NYSE issues a pre-market daily advisory direct from the trading floor.
NEW YORK, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today’s NYSE Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins.
Gold Royalty to celebrate listing milestone
Ashley Mastronardi delivers the pre-market update on April 29th
Stocks are little changed on Wednesday morning ahead of this afternoon’s Fed decision, with traders expecting interest rates to hold steady.
Four of the largest holdings by weight for the NYSX ETF – Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta – will report earnings following today’s market close.
Shares of Pershing Square (NYSE: PS) and Pershing Square USA (NYSE: PSUS) will begin trading on the NYSE today after raising $5 billion in the combined IPO.
Gold Royalty (NYSE American: GROY) Chairman and CEO David Garofalo will join Taking Stock to reflect on the company’s five-year listing anniversary.
Opening Bell Pershing Square (NYSE: PS) and Pershing Square USA (NYSE: PSUS) celebrate their IPO.
Closing Bell Gold Royalty (NYSE American: GROY) celebrates its five-year listing anniversary.
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Modern Platform Enhances Business Travel Within Energy, Marine, Mining and Other Complex Sectors
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 29 April 2026 – Direct Traveltoday announced the expansion of Avenir, its global travel platform, across its specialty market divisions, including Energy, Marine and Mining. Delivered through ATPI’s specialist businesses, Avenir provides a single global platform and unified service model for executive and project-based business travel, complementing the company’s established sector specific logistics and workforce mobility solutions.
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With this expansion, organizations operating in complex and logistically demanding environments will benefit from a more consistent and scalable approach to business travel, bringing modern infrastructure to corporate travel while continuing to rely on proven specialist solutions for crew and workforce logistics.
A Comprehensive Approach to Specialty Travel Industries such as energy, marine and mining manage multiple types of travel simultaneously, from large scale workforce and crew movements to executive, commercial and project travel. These needs are fundamentally different and require distinct solutions.
Avenir is designed to support traditional business travel within these sectors, bringing structure and consistency to:
Executive leadership travel
Commercial and client facing teams
Project based and technical specialists
This sits alongside ATPI’s established specialist services, which continue to manage:
Crew and workforce mobility
Offshore and rotational travel
Highly customized logistics to remote and complex destinations
Together, this creates a more coordinated and complete travel framework.
Strengthening Sector Expertise with a Modern Business Travel Platform Avenir enhances ATPI’s specialist offerings by introducing a consistent global foundation for business travel, while preserving the depth and specialization of existing solutions.
“Our long-standing leadership in specialty travel is built on deep sector expertise and a strong focus on our customers, and we remain committed to strengthening how we serve these markets,” said Christal Bemont, Chief Executive Officer of Direct Travel. “As travel becomes more complex, that foundation becomes even more important. Avenir is an important step forward, giving our customers a more consistent approach to global business travel, combined with the specialized solutions they rely on to support their operations.”
Energy With decades of experience supporting global energy organizations, ATPI delivers specialized travel solutions across offshore, project and executive travel. From complex international operations to high risk environments, the focus is on operational continuity, cost control and the safety and wellbeing of traveling personnel.
Marine With a long history in maritime travel, ATPI supports global shipping and offshore organizations with highly coordinated travel services. Expertise in crew movements, vessel rotations and global logistics ensures reliable, efficient operations across ports and regions worldwide.
Mining and Other Specialty Markets In mining and similarly complex sectors, ATPI provides tailored travel management solutions designed for remote operations and workforce mobility. This includes managing fly in fly out schedules, navigating challenging destinations and supporting safe, efficient travel for workers and project teams globally.
Specialist Technology and Capabilities These sector specific services are supported by ATPI’s specialist technology and service capabilities, including Crewhub and Crewlink, which are designed to manage workforce mobility and crew travel at scale.
Improving Visibility and Consistency for Business Travel While workforce and crew travel remain highly specialized, business travel within these sectors is often managed across fragmented regional systems.
