NewsWatch: Stock-market bulls brace for major gut check as earnings, Fed and GDP loom

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Stark reality for the euphoric stock market? The coming week may present the closest thing to a gut check for bullish investors so far in 2021. See full story.

Get ready for Apple’s first $ 100 billion quarter in history

Even a pandemic can’t stop Apple Inc. from hitting new records. The smartphone giant is likely to post its first-ever quarter with revenue above $ 100 billion Wednesday. See full story.

8 million people could have missed their $ 1,200 stimulus — Biden wants to fix that

‘They’re entitled to those payments but there’s not an easy way for those folks to access them,’ Biden said Friday. See full story.

5 reasons why 2021 just might be the year GM’s stock price stands up to Tesla

It’s more than the Microsoft deal. See full story.

New-home construction activity soars to highest level in over a decade, as builders rush to produce single-family homes

Builders constucted single-family homes at a 12% faster pace in December. See full story.

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‘The $ 600 already appropriated is simply not enough,’ President Joe Biden said. See full story.