Pre-Bell｜Wall Street Futures Subdued; GM Jumped 10%; Crown Up 8%; Coca-Cola Up 3%; Coeur Mining Down 8%

U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday, pausing after Wall Street's strong rally in the previous session, as investors assessed a wave of quarterly earnings from major corporations and awaited updates on U.S.-China trade talks.

Market Snapshot

At 08:27 a.m., Dow E-minis were up 23 points, or 0.05%, Nasdaq 100 E-minis were up 8.25 points, or 0.03%, and S&P 500 E-minis were up 3.5 points, or 0.05%.

Pre-Market Movers

General Motors — The Detroit automaker jumped 10.5% after raising its full-year guidance and posting an earnings beat. GM earned an adjusted $2.80 per share its third quarter, versus the $2.31 a share expected from analysts polled by LSEG. Revenue was $48.59 billion, compared to the $45.27 billion consensus estimate. The company now expects full-year adjusted EPS to come in between $9.75 to $10.50, up from its prior guidance of $8.25 to $10.

Coca-Cola — The beverage and snack giant’s third-quarter earnings and revenue topped expectations, sending shares about 3% higher. Adjusted earnings were 82 cents per share on revenue of $12.41 billion. Analysts were anticipating adjusted earnings of 78 cents a share on revenue of $12.39 billion, per LSEG.

3M — The maker of Post-it sticky notes rose 2.6% on quarterly results that beat analyst expectations. 3M earned $2.19 per share, excluding certain items, on revenue of $6.32 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG expected earnings of $2.08 per share on revenue of $6.25 billion.

Crown Holdings — The stock is up 8% after the metal packaging products manufacturer posted better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter,. The company earned an adjusted $2.24 per share on revenue of $3.2 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet expected a profit of $1.99 per share on revenue of $3.14 billion.

Zions Bancorp — The regional bank climbed more than 1% after its third-quarter report appeared to ease concerns around the company’s exposure to bad loans. Zions earned $1.48 per share. However, that wasn’t comparable to an LSEG estimate of $1.41 per share. Net interest income came in at $672 million for the period.

Elevance Health — The health insurer jumped 2.5% on a better-than-expected earnings report for the third quarter. Elevance posted $6.03 per share, excluding items, on $50.09 billion in revenue. Analysts polled by FactSet anticipated $4.93 per share in earnings and revenue of $49.37 billion.

Sunrun, Nextracker — The solar stocks moved higher following upgrades at Citi to buy from neutral. Sunrun popped 8%, while Nextracker gained nearly 4%.

EPAM Systems Inc — The software company gained 3.3% following the announcement it will be buying back up to $1 billion worth of its outstanding stock.

Fluor, NuScale Power — Shares of Fluor rose 5% after The Wall Street Journal reported activist investor Starboard Value has taken a nearly 5% stake in the company. Part of Starboard’s push includes a potential sale of Fluor’s stake in NuScale Power, according to the report. NuScale’s stock shed nearly 5%.

Gold and silver miners — Mining companies slipped as the price of gold and silver fell. Coeur Mining, Hecla Mining and First Majestic Silver each tumbled about 8%, while Pan American shed about 7%. Eldorado Gold and Newmont both dropped about 5%.

RTX Corp — Shares jumped 4.8% after the aerospace and defense company posted earnings results that topped expectations. RTX reported third quarter earnings of $1.70 per share, adjusted, on revenues of $22.48 billion. Analysts had expected per-share earnings of $1.41 on revenues of $21.31 billion.

Philip Morris International — The tobacco giant gained nearly 2% after it reported third-quarter results that exceeded expectations. Philip Morris posted adjusted earnings of $2.24 per share, beating the FactSet consensus estimate of $2.09 per share. Revenue of $10.85 billion also exceeded the forecasted $10.64 billion.

GE Aerospace — The aerospace company rose more than 2% after it posted better-than-expected third-quarter earnings and revenue. For the period, the company posted adjusted earnings of $1.66 per share on revenue of $11.31 billion, above the $1.45 per share and $10.41 billion in revenue that analysts surveyed by LSEG were looking for.

Northrop Grumman — The defense firm slipped 1.3% after reporting mixed results for its third quarter. Earnings came in at $7.67 per share on revenue of $10.42 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG had expected EPS of $6.46 on revenue of $10.71 billion.

Market News

CoreWeave CEO says Core Scientific 'not a need to have' as shareholder opposition to deal rises

CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator told CNBC Tuesday that the firm's proposed acquisition of Core Scientific would be a "nice to have" rather than a necessity as shareholders prepare to potentially block the deal.

In July, AI cloud provider Coreweave proposed an all-stock deal valued at around $9 billion to buy the Bitcoin miner and data center firm, Core Scientific. Immediately after the news, Core Scientific's stock price fell, plummeting nearly 18%.

Novo Chairman to Step Down Amid Wider Plan to Shake Up Board

Novo Nordisk A/S Chairman Helge Lund is stepping down and and will be replaced by Lars Rebien Sorensen, the head of the Novo Nordisk Foundation who led the Danish drugmaker for the first 16 years of the 2000s.

The move is part of a wider shakeup at the maker of Wegovy and Ozempic drugs, with more than half of the board members set to depart. It also comes not long after the company replaced its chief executive officer following a slump in the shares.