The stock market is heading into a catalyst-filled week as Fed Chair Jerome Powell gets ready to speak at Jackson Hole and big retailers report earnings.

With inflation eating into your savings, relying solely on your nine-to-five paycheck might not be enough. This is where investing comes in. The stock market is in the red again, with major indexes wobbling on renewed concerns about economic growth and interest rate policy.

While investors may be concentrating their bets on key tech stocks such as Nvidia (NVDA), Microsoft (MSFT)and Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), which are all big AI plays, it may also be symptomatic of an unhealthy market. In contrast, a broader market would see more stocks hitting highs, as “a rising tide lifts all ships.”

Live Updates Live Coverage Has Ended Monday Wrap-up 4:11 pm The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF closed at 591.36 Monday, down 0.04%. BREAKING NEWS: INTEL 12:32 pm Bloomberg just reported — literal seconds ago — that the Trump Administration is discussing taking a 10% stake in Intel (Nasdaq: INTC).

The stock market has been pricing in a strong economy, even if “conditions are lining up to disappoint those elevated expectations,” says Bob Elliott, co-founder of Unlimited Funds.

Stocks might get their September interest-rate cut, but the Federal Reserve could still disappoint the market, as soon as this month.

The AI boom could be a $16 trillion gift to the stock market, but AI-driven value creation could mean tough times ahead for workers.

This AI infrastructure play has delivered bigger gains than its larger peers since going public earlier this year.

Stocks often rise the week of the Fed’s big Jackson Hole gathering. Don’t count on it this year.