Avenir brings greater consistency by enabling:
One global platform for business travel across regions
Centralized visibility and governance for travel and finance teams
Standardized policies with controlled local flexibility
A consistent traveler experience for employees worldwide
The result is better oversight, improved efficiency and a more streamlined experience for business travelers operating within complex global organizations. Hashtag: #atpi #directravel #avenir #globaltravelplatform
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
About Direct Travel, Inc
Direct Travel is one of the world’s largest travel management companies, focused on delivering exceptional, innovative solutions to every client and traveler. With a long history of proven market expertise, we blend advanced technology, superior service and expert insight to drive tangible value and meaningful savings across Corporate Travel, Leisure Travel, Meetings & Events and specialty travel businesses.
Through Avenir, our next-generation platform developed with leading technology partners, we provide the industry’s broadest inventory and a modern, real-time shopping experience that empowers travelers and simplifies program management. What truly sets us apart is the human care behind the technology, delivered by an experienced, passionate team dedicated to anticipating needs and delivering exceptional service at every step.
For more information about Direct Travel, visit www.dt.com
New solution transforms documentation into implementation-ready configuration, reducing cost, risk, and time to market
BOSTON, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Duck Creek, the intelligent core of insurance, today announced the launch of Duck Creek Agentic Product Configurator, an AI-powered agentic solution that redefines how insurers design, build, and deploy products. Duck Creek Agentic Product Configurator is available today and helps carriers greatly reduce implementation timelines.
Duck Creek Technologies
Duck Creek Agentic Product Configurator is the first AI-native approach to take insurance products from requirements to deployed configuration in a single, governed workflow, enabling insurers to move from fragmented, manual processes to a unified lifecycle that spans requirements generation, product configuration, validation, and deployment. The offering delivers measurable business impact, including significantly faster time to market, reduced implementation effort, and improved consistency across product launches. Early results show up to a 50% reduction in requirement and manuscript generation effort by leveraging product filings and in-force policy documents such as declarations and schedules, with timelines compressed from months to weeks.
“Product Configurator represents a fundamental shift in how insurers approach system implementation,” said Jose Lazares, Chief Product Officer at Duck Creek. “By applying AI across the entire lifecycle, we are helping insurers move from manual, resource-intensive processes to a more automated, predictable, and scalable model, reducing requirement and configuration effort by up to 50% and compressing timelines from months to weeks. This allows our customers to reduce risk, accelerate time to value, and focus more of their efforts on innovation rather than implementation.”
Insurance product configuration and core system implementation have historically been slow, resource-intensive, and difficult to scale. Product launches often take months and require significant coordination across teams and specialized resources. Duck Creek Agentic Product Configurator addresses these challenges by embedding AI across the full lifecycle, enabling a more automated, repeatable delivery model that reduces translation effort and improves consistency. Built-in validation, governance, and human-in-the-loop workflows ensure outputs remain accurate, explainable, and compliant.
Initially delivered by Duck Creek Professional Services, they apply AI to convert carrier documentation such as underwriting manuals, rating guides, and forms into structured requirements and implementation-ready manuscript configurations. The solution uses multi-agent orchestration to extract knowledge from carrier documents, generate structured requirements, and produce validated configuration artifacts aligned to Duck Creek Policy, creating a seamless path from business intent to system execution.
“Services play a critical role in turning innovation into measurable outcomes for our customers,” said Chris McCloskey, Chief Operating Officer at Duck Creek. “With Agentic Product Configurator, our Professional Services team can help insurers move from documentation to deployed products much faster, reducing implementation timelines and accelerating time to value in a way that was not previously possible.”
Duck Creek Product Configurator supports a wide range of use cases across both new implementations and ongoing product evolution, including:
New product launches – Generate a first draft of product configuration directly from business documentation, reducing setup time from months to weeks
Multi-state expansion – Rapidly create product variants by reusing patterns and applying state-specific changes
Product transformation and migration – Extract and operationalize existing product requirements into modern configurations
Ongoing product updates – Continuously evolve rating, rules, and forms without reintroducing manual processes
About Duck Creek
Duck Creek is the intelligent core that leading insurers choose to build on. Purpose-built for property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance, Duck Creek unifies the full insurance lifecycle on a single platform with one data foundation. As an agentic platform, it connects intelligence across underwriting, policy, billing, claims, and payments workflows where decisions are made and compliance is non-negotiable. Duck Creek enables carriers to launch products faster, adapt quickly to change, and grow with precision and confidence. Solutions are available individually or as a full suite via Duck Creek OnDemand. Visit www.duckcreek.com and follow Duck Creek on LinkedIn and X.
