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#AIEarningsWatch #AIEarningsWatch The biggest earnings stretch of Q2 hits this week: Microsoft and Meta report Wednesday July 29 (same day as the Fed decision), Apple and Amazon Thursday July 30 — four of the world's most valuable companies within 48 hours. Intel already set the tone: beat EPS by 100%+ ($0.42 vs $0.19 expected), spiked to $112, then fell 19% to $91 — the same "sell-high" pattern that hit Alphabet and Tesla after their beats last week. Nvidia sits at $206 following a reported $250B OpenAI data center guarantee and $500B SK Group partnership. Key swing factors: Microsoft's Azure growth and AI monetization (stock down 18% YTD, lagging peers), Meta's $125-145B 2026 capex guidance versus margin pressure, and whether Amazon/Apple can show AI spending translating to returns rather than just compressing margins. So far, 87.4% of reporting S&P 500 companies have beaten EPS estimates — a 5-year high — but markets have punished beats anyway if capex commentary spooks investors.