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The Wella Company, the world’s largest pure-play hair and nail company, today announced strategic leadership changes to support its next phase, including a new organizational design for its Global Brand and Marketing function.

Venu Holding Corporation (“VENU” or the “Company”) (NYSE AMERICAN: VENU), an owner, operator, and developer of premium live entertainment destinations, today celebrated the success of Celebrating Land & Sea, A Friends of James Beard Benefit®, hosted October 9 and 10 at the Company’s Roth’s Sea & Steak in Colorado Springs.

American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) today reported its third-quarter 2026 financial results. The earnings release and supplemental financial data are available on the company’s Investor Relations website at http://ir.americanexpress.com.

Star Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of life-changing therapies for diseases with significant unmet need, today announced a $200 million private financing. The financing follows the July 2026 acquisition of Star subsidiary Vega Therapeutics and was co-led by OrbiMed and Janus Henderson Investors, with participation from Agent Capital, Catalio Capital Management, Cormorant Asset Management, New Leaf Venture Partners, NYBC Ventures, RA Capital Management, Redmile, Sofinnova Investments, Soleus Capital, and a leading sovereign wealth fund. Proceeds from the private financing will support Star’s next-generation pipeline of potential best-in-disease therapies, advancing its current preclinical programs into the clinic and expanding its pipeline with additional programs.

ACCO Brands Corporation (NYSE: ACCO) today announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.075 per share. The dividend will be paid on December 9, 2026, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 20, 2026.

Foundation Medicine, Inc., a global, patient-focused precision medicine company, today announced that its molecular residual disease (MRD) assay, FoundationOne®MRD,1 has been selected as a winner in The Scientist’s 2026 Top Innovations Contest. Recognized specifically within the Healthcare and Diagnostics category, the honor highlights the most transformative and useful advances in life science techniques and products.

SLB (NYSE: SLB) today announced results for the third-quarter 2026.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE: BAH), the parent company of advanced technology company Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., today announced preliminary results for the second quarter fiscal 2027.

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY), a leading global materials science and digital identification solutions company, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.00 per share. The dividend is payable on December 16, 2026 to shareholders of record on December 2, 2026.

Lindsay Corporation (NYSE: LNN), a leading global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology, announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.38 per share, payable November 30, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 16, 2026.

GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE: EAF) today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026.

The Board of Directors of The Gorman-Rupp Company (NYSE: GRC) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share on the common stock of the Company, payable December 10, 2026, to shareholders of record November 13, 2026. The cash dividend will represent a 5.3% increase over the $0.19 dividend per share paid in the previous quarter.

Zai Lab Limited (NASDAQ: ZLAB; HKEX: 9688), an innovation-driven, global biopharma company, today shared the first data from a global Phase 1b clinical trial evaluating zocilurtatug pelitecan (zoci, formerly ZL-1310) in combination with atezolizumab with and without carboplatin as first-line treatment for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC). The data will be presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2026 in Madrid, Spain.

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTX), the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026.

Cresco Labs Inc. (CSE: CL) (OTCQX: CRLBF) (FSE: 6CQ) (“Cresco Labs” or the “Company”), today announced the grand opening of Sunnyside Prestonsburg in Kentucky, the Company’s 83rd dispensary nationwide.

The Gorman-Rupp Company (NYSE: GRC) reports financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) is marking 40 years of bringing incredible value to customers with two milestones that celebrate its roots and invest in its future: the opening of its 9,500th store in Suffolk, Virginia, and a $40 million investment through the newly established Dollar Tree Impact Fund to expand access to everyday essentials and support the well-being of the communities where Dollar Tree operates across the U.S. and Canada.

Today, the Massachusetts Health Connector kicked off the start of Open Enrollment for 2027 health insurance coverage, reminding residents across the Commonwealth to explore their coverage options, compare plans, and get covered. Through January 23, 2027, Massachusetts residents can enroll in new health insurance coverage or review and update their existing health plans and if needed, can access free assistance to help them make informed decisions about their health insurance.

