech giants-Apple, Meta Platforms and Microsoft-will also report earnings. In Washington, the Federal Reserve will hold its first interest-rate meeting of 2026. Investors are not expecting another rate cut, which would maintain the benchmark federal-funds rate between 3.5% and 3.75%. Here's what to watch:. -- Earnings: UnitedHealth, Boeing, General Motors, American Airlines, United Parcel Service, Northrop Grumman, RTX, Union Pacific, Texas Instruments. -- Census data: The Census Bureau is expected to release its first set of 2025 figures, which will include national and state population estimates.-- Fed meeting: The Federal Reserve is projected to hold rates steady at its meeting, which ends at 2 p.m. ET. Chair Jerome Powell will hold a press conference at 2:30 p.m. It will be Powell's first since he released a video statemen