Wall Street has a lot riding on Apple earnings this Thursday

Apple, after the bell on Thursday, will report fiscal third quarter earnings which, as usual, will be a consumer health bellwether and “critical for markets,” experts say.Angela Palumbo for Barron’s:“This week’s Apple earnings report is critical for markets, as Apple is not only the market’s most valuable company, it’s also a litmus test for consumer spending, which so far has been keeping the economy afloat, but we have been seeing some signs of a consu