M42, a global health leader powered by artificial intelligence (AI), technology and genomics, and San Diego-based bioinformatics-led company Inocras, have announced a strategic collaboration to advance blood-based monitoring for cancer recurrence in the UAE. Through this partnership, the organizations will deploy Inocras’ MRDVision™ platform—a whole-genome technology suite combining comprehensive genomic profiling with personalized blood assays to detect molecular residual disease (MRD) via circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), identifying traces of cancer that may remain after treatment and can lead to recurrence.

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), the leading RNAi therapeutics company, today reported positive initial Phase 1b clinical trial results for ALN-HTT02, an investigational RNAi therapeutic in development for the treatment of Huntington’s disease, which will be developed under the International Nonproprietary Name (INN) brezosiran (bre-ZOH-sir-an). The data were presented in oral and poster presentations at the European Huntington’s Disease Network (EHDN) Clinical Research Congress 2026 in Krakow, Poland.

Telefónica and IQM Quantum Computers, a global leader in superconducting quantum computing, have joined forces to deploy the first quantum computer in the Community of Madrid. The initiative will strengthen the region’s scientific and technological capabilities, while driving the development of real-world cases for companies across the Community of Madrid.

Genialis, the therapeutic intelligence company, will present data at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2026 showing that its biology-first models predict treatment response even with limited available patient data. Across three distinct cancer types and treatment regimens, the models demonstrated superior predictive performance in cohorts of fewer than 70 patients, addressing one of the fundamental challenges in developing predictive biomarkers for precision oncology.

AdvanCell, a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company developing innovative targeted alpha therapies for cancer, today announced updated results from the TheraPb Phase 1 clinical trial (NCT05720130), evaluating ADVC001, an investigational Lead-212 PSMA-targeted alpha therapy, in patients with mAPMR prostate cancer (formerly referred to as mCRPC). The findings were presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2026 in Madrid, Spain.

As announced in the press release, “Nidec Discloses the Investigation Report Issued by the Executive Responsibility Investigation Committee,” dated October 20, 2026, Nidec Corporation (TOKYO: 6594; OTC US: NJDCY) hereby discloses an English version of the digest of the Executive Responsibility Investigation Committee’s investigation report as shown in the attachment, as the translation was completed today.

Galderma (SIX: GALD) today announced that the Chinese NMPA has approved Relfydess for the temporary improvement of moderate-to-severe frown lines in adults, marking a significant expansion of the company’s Injectable Aesthetics portfolio in China – one of the world's largest and fastest-growing aesthetics markets.8,9 This approval follows successful authorizations and launches of Relfydess in more than 35 markets worldwide.

GumGum, the Mindset Company™ transforming advertising, today announced the release of The Marketers' Take On Mindset: 2026 Global Report, revealing that marketers increasingly see consumers’ mindsets as a critical factor in determining advertising relevance, even as many continue to rely on traditional identity-based audience targeting. The report, which surveyed over 2,000 marketers across the US, UK, and Australia, found that while the industry has largely embraced mindset as a principle, adoption as a methodology has yet to catch up.

Members of AM Best’s analytic team will deliver outlook presentations on China’s non-life insurance segment and the global and Asian reinsurance markets at the 2026 Shanghai International Reinsurance Conference, which will take place 27-30 October 2026 in Shanghai, China.

Zai Lab Limited (NASDAQ: ZLAB; HKEX: 9688) an innovation-driven, global biopharma company, today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement for the sale of 11,340,000 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each representing ten ordinary shares of the Company, to certain investors in a private investment in public equity (“PIPE”) financing. The purchase price of each ADS is $22.04. Gross proceeds from the PIPE financing are expected to be approximately $250 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses. The PIPE financing is expected to close on or about October 27, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE: ST) today announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.12 per share. The Company will pay this fourth quarter 2026 dividend on November 25, 2026, to shareholders of record as of November 11, 2026.

Puerto Rico Residents Tax-Free Fund V, Inc. (the "Fund"), a Puerto Rico unlisted corporation registered as a non-diversified closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, announced today that, in connection with its ongoing review of options to provide better liquidity, value, and operational efficiencies for Fund shareholders, the Fund’s board of directors (the “Board”) is continuing to pursue alternatives to the Fund’s existing closed-end fund structure.

