3M lowers full-year earnings forecast

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — 3M is lowering its full-year earnings forecast, citing continued slow growth of the global economy.
Its shares dropped almost 4 percent in premarket trading.
While the Federal Reserve is expected to boost interest rates Wednesday, inflation remains low due to global economic weakness, falling energy prices and a strong dollar.
The maker of Post-it notes, industrial coatings and ceramics said Tuesday that it now anticipates 2015 earnings of about $7.55 per share. Its