A major week of earnings is approaching with Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google reporting on Wednesday and Apple on Thursday. How might this impact the broader market, and what specific factors should traders monitor such as capital expenditure trends, earnings beats or misses, forward guidance, and the revenue impact of AI initiatives particularly in cloud platforms and advertising?

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