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TORONTO, Oct. 8, 2026 /CNW/ -- Manulife has appointed Sinéad O'Connor as Chief Actuary, effective October 12, 2026, reporting to Phil Witherington, President and Chief Executive Officer, and joining Manulife's Executive Leadership Team."Sinéad's strategic expertise, deep knowledge of our enterprise, and ability to lead highly engaged teams will make her an incredible Chief Actuary for Manulife," said Phil Witherington, President and Chief Executive Officer, Manulife. "Her appointment reflects her robust experience and proven leadership, and I am confident she will define an impactful and results-driven next chapter for our Actuarial, Inforce, and Reinsurance teams."O'Connor joined Manulife i

WOW! praised for pricing transparency and unique "Price for Life" optionENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW!), a leading provider of fiber-broadband internet services and advanced connectivity solutions, was named a top ISP by CNET in its "Best ISPs for 2026" and "Best Fiber ISPs for 2026" rankings.WOW! tied for second overall among 31 national and regional broadband and fiber providers that were evaluated on speed, stability, value and price transparency. WOW! scored a perfect 10/10 on price transparency and a 9.5/10 on value.CNET is a digital media publication that provides expert information, reviews and analysis on consumer technologies, services and tr

DALLAS , Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (TXSE: TCBI), the parent company of Texas Capital, today announced that its common and preferred stock have commenced trading on the Texas Stock Exchange ("TXSE"), following the transfer of their primary listings from Nasdaq. Texas Capital Bancshares’ common and preferred stock began trading on TXSE at market open today under the ticker symbols, "TCBI" and "TCBI PRB," respectively. The company expects to change the ticker symbols to "TXCP" and "TXCP PRB," respectively, on November 9, 2026. No action is required by stockholders in connection with the ticker symbol change. "As the only full-service financial services

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Market Updates News Commentary - Hypersonic and high-speed programs are multiplying, but the places to test them in real atmospheric conditions have not kept pace. Traditional wind tunnels run for seconds and are oversubscribed, which is why reusable flight-test platforms are drawing attention. Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE:FJET) says it has received its first flight hardware for its Wind Tunnel in the Sky™ program, built to support reusable Mach 2+ testing. Companies in the high-speed and defense backdrop include Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS), Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB), AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDA

Reports show 40% reduction in physical assaults on staff after adding body-worn camera technologySCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon (NASDAQ:AXON), the global public safety technology leader, today announced new Corrections deployments across four states, providing advanced solutions to help keep both staff and incarcerated individuals safe.Axon Corrections integrates real-time tools across facilities, enhancing operational efficiency and visibility for staff. Agencies implementing these solutions have reported measurable improvements in safety, including reductions in staff assaults and use of force.The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (NYS

Initial $10 million share repurchase program authorization advances leadership’s $30 million buyback plan Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ:BETR) ("Better" or the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $30 million of the Company’s Class A common stock. Better intends to begin repurchases with an initial $10 million phase. The program advances Better 2.0’s commitment to disciplined capital allocation as Better advances its next phase of growth. The Company intends to align the pace of the repurchases with executed operational cost savings and asset disposals such as the proposed sale of the Company’s UK bank subsidiary. Upon

Initial outreach marks the beginning of a broader commercial effort through IQSTEL's customer relationships, which provide potential reach to approximately 2.3 billion end users worldwide.Company establishes a 2027 operating objective of 300,000 active paid monthly subscriptions—a subscriber level previously modeled to generate $1.8 million to $3.6 million in potential annualized profit contribution for IQSTEL Digital.NEW YORK, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- iQSTEL Inc. (NASDAQ:IQST), a global telecommunications and technology company, today announced that IQSTEL Digital has initiated commercial outreach for its microdrama offering to seven mobile operators whose combined subscriber bases tota

Oversubscribed at nearly double the company's original target and joined by Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, and others. The financing arrives alongside two executive appointments: Bill Zerella as Chief Financial Officer and Mark Wayland as Chief Revenue Officer.ATLANTA, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Stord, the physical intelligence layer for independent commerce, today announced a $400 million credit facility led by Citi and joined by Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan, alongside First Citizens, Citizens, and KeyBank. The company saw significant demand, closing the facility oversubscribed at nearly double the amount Stord originally went to market seeking.The facility, combined with Stord's $250M Series F

BEIJING, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ucommune International Ltd (NASDAQ:UK) ("we", "Ucommune" or "the Company") today announced that it will hold the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") at 10 am on November 9, 2026, Beijing time (9 pm on November 8, 2026, U.S. Eastern time) at No. 12 Taiyanggong Middle Road, Guancheng Building, 10th Floor, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100028, People's Republic of China. The Board of Directors of the Company has established the close of business on October 8, 2026, Eastern time (the "Record Date"), as the record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting and any adjournments or postponements t

Award recognizes Singularity AI, SentinelOne’s foundational offering to help SecOps teams deliver on the vision for the Autonomous SOC SentinelOne® (NYSE:S), the AI Security leader, today announced it has been named "SIEM Solution of the Year" in the CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards 2026 program. This award recognizes Singularity AI SIEM, SentinelOne’s innovative data offering for helping security teams defenders detect, investigate and stop threats through the use of real-time security data and automated workflows. AI empowered attackers, rogue and malicious agents, and a new, expanded AI attack surface have shown the limits of legacy SOC defenses like SIEM and SOAR. SentinelOne provi

