When the stock market is going through a rough patch, investors often turn to some of its largest companies for clues about the health of the consumer and the strength of the economy, to determine whether a turning point might be near.

That's certainly the situation in 2022, with both the broad S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq 100 technology index trading in bear market territory. 

Social media giant Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) will release its earnings report for the second quarter of 2022 on July 27, and it will be closely followed by global e-commerce leader Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), which reports the very next day. Here's why investors need to pay attention.

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