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Gartner Survey Finds 85% of Service and Support Leaders are Expanding Human Agent Responsibilities Despite Expectations of Mass AI Layoffs

Lastest from Businesswire - 1 hour 37 min ago
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eighty-five percent of customer service and support leaders are expanding human agent responsibilities as AI reduces contact volume and shifts work toward higher-value tasks, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company. Just thirty-one percent have implemented, or are planning, frontline workforce reductions through layoffs in response to AI through 1Q27. A Gartner survey of 321 customer service and support leaders worldwi

Phillips 66 Limited completes acquisition of Lindsey Oil Refinery assets

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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Phillips 66 Limited today announced it has completed the acquisition of the assets and associated infrastructure of Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery Limited.

Castle Leisure Limited extends long‑term relationship with NCR Atleos to ensure reliable, free‑to‑use cash access across UK venues

Lastest from Businesswire - 1 hour 37 min ago
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NCR Atleos Corporation (NYSE: NATL) (“Atleos”), a leader in expanding self-service financial access for financial institutions, retailers and consumers, today announced that Castle Leisure Limited, an operator of leisure, entertainment, and bingo venues across the UK, has extended its long‑standing relationship with NCR Atleos to continue providing customers with convenient, free‑to‑use access to cash. Under the renewed agreement, NCR Atleos will supply and manage 22 A

Best's Market Segment Report: AM Best Maintains Stable Outlook on France's Life Insurance Segment Despite Global Economic Uncertainty, Increased Geopolitical Risks and Domestic Political Instability

Lastest from Businesswire - 4 hours 37 min ago
AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #insurance--AM Best has maintained its stable outlook on France’s life insurance segment and expects the segment to report further growth in 2026, reflecting continued policyholder interest in the segment’s savings offerings tied to positive interest rates. In its new Best’s Market Segment Report, “Market Segment Outlook: France Life Insurance,” AM Best states that surrender rates are expected to remain at a manageable level, despite the global economic uncertainty, the increase

EcoOnline Report: 92% of Workers Say Safety Boosts Productivity, but Operational Risks Are Undermining Retention and Business Growth

Lastest from Businesswire - 4 hours 37 min ago
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #CanadaLabor--EcoOnline 2026 North America Workplace Safety Report shares insights from 1200 workers on safety, productivity, retention, and operational resilience.

Avanti Capital Featured by FO Pro for Building a Multi-Generational Family Office Rooted in Governance, Stewardship and Shared Purpose

Lastest from Businesswire - 4 hours 37 min ago
BOCA GRANDE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avanti Capital is featured by FO Pro for its evolution into a multigenerational family office rooted in governance, stewardship and shared purpose.

Helical Fusion Launches Helix Program “Official Partners” to Build Japan’s Industrial Coalition for Commercial Fusion Energy

Lastest from Businesswire - Mon, 04/27/2026 - 23:20
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #ZEROe--Helical Fusion Co., Ltd., a fusion energy company developing a Helical stellarator power plant, today announced the launch of Helix Program Official Partners, a new strategic partnership framework designed to bring together long-term industrial collaborators committed to advancing fusion from laboratory progress to real-world fusion power deployment. The Helix Program is Helical Fusion’s core initiative to realize commercially viable fusion energy in the 2030s. Rather th

Grant Thornton Advisors announces that Grant Thornton Australia is advancing plans to join its platform

Lastest from Businesswire - Mon, 04/27/2026 - 23:20
CHICAGO & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Grant Thornton Advisors LLC has announced that Grant Thornton Australia is advancing plans to join its multinational platform, a rapidly expanding group of nearly 20 aligned firms spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific region. For the Grant Thornton Advisors platform, the transaction would bring additional scale and momentum tied to the Australian firm’s annual revenues of USD $282M (AUD $392M), 1,500 employees and six offices. It

Vendoroo Joins the Rent Manager Integrations Program to Bring AI-Powered Front Desk and Maintenance Operations to Rent Manager Customers

Lastest from Businesswire - Mon, 04/27/2026 - 23:20
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vendoroo, the AI-powered front desk and maintenance operations platform for property management, today announced it has joined the Rent Manager Integrations Program. Vendoroo already supports hundreds of property managers and helps reduce manual maintenance coordination by up to 95%. Vendoroo helps property managers run front desk and maintenance workflows from resident communication and intake through triage, dispatch, scheduling, follow-up, and resolution. The

Lost Money in POET Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: POET)? Investors Urged to Contact Award-Winning Firm, Gibbs Mura

Lastest from Businesswire - Mon, 04/27/2026 - 23:20
OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $POET #ClassAction--Gibbs Mura is investigating a potential securities class action lawsuit on behalf of POET Technologies investors.

