SQUAWK BOX, FRIDAY 2ND FEBRUARY, 2024

Apple beats on the top and bottom line in Q1 but weakness in China weighs and executives warn of falling iPhone sales. Meta sees its market cap balloon by $140bn after shares soared in after-hours trading following strong quarterly results. The tech giant also unveiled its inaugural dividend payout. Amazon posts record Q4 operating income following cost-cutting measures. Its cloud service AWS grew revenue by 13 per cent. BoE Governor Andrew Bailey suggests that markets could be correct in predicting the rate cut timeline after the central bank kept rates steady in the first three-way split since 2008. And in the U.S., the Dow enjoys its best week since mid-December as investors anticipate today’s non-farm payroll data.

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