This week was huge for tech company earnings.
Amazon, Facebook, and Apple all reported highly-anticipated quarterly results.
The results were mixed, with both Apple and Amazon disappointing compared to expectations.
Facebook, meanwhile, crushed estimates and its stock rocketed to an all-time.
The most interesting part, however, wasn't just the numbers but what each companies' executives had to say on their respective earnings calls.
Apple took the opportunity to highlight the weakness in the macroeconomic environment, saying this factor slowed sales of iPhones and other products enough to impact the bottom line.
"Our results are particularly impressive, given the challenging global macroeconomic environment," said CEO Tim Cook. "We're seeing extreme conditions unlike anything we've experienced before just about everywhere we look."
Since Apple was the first to report on Tuesday, both Amazon and Facebook's executive teams fielded questions on the macroeconomic outlook...