HONG KONG, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — At Phase 2 of the 139th Canton Fair, across booths showcasing everything from home decoration to building materials, buyers and suppliers are negotiating at speed, closing orders within minutes. Yet just beyond the handshake, a familiar friction remains: moving money across borders is still slow, costly, and uncertain.
This gap is especially visible for businesses operating across emerging markets such as Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. At this year’s Canton Fair, PhotonPay is on site at Booth DT1809-12, engaging directly with global merchants and demonstrating how its payment infrastructure can better match the pace of modern trade. By introducing stablecoin-enabled settlement alongside traditional rails, PhotonPay is helping turn global payments from a bottleneck into a more reliable, continuous flow of value.
Bridging Trade Velocity with Financial Infrastructure
PhotonPay’s approach goes beyond a single payment method. It offers a unified financial operating system that connects multi-currency wallets, global collections, payouts, and treasury management into one platform. Within this system, stablecoins act as an important settlement layer, complementing traditional banking networks rather than replacing them.
Businesses can hold and manage both fiat and digital assets in one place, switch between currencies in real time, and choose the most efficient payment route depending on the destination market. The result is greater control over global cash flow, improved transparency, and the ability to operate without being constrained by fragmented financial systems.
Solving the Payment Frictions of Emerging Markets
At the Canton Fair, these capabilities are resonating strongly with businesses from emerging markets, where inefficiencies in global payment are often most acute.
One exhibitor from Kenya, specializing in handcrafted furniture, shared his experience with global collections. “Our buyers are global, but getting paid is still complicated. Bank transfers are slow, and sometimes we lose a portion of the payment to intermediary fees.”
In response, the PhotonPay team introduced a more flexible collection model. For markets where traditional banking networks are less efficient, stablecoins can be used as a direct settlement option. Funds can be received almost instantly, without passing through multiple correspondent banks, and then converted into local currency when needed. This shortens the payment cycle and improves cost predictability, while still maintaining compliance and usability within the local market.
Meanwhile, a buyer from Brazil sourcing home goods from multiple suppliers described the difficulty of managing frequent outbound payments. Coordinating payments across several vendors often involves delays, fragmented processes, and exposure to FX fluctuations.
PhotonPay demonstrated how businesses can centralize funds in a unified wallet and execute batch payments through a single interface. Depending on the destination, payments can be routed through local fiat rails or settled via stablecoins to improve speed and efficiency. FX capabilities also allow businesses to execute transactions at prevailing exchange rates, reducing uncertainty in global operations.
Conversations on the ground reflect a broader shift taking place across global trade. Stablecoins are no longer viewed purely as a technical innovation, but increasingly as a practical tool for improving how money moves internationally. When integrated into a compliant and flexible infrastructure, they offer a way to simplify complexity without changing how end users experience payments.
PhotonPay’s presence at the Canton Fair reflects a clear direction: as trade becomes faster and more distributed, financial infrastructure must evolve in parallel. By integrating stablecoins into a broader, enterprise-grade payment system, PhotonPay is helping businesses move with greater speed, control, and confidence in an increasingly interconnected market.
Looking ahead, PhotonPay will continue its presence at Phase 3 of the 139th Canton Fair from May 1 to May 5 at Booth DT1809-12. The team welcomes global partners, merchants, and industry participants to connect on site and explore how next-generation payment infrastructure can unlock new opportunities in global trade.