Rosen Law Firm Urges Regencell Bioscience Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: RGC) Stockholders with Large Losses to Contact the Firm for Information About Their Rights

Lastest from Businesswire - Mon, 04/27/2026 - 20:20
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers and acquirers of Regencell Bioscience Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: RGC) securities between October 28, 2024 and October 31, 2025, inclusive (the “Class Period”). Regencell is a purported early-stage bioscience company. For more information, submit a form, email attorney Phillip Kim, or give us a call at 866-767-3653. The Allegations: Rosen Law Firm is Investigating

KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust 2026-LTV1 (JPMMT 2026-LTV1)

Lastest from Businesswire - Mon, 04/27/2026 - 20:20
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #creditratingagency--KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to 8 classes of mortgage pass-through notes from J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust 2026-LTV1 (JPMMT 2026-LTV1). JPMMT 2026-LTV1 is a prime high LTV RMBS transaction sponsored by JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association and comprises 382 residential mortgages with an aggregate unpaid principal balance (UPB) of approximately $318.9 million as of the April 1, 2026, cut-off date. The underlying collateral consists primarily of 30-year fixed-rate

Rosen Law Firm Urges Globant S.A. (NYSE: GLOB) Stockholders with Large Losses to Contact the Firm for Information About Their Rights

Lastest from Businesswire - Mon, 04/27/2026 - 20:20
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers and acquirers of Globant S.A. (NYSE: GLOB) common stock between February 15, 2024 and August 14, 2025, inclusive (the “Class Period”). Globant is an international technology company. For more information, submit a form, email attorney Phillip Kim, or give us a call at 866-767-3653. The Allegations: Rosen Law Firm is Investigating the Allegations that Globant S.A

Investor Notice: Robbins LLP Informs Investors of the SES AI Corporation Class Action

Lastest from Businesswire - Mon, 04/27/2026 - 20:20
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $SES #AI--Robbins LLP informs stockholders that a class action was filed on behalf of all investors who purchased or otherwise acquired SES AI Corporation (NYSE: SES) securities between January 29, 2025 and March 4, 2026. SES claims to be a "leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance, AI-enhanced Lithium-Metal (“Li-Metal”) and Lithium-ion (“Li-ion”) rechargeable battery technologies and battery materials for Energy Storage Systems (“ESS”), Urban Air Mobility (“UAM”)

Ladenburg Thalmann Expands Investment Banking Platform with Biotechnology Specialist Dr. Aydin Huseynov, M.D., CFA

Lastest from Businesswire - Mon, 04/27/2026 - 20:20
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. (“Ladenburg Thalmann”), a leading middle-market investment bank providing investment banking, equity research, and institutional sales and trading services, today announced that Aydin Huseynov, M.D., CFA, has joined the firm's Healthcare Investment Banking Group as Managing Director, Biotechnology Investment Banking Specialist. Dr. Huseynov will focus on the continued expansion of Ladenburg's biotechnology investment banking platform

KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Benchmark 2026-B43

Lastest from Businesswire - Mon, 04/27/2026 - 20:20
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #creditratingagency--KBRA is pleased to announce the assignment of preliminary ratings to 15 classes of Benchmark 2026-B43, a $683.2 million CMBS conduit transaction collateralized by 31 commercial mortgage loans secured by 53 properties. The collateral properties are located throughout 26 MSAs, of which the three largest are New York (20.2% of pool balance), Washington - NoVA - MD (12.1%), and Cleveland (7.9%). The pool has exposure to all major property types, with four types representi

Irenic Acquisition Corp. Announces Pricing of $220,000,000 Initial Public Offering

Lastest from Businesswire - Mon, 04/27/2026 - 20:20
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Irenic Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) announced today that it priced its initial public offering of 22,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share. Only whole warrants will be exercisable. The units will be listed on The Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) and trade under the tick

MyFreeScoreNow Takes Legal Action to Protect Customers, Partners and Consumer Choice

Lastest from Businesswire - Mon, 04/27/2026 - 17:20
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #MyFreeScoreNow--MyFreeScoreNow files legal action to protect customers, partners and consumer choice after refusal to return data by ConsumerDirect.

Paystand Launches USDb: The First Bitcoin-Aligned Stablecoin Purpose-Built for the $100 Trillion B2B Economy

Lastest from Businesswire - Mon, 04/27/2026 - 17:20
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #B2BPayments--Paystand launched USDb, a bitcoin-aligned stablecoin for B2B payments, targeting AR/AP, payroll and treasury workflows in the $100T market.

FirstSun Capital Bancorp Reports First Quarter 2026 Results

Lastest from Businesswire - Mon, 04/27/2026 - 17:20
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FirstSun Capital Bancorp (“FirstSun”) (NASDAQ: FSUN) reported net income of $21.6 million for the first quarter of 2026 compared to net income of $23.6 million for the first quarter of 2025. Earnings per diluted share were $0.76 for the first quarter of 2026 compared to $0.83 for the first quarter of 2025. Adjusted net income, a non-GAAP financial measure, was $23.7 million or $0.84 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2026. On April 1, 2026, we completed our merg

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