Mega-cap technology and communication services firms dominate Wednesday after close with Microsoft ($3.89T market cap), Alphabet ($3.14T market cap), and Meta Platforms ($1.85T market cap) reporting. Eli Lilly ($781.3B market cap) and Merck ($218.5B market cap) lead a strong showing of healthcare earnings pre-market on Thursday, followed by tech titans Apple ($3.9T market cap) and Amazon ($2.39T market cap) after close. Energy giants Exxon Mobil ($491.9B market cap) and Chevron ($315.7B market cap) lead Friday morning's reports, while Next Monday features Palantir Technologies ($438.0B market cap) after close amidst a busy day for real estate and energy sectors.
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