Wall St Week Ahead: Recession worries simmer beneath US stock market rally


Investors will focus on next week's Fed meeting, with the central bank expected to announce another 25 basis point rate hike on Wednesday. A bevy of earnings are also on deck, including results from Apple on Thursday. — Reuters

NEW YORK: Economically sensitive areas of the US stock market are flashing warnings over growth, even as major equity indexes edge higher.

The S&P 500 is up 8.6% for the year after gaining 1.5% in April, thanks to roaring year-to-date rallies in shares of Microsoft, Amazon and Google-parent Alphabet and other growth and technology stocks that command heavy weightings in broader indexes.

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