About PhotonPay
PhotonPay is a stablecoin-powered financial operating system built for global infrastructure. Designed for modern enterprises and platforms, PhotonPay enables businesses to send, receive, convert, and settle funds across both fiat and stablecoin rails — through a single, compliance-first integration. With coverage spanning 200+ countries and territories and regulatory authorizations secured across key global markets, PhotonPay is redefining the efficiency of global B2B liquidity.
SHENZHEN, China, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — 8849, a leader in rugged mobile innovation, is proud to announce the launch of the TANK Pad Ultra. This flagship tablet is the first of its kind to integrate a high-performance DLP projector with professional-grade ruggedness and 5G connectivity, features into one versatile device built to perform anywhere.
Project Your World Anywhere
The TANK Pad Ultra is centered around a built-in 1080p DLP Projector with 260 lumens. Whether the user is projecting a tactical map on a canyon wall or hosting a movie night at a remote campsite, the visual clarity is stunning. Complemented by Dual Speakers, it delivers an immersive cinematic experience without external hardware.
Unmatched Battery Life and Utility
Powered by a massive 23400mAh battery, supported by 66W Super Charging to get you back in action quickly. Beyond its processing power, the TANK Pad Ultra is a survival powerhouse featuring a 800-lumen camping light that can illuminate an entire forest clearing.
Unstoppable Power & Performance
Under the hood, the Dimensity 8200 5G chipset paired with 16GB RAM and 512GB ROM ensures lightning-fast speeds for gaming, streaming, and heavy multitasking. Running on the latest Android 15, users enjoy the most secure and efficient software experience. With WiFi 6 support, staying connected in the field has never been smoother or faster.
Capture Darkness & Light
Record the world in any light with a versatile triple-camera system. The 50MP Main camera captures vivid daylight shots, while the 64MP Night Vision lens reveals the invisible in total darkness. For video conferencing or selfies, the 32MP Front camera ensures the user always looks best, even miles away from civilization.
The 8849 TANK Pad Ultra is more than a tablet – it’s a rugged, all-in-one powerhouse designed to adapt to any environment. Combining projection, performance, and endurance, it delivers a unique experience that empowers users to work, explore, and enjoy without limits.
Conquer the wild with the power of 8849. Committed to the mission of “protecting your every moment”. With the launch of the TANK Pad Ultra, 8849 continues its mission to push the boundaries of rugged mobile technology – combining innovation, endurance, and performance into one unstoppable device.
SANYA, China, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — With the 2026 Asian Beach Games (ABG) in full swing, Sanya has become the hub of Asian sports and culture. In recent days, from the well-equipped Athletes’ Village to the Binglanggu cultural area brimming with Li ethnic customs, and from the mobile ABG-themed trams to the bustling seaside night markets, Sanya is presenting the world with a grand event where sports and culture are deeply intertwined, showcasing the warmth and meticulous organization of a gracious host.
Located at the Mangrove Tree Resort, the Athletes’ Village runs smoothly with top-notch facilities and services. An Iranian wrestler praised it as “a comfortable, safe environment” that serves as “a micro-community for friendship among global youth”, not just a resting place.
Off the field, Sanya’s night markets are evening hotspots. Hainan’s signature delicacies, such as Coconut Chicken and Ching Bo Leung, are widely loved by everyone. The blend of local street food and the cool night breeze perfectly captures Sanya’s city character, where relaxation meets lively local vibes.
At the Binglanggu Li & Miao Cultural Heritage Park, the design philosophy behind the ABG mascot “Yaya” has been widely promoted. Its image fuses traditional Li totems, the wing patterns of the mythical Gan Gong bird, and wave elements, serving as a prime example of how Sanya infuses Li intangible cultural heritage into international sports symbols. After experiencing Li brocade weaving, Indonesian blogger Edward Halim noted, “Yaya is not just a symbol of the games, but a living ambassador for the heritage of Hainan’s Li culture.”
The ABG-themed trams running along the city’s main arteries have become a moving scenic feature. The interior and exterior of the carriages are decorated with the mascot, silhouettes of various sports, and tropical landscapes, ferrying citizens and tourists to the competition venues every day. Meanwhile, participating athletes and visitors are unwinding at places like Sanya Bay, soaking in the island time amidst the azure sea and coconut groves.
