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Good morning. Today is Sunday October 23rd. Welcome to this edition of

Wall Street breakfast. I'm Lauren Izo. Coming up on today's show. Analysts are cautiously optimistic over upcoming earnings reports from tech giants, Apple and Amazon.

Intel is setting its self-driving subsidiary, Mobile Eye free in a major IPO offering and renewable energy could account for

35% of power generation in the US by 2030. How will big oil companies fare?

But first, before we get to our top stories, let's take a look at what's expected in the markets this week.

Earnings reports will pour in at warp speed with every sector sending in heavyweights to spill their numbers.

Blockbuster reports from Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft will give investors a positive break from the unrelenting inflation and interest rate news cycle.

Meanwhile, Intel's spin-off, Mobile, is also expected to generate plenty of buzz.

Alon Musk's acquisition of Twitter is closing in on its deadline date of October 28th,

with plenty of drama still in the mix.

Let's get to our top stories. Starting with the upcoming

Apple earnings report, there's a sense that an earnings beat and solid guidance could

calm not only the tech sector but the broader market.

Analysts are constructive on Apple based on recent trends, including stable production for iPhones,

iPads, and Macs, despite signs of deteriorating consumer hardware spending intentions.

Morgan Stanley said its latest checks indicated that iPad and Mac should grow above normal seasonality during the quarter. that

I Apple catches up to past component shortages

that limited iPad and Mac sell-in.

The trajectory of services growth for Q4 and the gross margin

guidance are called out by the firm as important in looking at which direction

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