Stocks Flat Ahead of Big Tech Earnings, Fed Meeting, Jobs Data; China Worries Weigh
• US stocks little changed to start earnings-packed week with Big Tech reports, Fed meeting, and January jobs data ahead • Microsoft, Alphabet, Apple, Amazon, and Meta among flood of major companies reporting earnings this week • Investors to eye Fed meeting for rate decision and Powell's comments about future hikes and "soft landing" chances • China growth concerns stoked by looming Evergrande property developer liquidation order by Hong Kong court • Oil prices slip over worries about lower Chinese demand despite Middle East tensions after drone attack