Be in the know. 23 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. 3M bounces sharply off an 11-year low after big adjusted profit beat and raised outlook (marketwatch)
  2. 3M generated free cash flow of $1.9 billion in the third quarter, better than the $1 billion projected by Wall Street, helped by lower inventory levels. For the full year, 3M expects to generate about $5.2 billion in free cash flow, about $400 million higher than analysts are modeling. (barrons)
  3. 3M Raises Its Full-Year Profit Target After Deep Spending Cuts (bloomberg)
  4. Xi Makes Unprecedented Central Bank Visit in Sign of Focus on Economy (bloomberg)
  5. China is set to unleash fresh fiscal stimulus to shore up its economic recovery, drawing on a well-used playbook that relies heavily on debt and state spending (reuters)
  6. Xi Steps Up Economic Support With New Debt Issuance (bloomberg)
  7. Stellantis workers after 5 weeks on UAW strike: ‘Enough is enough. Let’s get it done.’ (dfp)
  8. GM Caps Off Tough Quarter With Strong Earnings (barrons)
  9. GM Post Strong Third-Quarter Profit, Scraps EV Target (wsj)
  10. Tech Stocks Are More Appealing as Earnings Season Starts Up (barrons)
  11. Why Coke, others, may be spared, as a $100 billion opportunity in weight loss drugs unfolds says JPMorgan (marketwatch)
  12. Verizon Raises Free Cash Flow Guidance and Shows Solid Subscribers Growth (barrons)
  13. Danaher Tops Earnings and Revenue Estimates. (barrons)
  14. Ackman, Gross Abandon Bearish Bond View With Yields Bouncing Off 5% (bloomberg)
  15. Alphabet Earnings Are Coming. Expect Strength in Ads and Cloud Computing. (barrons)
  16. Buyback Blackout Ends, Launching Billions In Stock Repurchases (zerohedge)
  17. Jamie Dimon Criticizes Central Banks for ‘Dead Wrong’ Forecasts (bloomberg)
  18. ‘Stocks are the place to be’: Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel says rising geopolitical risks represent a buying opportunity (businessinsider)
  19. ASML employee accused of data theft went to Huawei: report (scmp)
  20. China Sovereign Wealth Fund Extends Buying To ETFs (chinalastnight)
  21. 2 Beaten-Down Stocks That Haven’t Been This Cheap in Over 6 Years (fool)
  22. Coca-Cola beats earnings estimates, raises outlook as volume grows despite price hikes (cnbc)
  23. The Economy Was Supposed to Slow by Now. Instead It’s Revving Up. (wsj)