>> let's start by looking at tech earnings. we have alphabet, amazon, and facebook all set to report this week. there is a lot of pressure on these bohemaths, because their valuations have shot up. all three up between 20% and 30% already. alphabet's earnings are expected to be lower for the second quarter. given the 2.7 billion dollar hit from the e.u. regarding its shopping business. looking ahead and looking at the fed, they're meeting on tuesday and wednesday. all eyes are really on whether they announce further details of their balance sheet normalization program. lots of focus there. a broader earnings season as well for the tech funds to be the big name in focus for the next couple of days. let's turn and look at the imf because they released their global growth forecast, the most recent set. they are unchanged for the globe as a whole from april. still looking at 3.5% growth this year, and 3.6% growth next year. what has changed is the