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TODAY IN CANADA

Earnings:

BlackBerry 2Q

Economic Indicators (ET):

0830 Jul Payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies

Stocks to Watch:

FG Acquisition Corp Announces The Successful Completion Of The Acquisition Of Strong/MDI Screen Systems, Inc., Approximately $4.3 Million Private Placement And Launch Of Saltire Capital Ltd.

Liberty Gold Receives Hardrock Prospector Permit at Black Pine Oxide Gold Project, Idaho; Permit Covers Four Areas Directly Adjacent to Black Pine Project; Areas Expand Black Pine Project Area by 10%

Lightspeed Commerce Responds to Media Reports: Company Periodically Undertakes, and Is Currently Conducting, a Strategic Review With a View to Realizing Its Full Potential: Company Has Engaged, and May Continue to Engage, in Discussions Relating to a Range of Potential Strategic Alternatives

Mercer Announces Downtime at Its Peace River Mill to Complete Necessary Repairs

TC Energy Corp Will Separate Liquids Pipelines Business Via Stk Div of Shrs in Newly Formed Co, South Bow Corp; TC Energy Hldrs Will Receive 0.2 New Shr of South Bow for Every Shr of TC Energy Held; South Bow Shrs Are Expected to Trade Under the Ticker Symbol SOBO

Expected Major Events for Thursday

06:00/GER: Sep GfK consumer climate survey

08:00/ITA: Sep Consumer Confidence Survey

08:00/ITA: Sep Business Confidence Survey

08:00/GER: ifo Joint Economic Forecast of German economic research institutes

08:30/UK: Aug Capital issuance statistics

12:30/US: Aug Advance Report on Durable Goods

12:30/CAN: Jul Payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies

12:30/US: 2Q Revised Corporate Profits

12:30/US: 09/21 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims

12:30/US: U.S. Weekly Export Sales

12:30/US: 2Q 3rd estimate GDP

13:00/RUS: Weekly International Reserves

14:00/US: Aug Pending Home Sales Index

14:30/US: 09/20 EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report

15:00/US: Sep Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Survey of Tenth District Manufacturing

17:59/UK: REC JobsOutlook survey

20:30/US: Foreign Central Bank Holdings

20:30/US: Federal Discount Window Borrowings

23:30/JPN: Sep CPI (Tokyo), CPI ex-Food (Tokyo)

23:50/JPN: Sep Provisional Trade Statistics for 1st 10 days of Month

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Expected Earnings for Thursday

Accenture PLC (ACN) is expected to report $2.67 for 4Q.

Aritzia Inc (ATZ.T) is expected to report $0.17 for 2Q.

Astrotech Corp (ASTC) is expected to report for 4Q.

Aytu BioPharma Inc (AYTU) is expected to report for 4Q.

BlackBerry Ltd (BB,BB.T) is expected to report $-0.05 for 2Q.

CarMax Inc (KMX) is expected to report $0.84 for 2Q.

Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) is expected to report $5.08 for 4Q.

Critical Metals Corp (CRML) is expected to report for 2Q.

Delta Apparel Co (DLA) is expected to report $0.23 for 3Q.

DermTech Inc (DMTK) is expected to report $-0.52 for 2Q.

Devolver Digital Inc (DEVO.LN) is expected to report for Interim.

Dynatronics Corp (DYNT) is expected to report for 4Q.

Jabil Inc (JBL) is expected to report $1.87 for 4Q.

Palatin Technologies Inc (PTN) is expected to report $-0.46 for 4Q.

Scholastic Corp (SCHL) is expected to report $-1.81 for 1Q.

Singularity Future Technology Ltd (SGLY) is expected to report for 4Q.

Spanish Broadcasting System Inc - A Share (SBSAA) is expected to report for 2Q.

TD SYNNEX Corp (SNX) is expected to report $2.17 for 3Q.

ThermoGenesis Holdings Inc (THMO) is expected to report for 2Q.

Vail Resorts (MTN) is expected to report $-4.34 for 4Q.

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ANALYST RATINGS ACTIONS

Asbury Automotive Raised to Equal-Weight From Underweight by Morgan Stanley

AutoNation Raised to Overweight From Equal-Weight by Morgan Stanley

Baker Hughes Raised to Overweight From Equal-Weight by Wells Fargo

DoorDash Raised to Overweight From Sector Weight by Keybanc

Expedia Group Cut to Hold From Buy by TD Cowen

Ford Motor Cut to Equal-Weight From Overweight by Morgan Stanley

Fortrea Holdings Cut to Hold From Buy by Jefferies

Fox Corp. Cut to Sell From Hold by CFRA

General Motors Cut to Underweight From Equal-Weight by Morgan Stanley

Global Payments Cut to Market Perform From Outperform by William Blair

Global Payments Cut to Neutral From Buy by BTIG

Global Payments Cut to Neutral From Buy by Seaport Global

Group 1 Auto Raised to Overweight From Equal-Weight by Morgan Stanley

HBT Financial Cut to Neutral From Buy by DA Davidson

Hewlett Packard Ent Raised to Overweight From Equal-Weight by Barclays

Light & Wonder Raised to Buy From Neutral by UBS

Lithia Motors Raised to Equal-Weight From Underweight by Morgan Stanley

Medpace Holdings Cut to Hold From Buy by Jefferies

NOV Cut to Underweight From Equal-Weight by Wells Fargo

Old Second Bancorp Cut to Neutral From Buy by DA Davidson

Penske Auto Raised to Overweight From Underweight by Morgan Stanley

PHINIA Cut to Equal-Weight From Overweight by Morgan Stanley

Rivian Automotive Cut to Equal-Weight From Overweight by Morgan Stanley

Smartsheet Cut to Hold From Buy by Canaccord Genuity

Smartsheet Cut to Hold From Buy by Needham

Smartsheet Cut to Hold From Buy by Truist Securities

Smartsheet Cut to Market Perform From Outperform by BMO Capital

Smartsheet Cut to Market Perform From Outperform by William Blair

Smartsheet Cut to Peer Perform From Outperform by Wolfe Research

Sonic Auto Raised to Equal-Weight From Underweight by Morgan Stanley

Textron Cut to Hold From Buy by TD Cowen

Tyson Foods Cut to Underweight From Neutral by Piper Sandler

Union Pacific Cut to In-Line From Outperform by Evercore ISI Group

This article is a text version of a Wall Street Journal newsletter published earlier today.

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