Attorneys at Hagens Berman issue a retraction regarding public statements made Oct. 13, 2026, concerning the firm’s active sexual assault lawsuit against the University of Washington (UW). 

Metropolitan and its member agencies are investing billions of dollars in projects to keep Southern California’s water supply reliable and safe – and Metropolitan is committed to making sure local, small and diverse businesses have a chance to participate in that work. With both goals in mind, the agency last week hosted its largest-ever MetWorks, with over 1,200 people attending the annual business outreach conference.

PJT Partners Inc. (“PJT Partners”) (NYSE:PJT) announced that it expects to release its third quarter and nine months 2026 financial results on Tuesday morning, November 3, 2026. The earnings release will be available through the Investor Relations section of the PJT Partners website at https://www.pjtpartners.com.

KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to ten classes of mortgage pass-through notes from CLIP 2026-NQM2 Trust, a $349.3 million non-prime RMBS transaction issued by Itasca Park LLC as sponsor. The underlying collateral comprises 602 primarily fixed-rate residential mortgages (FRMs). Guaranteed Rate Entities (28.1%) is the largest originator, and all loans are serviced by Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. The loans are either classified as non-qualified mortgages (Non-QM) (30.0%), exempt (41.4%) from the Ability-to-Repay/Qualified Mortgage (ATR/QM) rule, QM: Safe Harbor (APOR) (27.5%), or QM: Rebuttable Presumption (APOR) (1.1%).

S&K Aerospace, LLC (SKA) today announced a partnership with SalesPatriot to deploy artificial intelligence and workflow automation across its aerospace maintenance, repair, supply and sustainment operations, including the recently awarded U.S. Air Force Parts and Repair Ordering System 7 (PROS 7) contract.

AllClear Aerospace & Defense (AllClear) has signed a new multi-year exclusive agreement with CEF Industries (CEF). Under the agreement, AllClear will continue to exclusively distribute all CEF product lines globally. As a CEF partner for both distribution and repair, AllClear focuses on supporting military aerospace aftermarket requirements across the globe by listening to our customers and stocking high-demand products that ensure operator readiness.

Consertus, Inc., a portfolio company of RTC Partners, today announced its acquisition of Intueor Consulting, Inc., effective September 1, 2026. Based in Irvine, California, Intueor is a well-established strategy, operations, and technology advisory firm with a strong track record of serving transportation and other public-sector organizations.

FirstCash Holdings, Inc. ("FirstCash" or the "Company") investors who lost money may have claims to recover their losses. The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz today announced it is investigating potential securities fraud claims on behalf of investors in FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCFS), examining whether the Company may have violated the federal securities laws. The investigation centers on the disclosure about FirstCash Holdings, Inc. on October 22, 2026.

Boom Supersonic today unveiled its first complete supersonic turbine core, unveiled a 2GW turbine superfactory, and announced it is developing the world’s most advanced all-digital foundry, capable of casting the world’s most advanced single crystal turbine blades and vanes. The Superfactory will create up to 500 high paying jobs. The Superfactory is operational now and already making turbine parts; first single crystal components are expected to ship in 2027.

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC) (“AMC” or “the Company”), the largest theatrical exhibition company in the world, announced today that it will report its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026, on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.

Rio Tinto will invest $1.9 billion1 to develop the Kangwinan bauxite project on Western Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, underpinning the long-term future of its Weipa Operations and continued supply to its international customers and its Australian alumina refineries.

James Hardie Industries plc (NYSE / ASX : JHX) ("James Hardie" or the "Company"), a leading provider of exterior home and outdoor living solutions, today announced it will release financial results for the second quarter of its 2027 fiscal year after the market closes in the United States on Thursday, November 5th and before the market opens in Australia on Friday, November 6th. Following the release, the company will hold a conference call to discuss results, hosted by Aaron Erter, CEO and Ryan Lada, CFO. The event will be webcast live on the Investor Relations page of James Hardie’s corporate website (www.jameshardie.com) at the respective times for the following time zones:

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE: ATR), a global leader in drug delivery, dosing and protection technologies, and consumer product dispensing, today announced the appointment of Virginie Maes as President of Aptar Pharma, effective January 1, 2027.

Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE: LUCK), one of the world’s premier operators of location-based entertainment, will report financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2027 on Thursday, November 5, 2026, before the U.S. stock market opens. Management will discuss the results via webcast at 9:00 AM ET on the same day.

Chamberlain University, the nation’s largest school of nursing and a Covista institution, cut the ribbon today on its Salt Lake City campus, its first in Utah and 26th nationwide. The campus welcomes its first cohort of Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students on Oct. 26.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) has awarded nearly $60 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants to 37 affordable housing projects located in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas.

Entwistle & Cappucci LLP and Susman Godfrey L.L.P. today announced that they filed a class action complaint (“Complaint”) against Skechers U.S.A., Inc. (“Skechers” or the “Company”) and certain of its officers and directors (collectively, the “Skechers Defendants”), as well as 3G Capital Partners L.P., Greenhill & Co., LLC and related defendants (collectively, “Defendants”) on behalf of a class (the “Class”) consisting of all persons or entities that sold shares of Skechers Class A common stock from April 24, 2025 through September 12, 2025, including those who sold shares in the Take-Private acquisition (the “Take-Private Acquisition”) of Skechers by 3G Capital Partners L.P. and its affiliates on September 12, 2025.

Zevia PBC (“Zevia” or the “Company”) (NYSE:ZVIA), the Company that provides naturally delicious, zero sugar better-for-you beverages, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with a fund managed by GP Investments Ltd. (collectively, “GP Investments”) to issue convertible preferred stock in exchange for $20 million of growth equity to fund key strategic priorities to drive meaningful long-term value creation for shareholders.

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today announced that, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report from DNIB.com, the third quarter of 2026 closed with 411.6 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 9.9 million domain name registrations, or 2.5% compared to the second quarter of 2026. Domain name registrations also increased by 33.0 million, or 8.7%, year over year.

AM Best has revised the outlook to stable from negative for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term ICRs of “a+” (Excellent) for the members of Ohio Mutual Insurance Group (OMIG) (Bucyrus, OH). The outlook of the FSR is stable. See below for detailed listing of these companies and Credit Ratings (ratings).

N-able, Inc. (NYSE:NABL), a global cybersecurity company delivering business resilience, today announced that it will host a conference call to discuss its financial results for the third quarter of 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET on November 5, 2026.

Melar Acquisition Corp. I (“Melar”) (Nasdaq: MACI), a special purpose acquisition company, today announced that at its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”) held today, October 22, 2026, Melar’s shareholders have voted to approve the proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”) with Everli Global Inc., a Nevada corporation (together with its successors, “Everli”), as well as all other proposals related to the Business Combination.

Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIVN) today announced it has acquired Third Dimension AI, Inc., a pioneer in AI-powered 3D spatial generation. The strategic transaction will accelerate synthetic data generation and full-world simulation for Rivian's driver assistance and self-driving systems.

Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope, Inc. (OBE), North America’s leading vertically integrated manufacturer, fabricator, and distributor of architectural hardware, glass, and glazing systems, today announced the release of Safety & Security in Design, a joint research report published in strategic partnership with The American Institute of Architects (AIA).

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the world’s leading quantum platform and foundry, today announced that the company will release its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, after the financial markets close.

Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS), a provider of industry-leading chips and silicon IP making data faster and safer, and ChipAgents, a leader in agentic AI platforms for chip design, today announced a multi-faceted strategic agreement to accelerate chip design with agentic AI. As part of the agreement, Rambus is adopting the ChipAgents platform companywide, including deployment across its chip and silicon IP design and verification workflows to accelerate the pace of development. The companies will also collaborate to leverage Rambus’ deep semiconductor expertise and ChipAgents’ agentic AI platform and agentic workflows to enable greater speed and Quality of Results (QoR) in our customers’ chip design process across their preferred design environments. In addition, Rambus has become a strategic investor in ChipAgents, reflecting its confidence in the growing role of AI-native engineering in the future of chip design.

