3M posts earnings of $1.98 a share vs. $1.96 estimate

3M posted third-quarter earnings on Thursday of $1.98 a share, better than analysts had expected. Analysts had expected 3M to post quarterly earnings of $1.96 per share on revenue of $8.24 billion.
Share prices of 3M rose 1.5 percent in premarket trading. Earlier in the month, 3M announced a…