Next week is crucial for Wall Street with a heavy load of earnings and a Federal Reserve meeting. Steel company Nucor will report Monday, followed by Boeing and General Motors on Tuesday. Wednesday will be packed with earnings from Corning, Danaher, Starbucks, GE Vernova, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft. Honeywell and Apple will report on Thursday. The Federal Reserve is expected to keep rates unchanged on Wednesday.

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1. Apple announced a new iPad Pro with 5G capabilities and a mini-LED display. The device features the M1 chip and a Thunderbolt port. Prices start at $799 for the 11-inch model and $1,099 for the 12.9-inch version.

2. The U.S. economy added 916,000 jobs in March, exceeding expectations. The unemployment rate fell to 6%, the lowest since the start of the pandemic. Job gains were seen in leisure and hospitality, education, and construction sectors.

3. Amazon is raising its minimum wage to $15 per hour for all U.S. employees. The pay increase will benefit more than 500,000 workers and follows pressure from labor activists and politicians. Amazon last raised its minimum wage in 2018.: Big Tech earnings and the Fed