Albany Engineered Composites, a segment of Albany International Corp. (NYSE: AIN), today announced the expansion of its hypersonic, solid rocket motor and space capabilities through AEC Advanced Programs, Inc. (AEC-AP), a wholly owned subsidiary established in 2021 to develop the carbon-carbon manufacturing capabilities required for advanced high temperature, extreme environment applications. The AEC-AP facility is located in Rochester, New Hampshire, adjacent to the Albany Engineered Composites’ headquarters and research and development (R&D) operations.

MindWalk Holdings Corp. ("MindWalk") (NASDAQ: HYFT), a Bio-Native AI company, today announced that Thomas Lynch, PhD, has departed the company and ceased to serve as Chief Business Officer, effective October 16, 2026.

Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP (“CPM”) filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, against Educational Testing Service (“ETS”), on behalf of a proposed class of current and former K-12 California students who had their private information exposed as a result of ETS’ failure to implement adequate data security protections.

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTH) (“Hilltop”) today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2026. Hilltop produced income attributable to common stockholders of $24.9 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2026, compared to $45.8 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2025.

Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE: DEA), a fully integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”) focused primarily on the acquisition, development and management of Class A commercial properties leased to the U.S. Government and its adjacent partners, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.45 per common share. The dividend will be payable on November 20, 2026 to shareholders of record on November 5, 2026.

The Coca-Cola Company today announced the completion of a global marketing operating system review, reaffirming its commitment to building a world-class marketing ecosystem designed to drive growth, strengthen consumer connections and unlock the next generation of capabilities powered by data, technology and AI.

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Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: NUS) today announced it will release third quarter 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, Nov. 5. The Nu Skin management team will host a conference call with the investment community later that same day at 5 p.m. ET. During the call, management will discuss recent results and upcoming business initiatives.

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have completed two of the largest cosmological simulations ever performed. Each simulation modeled the evolution of 13.4 trillion dark matter particles across a region 28.6 billion light-years wide.

AM Best has withdrawn the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb” (Good) of Individual Assurance Company, Life, Health & Accident (IAC) (Oklahoma City, OK). At the time of withdrawal, the outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) was stable.

The Board of Directors of Murphy USA Inc. (NYSE: MUSA) today declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Common Stock of Murphy USA Inc. of $0.72 per share, or $2.88 per share on an annualized basis. This represents an increase of 11% from the Q3 2026 dividend. The dividend is payable on December 1, 2026, to stockholders of record as of November 4, 2026.

CitroTech Inc. (NYSE AM: CITR), a specialty chemical company developing environmentally responsible fire-inhibitor solutions, announced that with its recent financial closing it is advancing opportunities across wildfire prevention and asset protection, as well as fire retardant treated lumber and engineered wood products. The offering included participation from the company’s largest shareholder, BoltRock Holdings, led by CitroTech Chairman Craig Huff.

OP Bancorp (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: OPBK), the holding company of Open Bank (the “Bank”), announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per share. The dividend is payable on or about November 19, 2026 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 5, 2026.

Orion S.A. (NYSE: OEC), a global specialty chemicals company, today announced that members of its senior management team will attend two upcoming investor conferences.

Sallie Mae (Nasdaq: SLM), formally SLM Corporation, today released third quarter 2026 financial results. Complete financial results and related materials are available at www.SallieMae.com/investors. The materials will also be available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE: DEA) (the “Company” or “Easterly”) a fully integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”) focused primarily on the acquisition, development and management of Class A commercial properties leased to the U.S. Government and its adjacent partners, announced today the launch of its new brand identity, including a new logo, refreshed brand guidelines, and redesigned corporate website.

Oregon Pacific Bancorp (ORPB), the holding company of Oregon Pacific Bank, today reported net income of $2.75 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, compared to $2.76 million or $0.38 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.

Karman Space & Defense (NYSE: KRMN) today announced it will issue financial results for the Company's third quarter fiscal year 2026 after financial markets close on Thursday, November 5, 2026. Management will host a conference call and live audio webcast to discuss the results at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time.

OP Bancorp (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: OPBK), parent company of Open Bank, today reported: