Key Takeaways
- The S&P 500 added 0.7% on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, amid strong corporate earnings news and anticipation of the reports coming from big tech firms this week.
- Verizon and 3M helped boost U.S. equities indexes after both companies posted better-than-expected results.
- HCA Healthcare's profit was short of estimates, and its shares tumbled.
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