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The Zacks Friday Finish Line Highlights: An Investors Preview of Super Bowl LI

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Chicago, IL—February 3, 2017—Zacks Friday Finish Line is a podcast hosted weekly by Zacks Editor Maddy Johnson and Content Writer Ryan McQueeney that takes on the week’s biggest news from the financial and investment world.

Houston, Get Ready: An Investors Preview of Super Bowl LI + AAPL, AMZN, FB

On today’s episode of the Friday Finish Line podcast, Content Writer Ryan McQueeney and Editor Maddy Johnson take on this week’s biggest story: the highly-anticipated earnings results from three big tech giants, as well as a preview of Super Bowl LI, the biggest television extravaganza of the year.

Apple

The first earnings report that Maddy and Ryan highlighted came from Apple Inc. (AAPL - Free Report) . The iPhone maker beat estimates on both the top and bottom lines, posting all-time record revenue growth for the quarter. Apple also smashed iPhone sales estimates, showing year-over-year growth after three consecutive quarters of declines.

Facebook

Next up was Facebook’s fourth quarter earnings report. The social media giant again posted impressive earnings and revenue results, beating expectations on both fronts. Facebook also saw continued daily and monthly user growth, as well as a huge bump in mobile advertising revenue.

Amazon

The hosts then moved on to recap Amazon’s (AMZN - Free Report) fourth quarter earnings. The e-commerce king reported mixed results, beating earnings estimates but failing to top revenue expectations. Amazon’s Amazon Web Services, however, continued to impress, showing strong year-over-year growth.

Super Bowl LI

Finally, Maddy and Ryan spent some quality time previewing Super Bowl 51, looking at some of this year’s commercials and how the ever-evolving media industry affects how companies release Big Game ads; the insane amount of food and beer Americans consume while watching the game; and a rundown of a handful of facts about the city of Houston, Texas, the home of this year’s Super Bowl.

As always, thanks for checking out this week’s episode of the Zacks Friday Finish Line, and make sure to check back next week for even more news from the investment and financial world!

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