Enterprise agreement with a global media and entertainment leader expands Cyabra’s commercial footprint, delivering AI-powered narrative intelligence to protect brand equity New York, NY, Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cyabra, Inc. (NASDAQ:CYAB) ("Cyabra" or the "Company"), an artificial intelligence ("AI")-powered narrative intelligence company that helps governments and enterprises detect coordinated manipulation and protect digital trust, today announced a new enterprise agreement with a Fortune 500 global media and entertainment conglomerate. Under the agreement, Cyabra will deploy its AI platform to equip the media and entertainment company’s marketing, communications, and secur

Ute Indian Tribe Mosquito Abatement Department to bring PCR-based mosquito surveillance testing in houseSALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CODX) ("Co-Dx" or "the Company"), a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, patented platform for the development of molecular diagnostic tests, today announced that it has received an order from the Ute Indian Tribe Mosquito Abatement Department for a full Vector Smart® mosquito surveillance laboratory installation. The order represents the Company's first complete Vector Smart laboratory installation for a Native American tribe and will enable the Tribe to perform PCR testing of mosquito pools in house."We are

●Titan holds the exploration licenses over Ranstad, Sweden’s largest previously producing uranium mine, and approximately 207 km² of the surrounding Billingen uranium district, in a NATO and EU member state.●Originally built by AB Atomenergi, the state-controlled company behind Sweden’s first nuclear reactor, and later co-managed by LKAB, today one of Europe’s largest mining companies.●242 historical holes drilled by the Swedish state, more than 200 inside Titan’s license area. Historical assays averaged approximately 350 ppm U3O8 over about 7 meters, in a flat, layer-cake horizon that in places comes within approximately 9 meters of surface.●The EU imports virtually all of its uranium, arou

HONG KONG, Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DarkIris Inc. (NASDAQ:DKI) (the "Company" or "DarkIris"), an innovative technology provider in the digital media and entertainment sector, today announced that it has priced a best-efforts public offering with gross proceeds to the Company expected to be approximately $6 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other estimated expenses payable by the Company, excluding the exercise of any warrant offered. The offering is comprised of 4,166,666 units (each, a "Unit"), each consisting of (i) one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0016 per share (the "Class A Ordinary Shares"), and (ii) one warrant to purchase one Class

TAIZHOU, China, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- China SXT Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:SXTC) (the "Company"), today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with certain institutional investors for the purchase and sale of an aggregate of 8,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of the company, no par value per share (the "Shares") (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof), at a purchase price of $1.50 per share in a registered direct offering.The Company also agreed to issue to the same investors 8,000,000 warrants (the "Warrants") with an exercise price of $1.50 per share. The Warrants will be immediately exercisable upon issuance and have a 1-year term from the date of issuance. Eac

First installment of the 2026 Managed Repair Market report examines cost pressures, workforce challenges and technology adoptionContractor Connection®, Crawford & Company’s managed repair network of vetted and credentialed contractors, today released the first installment of its 2026 Managed Repair Market report, revealing that 58% of restoration contractors are absorbing higher labor costs to keep pricing consistent.Based on feedback from restoration contractors across the Contractor Connection network, the research provides carriers and other industry stakeholders with a direct view of the economic, workforce and operational forces shaping managed repair. Rising material costs, economic un

NEW YORK, Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Rubenstein Public Relations (RPR), a leading full-service communications firm, announces it has been named the Agency of Record for OS Therapies, Inc. (NYSE:OSTX), the world leader in gene-edited, Listeria-based cancer immunotherapies. Recently, OS Therapies announced that it has reached a critical point in achieving entry into the global market with access into the U.K national patient registry and UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) by the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). This comes after OS Therapies was accepted into the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Project Orbis, where 29 MHRA-led oncolo

Submission seeks to extend the Ameluz® label beyond the face and scalp to treatment fields of up to approximately 240 cm² on the rest of the body, with an adjusted illumination protocol WOBURN, Mass., Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biofrontera Inc. (NASDAQ:BFRI) ("Biofrontera" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development and commercialization of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in dermatology, today announced that it has submitted a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand the indication for Ameluz® (aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride) topical gel, 10%, in combination with PDT using the RhodoLED® lamp s

United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) will hold its third quarter 2026 conference call with Matt Flannery, chief executive officer, and Ted Grace, chief financial officer, on Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference call is available live by audio webcast at unitedrentals.com, where it will be archived until the next earnings call. The call is also accessible by dialing 800-791-4799 (international: 785-424-1631). The replay number for the call is 402-220-0687. The passcode for both the conference call and the replay is 31810. The company’s third quarter 2026 press release will be issued and available at unitedrentals.com after the market close on Wednesday, October

Live Omni One Demonstration to Accompany Investor Presentation and One-on-One Meetings Presentation Follows 3X Omni One Order Growth and Expanding Adoption Across U.S. Government and Enterprise Markets AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Virtuix Holdings Inc. ("Virtuix" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:VTIX), a leading developer of AI-driven, full-body simulation systems, today announced that Virtuix’s Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Jan Goetgeluk, will host an in-person presentation and one-on-one meetings at the LD Micro 20th Annual Main Event, taking place October 19–21, 2026 at the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Mr Goetgeluk will highlig