Unlike Salt Lake City about an hour north, the partly agricultural district is home to alfalfa farms, dairies and enough fruit orchards to earn the state second place in the country (behind Michigan) for tart cherry production. A nascent tech industry boosted the local economy and the population in recent years, but residents still describe it as tranquil and close-knit, the type of place people were born and stayed to raise families of their own.
Trump Turns Up Heat on Latin America
President Trump's vow to intervene against drug smugglers in Colombia widened a U.S. counternarcotics campaign in Latin America that began with military strikes on oceangoing boats but is increasingly focused on threatening governments in the region.
His broadside against Colombia came in a social-media post Sunday morning that branded its president, Gustavo Petro, an "illegal drug leader," vowing to halt U.S. aid to Bogotá, and to take unilateral action unless Petro closed "these killing fields immediately."
Israel Hits Dozens of Targets in Gaza After Saying Hamas Killed Troops in Attack
TEL AVIV-Israel conducted dozens of airstrikes across Gaza on Sunday and halted humanitarian aid into the enclave after it accused Hamas of killing troops inside Israeli-controlled areas in what is shaping up to be the biggest test yet of the fragile cease-fire.
The Israeli military said two soldiers were killed in southern Gaza, where militants targeted troops inside Israeli-controlled areas with an antitank missile and gunfire. Another soldier was severely injured, the military said.
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TODAY IN CANADA
Earnings:
Waste Connections 3Q
Economic Indicators (ET):
0830 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes for September
1030 Bank of Canada Business Outlook Survey
Stocks to Watch:
S&P Global: First National Financial Shares Will Be Removed From the S&P/TSX Canadian Div Aristocrats Index Prior to the Open of Trading Oct 23; Shareholders of First National Financial Agreed to Plan of Arrangement Resulting in Acquisition by Private Equity Funds Managed by Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc., Brookfield Asset Management
Activist Jana Partners Builds Stake in Medical-Device Maker Cooper Cos. ; Plans to Push Cooper to Launch Strategic Review, Make Other Changes, Sources Say
Fitch Affirms Ratings on MUFG's Securities Subsidiaries at 'A-'; Outlook Stable
STEP Energy Services Ltd Agreed to C$5.50 Per Share Take Private Transaction With Funds Advised by ARC Financial Corp; ARC Will Acquire All Shares of STEP it Does Not Currently Own or Control or Direct; Arrangement Will Be Subject to Shareholder Approval
United Lithium Announces LOI To Acquire Uranium And Rare Earth Explorer Swedish Minerals AB, Creating A Diversified Nordic Strategic Metals Platform And Financing
Expected Major Events for Monday
05:00/JPN: Sep Convenience Store Sales
06:00/GER: Sep PPI
08:30/UK: S&P Global UK Consumer Sentiment Index
09:00/ITA: Aug Balance of Payments
10:00/UK: Sep Aluminium Production report
12:30/CAN: Sep Industrial product and raw materials price indexes
14:00/US: Sep Leading Indicators (No data during govt shutdown)
14:30/CAN: Bank of Canada Business Outlook Survey
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Expected Earnings for Monday
AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC) is expected to report $0.40 for 3Q.
BOK Financial Corp (BOKF) is expected to report $2.17 for 3Q.
Cadence Bank (CADE) is expected to report $0.70 for 3Q.
Chemung Financial Corp (CHMG) is expected to report $1.61 for 3Q.
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (CLF) is expected to report $-0.46 for 3Q.
Crown Holdings Inc (CCK) is expected to report $1.79 for 3Q.
Cryo-Cell International Inc (CCEL) is expected to report $-0.05 for 3Q.
Dynatronics Corp (DYNT) is expected to report for 4Q.
Dynex Capital Inc (DX) is expected to report $0.26 for 3Q.
FRMO Corp (FRMO) is expected to report for 1Q.
FS Bancorp Inc (FSBW) is expected to report $1.08 for 3Q.
FVCBankcorp Inc (FVCB) is expected to report $0.31 for 3Q.
First Community Bankshares Inc (FCBC) is expected to report $0.63 for 3Q.
First United Corp (FUNC) is expected to report $0.89 for 3Q.
Flexsteel Industries Inc (FLXS) is expected to report $0.78 for 1Q.
Franklin Financial Services Corp (FRAF) is expected to report for 3Q.
Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc (GREE) is expected to report for 3Q.
Guaranty Bancshares Inc (GNTY) is expected to report $0.82 for 3Q.
HBT Financial Inc (HBT) is expected to report $0.62 for 3Q.
HealthStream Inc (HSTM) is expected to report $0.17 for 3Q.
Home Bancorp Inc (HBCP) is expected to report $1.36 for 3Q.
Interparfums Inc (IPAR) is expected to report for 3Q.
Investar Holding Corp (ISTR) is expected to report $0.44 for 3Q.
Oconee Federal Financial Corp (OFED) is expected to report for 1Q.
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp (PGC) is expected to report $0.60 for 3Q.
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina Inc (PEBK) is expected to report for 3Q.
Preferred Bank Los Angeles (PFBC) is expected to report $2.57 for 3Q.
Pulse Seismic Inc (PSD.T) is expected to report for 3Q.
RBB Bancorp (RBB) is expected to report $0.41 for 3Q.
RLI Corp (RLI) is expected to report $0.71 for 3Q.
ServisFirst Bancshares Inc (SFBS) is expected to report $1.34 for 3Q.
Sierra Bancorp (BSRR) is expected to report $0.78 for 3Q.
Singularity Future Technology Ltd (SGLY) is expected to report for 4Q.
Steel Dynamics Inc (STLD) is expected to report $2.66 for 3Q.
Summit Therapeutics Inc (SMMT) is expected to report $-0.14 for 3Q.
WR Berkley Corp (WRB) is expected to report $1.13 for 3Q.
Washington Trust Bancorp Inc (WASH) is expected to report $0.46 for 3Q.
Waterstone Financial Inc (WSBF) is expected to report $0.32 for 3Q.
Wintrust Financial Corp (WTFC) is expected to report $2.63 for 3Q.
Zions Bancorp NA (ZION) is expected to report $1.46 for 3Q.
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ANALYST RATINGS ACTIONS
AppFolio Raised to Overweight From Sector Weight by Keybanc
AST SpaceMobile Cut to Underweight From Overweight by Barclays
Avita Medical Cut to Hold From Buy by Lake Street
Bank OZK Cut to Market Perform From Outperform by Raymond James
Bentley Systems Raised to Buy From Neutral by Rosenblatt
Booz Allen Hamilton Cut to Hold From Buy by TD Cowen
BXP Raised to Overweight From Neutral by JP Morgan
Commercial Metals Raised to Buy From Neutral by Citigroup
Deere & Co Raised to Buy From Neutral by UBS
Freeport-McMoRan Raised to Buy From Hold by HSBC
Goldman Sachs Raised to Hold From Sell by Freedom Capital Markets
Graphic Packaging Cut to Market Perform From Outperform by Raymond James
Invitation Homes Raised to Overweight From Neutral by JP Morgan
Jefferies Financial Raised to Outperform From Perform by Oppenheimer
Kezar Life Sciences Cut to Hold From Buy by Jefferies
Kezar Life Sciences Cut to Market Perform From Outperform by William Blair
Kilroy Realty Cut to Neutral From Overweight by JP Morgan
Marsh & McLennan Raised to Market Perform From Underperform by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Moody's Raised to Market Perform From Underperform by Raymond James
Pinnacle Financial Raised to Outperform From Market Perform by Hovde Group
Reinsurance Group Cut to Underperform From Market Perform by Raymond James
Silgan Holdings Cut to Outperform From Strong Buy by Raymond James
Sizing Up Food Industry Deals, and Stocks -- -2-
SmartStop Self REIT Cut to Neutral From Overweight by JP Morgan
Sonoco Products Cut to Market Perform From Outperform by Raymond James
Southern Co Cut to Neutral From Buy by Ladenburg Thalmann
UDR Inc Cut to Neutral From Overweight by JP Morgan
Zions Bancorp Raised to Outperform From Neutral by Baird
This article is a text version of a Wall Street Journal newsletter published earlier today.
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