3 Things to Watch in the Stock Market This Week

Stocks declined last week after jumping in each of the prior two weeks. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) lost less than 2%, leaving the indexes down 17% and 12% so far this year, respectively.

Dozens of highly-anticipated earnings reports will be announced as first-quarter earnings season hits high gear over the next few trading days. That list includes announcements from tech giants Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), along with fast-food titan McDonald's (NYSE: MCD).

Below, we'll take a look at the key trends that might send these stocks moving.

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