Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Oracle – Shares rose 2% after DA Davidson’s technology company received an upgrade from Neutral to Buy. “We believe a revamped OpenAI will return to its position as Google’s main challenger and, with fresh capital, will be able to meet its commitments this year, including to Oracle,” DA Davidson analysts wrote in a note to clients. STMicroelectronics – The semiconductor company rose 7% after announcing an expanded, multibillion-dollar partnership with Amazon Web Services to support cloud and AI data center infrastructure. Kroger – Shares rose nearly 5% after The Wall Street Journal reported that the grocery chain is preparing to name former Walmart executive Greg Foran as its next CEO. Novo Nordisk, Hims & Hers Health – Novo Nordisk rose about 5% as Hims & Hers pulled its counterfeit weight-loss pill from the market after Novo threatened legal action against the telehealth company. Him &…