Demand uncertainty shrouds the oil market, OPEC+ remains confident in assuming the role, and a single statement from Novak triggers a reassessment.

October 8 - ** Shares of dental products distributor Henry Schein (HSIC.O) dropped 2% to $82 in pre-market trading. ** Ronald South, who has served as CFO for the past four years, will transition to Senior Advisor. ** Emmanuel Caprais will take over as CFO, officially assuming the role on November 4. ** Caprais was previously the Chief Financial Officer of global industrial manufacturer ITT. ** This leadership change comes about seven months after Frederick Lowery succeeded Stanley Bergman as CEO; Bergman had led the company for 35 years. ** Among 18 brokers, 9 rate the stock as “buy” or above, 8 as “hold”, and 1 as “sell”; the median target price is $96—data compiled by LSEG. ** As of the previous trading day's close, the stock has risen 10.69% year-to-date.

07:34 AM EDT, 10/08/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Movado (MOV) said Thursday that it has agreed to sell a 95% stake in its EBEL luxury watch brand for $66.5 million to a group led by Montres Journe, with participation from Chanel and Pierre Jacques. The deal enables Movado to deepen its focus on its core luxury and fashion watch and jewelry products, it said. Movado said it will initially transfer EBEL's intellectual property, inventory, and certain other assets to a newly formed Swiss unit, while retaining a 5% stake in the business. The transaction, expected to close in the next few months, is subject to adjustments and closing conditions, the company said.

Hydreight Technologies disclosed a C$ 300,000 minority investment in Insu Therapeutics, completed on March 13, 2026. The deal also granted Hydreight U.S. distribution rights for peptide medicines using Insu’s buccal delivery technology, subject to development success. Insu received a USPTO Notice of Allowance on a buccal peptide-delivery patent application, reinforcing Hydreight’s strategic stake. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. Hydreight Technologies Inc. published the original content used to generate this news brief via CNW (Ref. ID: 202610080730CANADANWCANADAPR_C0229) on October 08, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein.

On October 8th, after KeyBanc upgraded the rating of power equipment manufacturer Generac (GNRC.N) from "sector weight" to "overweight," Generac's stock price rose 1.2% in pre-market trading to $224. The brokerage stated that GNRC's data center power supply agreement with Amazon.com (AMZN.O) validates its position as a leading generator supplier. According to the brokerage, GNRC's management plans to achieve $3 billion to $3.2 billion in data center revenue by 2028 and remains confident in boosting supply chain capacity. KeyBanc also highlighted that, following multiple divestitures of portfolio assets, management continues to maintain a disciplined approach to capital allocation. As of the previous trading day's close, GNRC’s cumulative year-to-date gains exceeded 62%.