Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet lead earnings rush: What t

Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet lead earnings rush: What to know this week

The week ahead will provide investors more data on how some of the biggest players in corporate America started the year, with tech giants including Amazon (AMZN), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Meta Platforms (META) all set to report quarterly results.

Investors will also closely watch Thursday's release of the first estimate of first quarter GDP, which is expected to show the US economy grew at an annualized rate of 2% in the year's first three months.

The major averages closed last week's trading slightly lower with earnings reactions proving mixed during the week. None of the major indexes logged a weekly move larger than the Nasdaq's 0.42% decline.