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Columbia, Mo. – October 01, 2026 -- American Outdoor Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: AOUT) has authorized a new share repurchase program of up to $10 million, running from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Prior buyback program closed with $1.9 million deployed

The new authorization follows a predecessor program, launched in 2025 with an identical $10 million ceiling. As of September 30, 2026, that program had repurchased 236,907 shares at an average price of $8.15, totaling roughly $1.9 million, well below its full capacity.

Birmingham, Ala. – October 01, 2026 -- Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE: EHC) will release third-quarter 2026 financial results after market close on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

Company schedules investor call for Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. ET

Encompass Health will host a conference call the following morning to discuss the quarterly results with investors. Domestic participants can dial 833-354-6854 using conference ID EHCQ326, while international callers should use 785-838-9343 with the same ID.

Live webcast and replay available on investor site

A live webcast of the call, along with an online replay, will be accessible through the company's investor relations website. Encompass Health operates 177 inpatient rehabilitation hospitals across 39 states and Puerto Rico, making it the largest owner and operator of such facilities in the United States.

Mexico City – October 01, 2026 -- Genomma Lab Internacional, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: LABB) will release its Third Quarter 2026 earnings results on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, after the close of the Mexican Stock Exchange.

Executive team to brief investors on October 22 call

The company will hold a conference call on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Mexico City Time to discuss the quarterly financial results. Chief Executive Officer Marco Sparvieri, Chief Financial Officer Antonio Zamora, and Investor Relations Officer Christianne Ibanez will present on the call.

Webcast registration required for access

Investors seeking to join the call must register via a direct webcast link, after which they will receive an email confirmation with an invitation. Genomma Lab shares trade on the Mexican Stock Exchange under the ticker LAB B, with the Bloomberg code LABB:MM.

Conshohocken, Pa. – October 01, 2026 -- Quaker Houghton (NYSE: KWR) has closed a new 7-year, $550 million Term Loan B facility, refinancing its existing U.S. Term Loans and pushing debt maturity out to October 2033.

New facility carries SOFR plus 175 basis points pricing

The Term Loan B amends the company's existing Credit Agreement, with proceeds used to repay in full the U.S. Term Loans previously outstanding. Quarterly amortization payments will equal 0.25% of the initial $550 million principal, with the remaining balance due at the October 2033 maturity date.

Racine, Wis. – October 01, 2026 -- Modine (NYSE: MOD) has completed the spin-off of its Performance Technologies business and its combination with Gentherm (NASDAQ: THRM) through a Reverse Morris Trust transaction, closing a deal that valued the unit at approximately $946.4 million.

Modine receives $156 million cash distribution to cut debt

Modine received a cash distribution of approximately $156 million from Platinum SpinCo Inc., the entity that held the Performance Technologies business, with the proceeds used to repay outstanding indebtedness. The valuation of $946.4 million was calculated based on Gentherm's closing stock price on September 30, 2026.

Huntington, W.Va. – October 01, 2026 -- Energy Services of America Corporation (Nasdaq: ESOA) will acquire substantially all operating assets of FAMCO, Inc., a West Virginia water and sewer infrastructure contractor, for a base purchase price of $6.95 million.

Energy Services structures deal with mixed cash-and-stock payment

Under the Asset Purchase Agreement, three-eighths of the purchase price will be paid in cash at closing, while one-half will be issued in Energy Services common stock shortly after the transaction closes. The remaining one-eighth will be withheld pending a post-closing true-up.

Austin, Texas – October 01, 2026 -- SerpApi, a provider of structured search data APIs, has achieved ISO/IEC 27701:2019 certification, an internationally recognized standard for Privacy Information Management Systems (PIMS).

SerpApi adds privacy certification to existing security compliance stack

The ISO/IEC 27701 certification follows SerpApi's completion of a SOC 2 Type 2 examination, issuance of a SOC 3 report, and prior achievement of ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification. The standard requires organizations to meet strict requirements for managing risks tied to personally identifiable information (PII).

Bristol, R.I. – – October 01, 2026 -- Vatn Systems has won the Department of War Innovation Unit's (DIU) Mine Counter Measure Modernization Prize Challenge, with its SIGURD system ranking among the top performers in the Near Surface and Volume Mine Engage Test and Evaluation segment.

SIGURD neutralized mine threats under real mission conditions during DIU evaluation

The system, built on Vatn's Skelmir S6 platform, autonomously detected, reacquired and neutralized mine threats in scenarios designed to replicate field conditions. DIU opened the challenge in May 2026 to identify modular, communication-resilient, and rapidly fieldable technology for underwater mine threat reacquisition and neutralization.

Palo Alto – October 01, 2026 -- PaleBlueDot AI has closed a $200 million Series C financing round led by ComputeCore, valuing the Silicon Valley-based AI infrastructure provider at $3.2 billion.

Funding round follows January's $150 million Series B

The new round builds on a $150 million Series B announced in January 2026. Existing shareholder B Capital participated again alongside other global investors.

Company has signed more than $5 billion in customer contracts

As of the end of September 2026, PaleBlueDot AI had accumulated over $5 billion in customer contracts. Customers in the U.S. and Japan together generated more than half of the company's monthly revenue.

Phoenix – October 01, 2026 -- Companies rolling out AI tools risk failed adoption if leaders ignore the informal trust networks that determine whether employees actually change how they work, according to organizational psychologist Dr. Deborah Peck.

Gallup data shows manager support drives 78% AI usage rate

A 2026 Gallup survey found that among employees at organizations implementing AI, 78% of those who strongly agreed their manager supports its use reported using the technology frequently. Peck said this gap shows that communicating the purpose of AI tools is as critical as deploying them, since employees who feel competitive about AI may withhold knowledge from colleagues, straining team trust and risking deadline or budget impacts.