North American Morning Briefing: Stock Futures -2-

Zelensky Visited U.S. to Seek War Boost. His Most-Important Ally Shrugged.

NEW YORK-The tepid reception of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the U.S. this week exposed the narrowing options he faces after 2 1/2 years of war.

Zelensky touted his so-called "victory plan," an effort to win more weapons and security guarantees from the U.S. and its allies to gain some leverage over Russia, in a flurry of meetings as he shuttled between New York and Washington.

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TODAY IN CANADA

Earnings:

Nothing major scheduled.

Economic Indicators (ET):

Nothing major sheduled.

Stocks to Watch:

Axis Auto Finance 4Q Rev C$8.1M; 4Q Loss C$17.7M

TD Bank. U.S. Prosecutors Allege TD Bank Was Reckless on Anti-Money-Laundering Systems , Sources Say; TD Bank Plea Is Expected in the Next Two Weeks, Sources Say; TD Bank's U.S. Arm Nears Potential Guilty Plea on U.S. Criminal Charges, Sources Say

Other News:

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Canadian Grain Terminal Workers Reach Tentative Deal, Ending Strike

Expected Major Events for Monday

01:00/JPN: Aug Steel Imports & Exports Statistics

04:30/JPN: Aug Preliminary Report on Petroleum Statistics

05:00/JPN: Aug Housing Starts

05:00/JPN: Aug Construction Orders

06:00/GER: Jun Retail Trade

06:00/GER: Jul Retail Trade

06:00/UK: 2Q Balance of Payments

06:00/UK: 2Q Business investment revised results

06:00/UK: 2Q UK quarterly national accounts

06:00/GER: Aug Foreign trade price indices

06:00/UK: Sep Nationwide House Price Index

08:00/GER: Sep Brandenburg CPI

08:00/GER: Sep Bavaria CPI

08:00/GER: Sep North Rhine Westphalia CPI

08:00/GER: Sep Saxony CPI

08:00/GER: Sep Hesse CPI

08:00/GER: Sep Baden-Wuerttemberg CPI

08:00/ITA: Aug Foreign Trade non-EU

08:30/UK: Aug Money and Credit - Lending to Individuals, Lending to Businesses, Broad Money and Credit

08:30/UK: Aug Monetary & Financial Statistics

08:30/UK: Aug Bank of England effective interest rates

09:00/ITA: Sep Provisional CPI

09:00/ITA: Sep Cities CPI

12:00/GER: Sep Provisional CPI

13:45/US: Sep Chicago Business Barometer - ISM-Chicago Business Survey - Chicago PMI

14:30/US: Sep Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey

17:59/UK: Aug Adzuna UK Job Market Report

23:30/JPN: Aug Labour Force Survey

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Expected Earnings for Monday

Carnival Corp (CCL) is expected to report $1.16 for 3Q.

ReposiTrak Inc (TRAK) is expected to report $0.06 for 4Q.

tinyBuild Inc (TBLD.LN) is expected to report for Interim.

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ANALYST RATINGS ACTIONS

Agios Pharmaceuticals Cut to Market Perform From Outperform by Leerink Partners

Biomea Fusion Raised to Buy From Hold by Truist Securities

Bumble Cut to Sector Weight From Overweight by Keybanc

Campbell Soup Cut to Neutral From Buy by DA Davidson

Celldex Therapeutics Cut to Peer Perform From Outperform by Wolfe Research

Certara Raised to Buy From Neutral by UBS

Dollar General Cut to Sell From Neutral by Citigroup

HP Cut to Neutral From Buy by B of A Securities

Medpace Holdings Cut to Neutral From Buy by UBS

NY Community Bancorp Raised to Overweight From Equal-Weight by Barclays

Smartsheet Cut to Neutral From Buy by Citigroup

Summit Therapeutics Cut to Neutral From Buy by Citigroup

Travere Therapeutics Shares Slip as Study Enrollment Paused

Udemy Cut to Underweight From Equal-Weight by Morgan Stanley

Wynn Resorts Raised to Overweight From Equal-Weight by Morgan Stanley

Wynn Resorts Shares Rise on Upgraded Recommendation, China Stimulus Package

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

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September 30, 2024 06:33 ET (10:33 GMT)

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