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Fed Chair Janet Yellen announced Dec. 16 that the central bank would raise interest rates for the first time in almost a decade. Any further monetary tightening will be gradual and contingent on continued economic health, she explained, projecting that rates would rise 3 percentage points in three years. What should the average consumer make of all this economic commentary? Here’s who wins and loses.

The most commonly discussed type of e-commerce is business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce, in which online businesses attempt to reach individual consumers. B2C commerce includes purchases of retail goods, travel services, and online content. B2C has grown exponentially since 1995, and is the type of e-commerce that most consumers are likely to encounter. Within the B2C category, there are many different types of business models: portals, online retailers, content providers, transaction brokers, market creators, service providers, and community providers.