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Big Tech led U.S. markets on a sharp rebound to kick off 2023. The message from their earnings on Thursday: not so fast.

Futures for Canada's main stock index were muted on Friday as commodity prices dipped, while investors awaited U.S. jobs data to understand for clues on the Federal Reserve's future interest rate moves.

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A global stock rally, powered by hopes of central banks ending aggressive rate rises, ran into roadblocks on Friday following weak earnings from U.S. tech giants and as U.S. jobs data loomed.

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For the quarter ended December 2022, Amazon (AMZN) reported revenue of $149.2 billion, up 8.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.21, compared to $1.39 in the year-ago quarter.

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U.S. stock index futures dropped on Friday after disappointing results from megacap growth companies including Apple and Amazon, while investors awaited the January jobs report for more clues on future rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

European shares fell on Friday, weighed down by losses in technology stocks after disappointing earnings overnight by their major U.S. counterparts rekindled concerns about global economic demand and the impact of high interest rates.

A global stock rally, powered by hopes of central banks ending aggressive rate rises, ran into roadblocks on Friday following weak earnings from U.S. tech giants and as key U.S. jobs data loomed.

A global stock rally ran into resistance in Asia on Friday as disappointing earnings from U.S. tech giants undermined sentiment, while the dollar regained some of its footing ahead of a key U.S. non-farm payrolls report.

After the central bank triple-header (that's the Fed, ECB and BoE) buoyed risk appetite and emboldened investor hopes of the end of the massive global tightening cycle came the Big Tech triple-header to revive worries over global economic conditions.

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Asian shares turned lower and the dollar regained some of its footing on Friday, as disappointing earnings from U.S. tech giants undermined sentiment ahead of a key U.S. non-farm payrolls report.

Big Tech led U.S. markets on a sharp rebound to kick off 2023. The message from their earnings on Thursday: not so fast.

Following another strong day on the Nasdaq, led by Meta’s META best trading day in 10 years, after-market activity is rife with Q4 earnings results. The Dow failed to make it into the green all session, finishing -0.17%, while the S&P 500 grew +1.48%. The Nasdaq close

Amazon (AMZN) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.21 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.15 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.39 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.

The Nasdaq and S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday and touched roughly five-month highs as a more dovish-than-expected message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted equities and Meta Platforms shares soared on rigorous cost controls.

Amazon.com Inc on Thursday forecast operating profit may continue to slump in the current quarter, as mass layoffs at the retailer only dent the financial impact of consumers and cloud customers clamping down on spending.

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell addressed the world economy on Wednesday and announced that he and his committee decided to raise the federal funds rate 0.25% to 4.5-4.75%. This was as expected, but the most important bits came during the press conference.