As of press time, fierce competition is underway in multiple ABG events, with an enthusiastic atmosphere among live spectators. Through this spectacular beach sports gala, Sanya is demonstrating its comprehensive strength as an international tourism and consumption hub and a gathering place for diverse cultures. As the games progress, this tropical coastal city will continue to draw the attention of Asia and the world.
Backed by Decheng Capital, Loyal Valley Capital, OrbiMed, and Other Renowned Investors
SHANGHAI, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Vivacta Biotechnology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“Vivacta” or “Vivacta Bio”), an innovative biotechnology company focused on revolutionizing in vivo CAR-T therapies, announces the company recently completed Series A and Series A+ financing of over US$ 50 million. The two series of financing were led by Loyal Valley Capital and Decheng Capital respectively, and participated by renowned investors including OrbiMed, Hankang Capital, Eisai Innovation Inc., C&D Emerging Industry Equity Investment, as well as by existing shareholders such as Qiming Venture Partners, Beijing Shunxi, and Apricot Capital. Investors in Vivacta’s Series A and Series A+ financing comprised global industrial capital and specialist biotechnology investors, whose recognition highlights the potential of Vivacta’s innovative technologies and fuels accelerated clinical development and global operation of the company.
“We are deeply honored by the recognition and support from a group of leading investors“, commented Dr. Liu Yarong, Founder and CEO of Vivacta,“Vivacta is committed to advancing innovative in vivo CAR-T cell therapies. Our core product, GT801, has demonstrated promising safety and efficacy profiles in early clinical studies across hematological malignancies and autoimmune disease patients, potentially offering these patient populations a transformative treatment option to deliver innovative therapies to more patients in need.”
The proceeds from this financing round will be used to advance clinical trials for GT801, support GT801 regulatory submission and approval, expand research team and build out our platform, and accelerate Vivacta’s global expansion in the in vivo CAR-T field. Initial human data of GT801, Vivacta’s core project, was recently reported via an oral report at American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting & Exposition 2025 (ASH 2025) in December 2025. Upon closing of Series A+ financing, Mr. Xie Ronggang from Loyal Valley Capital and a partner from DC Global Ventures joined the board of directors of Vivacta.
About Vivacta
Vivacta is a biotechnology company dedicated to pioneering in vivo CAR-T cell therapy, committed to delivering transformative treatments for cancer patients and autoimmune disease patients. The Company’s flagship product, GT801, is a next-generation in vivo CAR-T therapy that has shown significant potential in early clinical studies for treating hematologic malignancies and autoimmune conditions.
About DC Global Ventures
DC Global Ventures is an investment firm that provides capital and strategic support to early-stage life science companies with revolutionary technologies and growth stage healthcare companies with strong market presence. We are a group of dedicated professionals with complementary expertise to build highly successful companies globally. Founded in 2012, DC Global Ventures continues to capitalize on a historic opportunity in the rapid growth of healthcare industry as well as breakthroughs in life science research. With over $2.5 billion in capital and the support from some of the most prestigious limited partners in the world, DC Global Ventures is poised to create value for our investors and entrepreneur partners.
About Loyal Valley Capital
Established in 2015, Loyal Valley Capital (LVC) is a thematic, research-driven private equity firm with strong entrepreneurial culture that invests in companies positioned to benefit from the secular industry transformations in China. LVC mainly focuses on three key sectors: New Consumer, Healthcare, and Advanced Manufacturing. We pride ourselves as a trusted influential shareholder by entrepreneurs, relentlessly focused on active value creation and accelerating growth via strategic initiatives through our extensive network of business leaders in China.
Loyal Valley Capital has built a robust portfolio of more than 110 outstanding leading companies nationwide. Our diversified portfolio covers representative companies across sectors, including Junshi Biosciences, Allist Pharmaceuticals, Henlius Biotech, Akeso Biopharma, Innovent Biologics, Caris Therapeutics, LBL Therapeutics, SurgiRobot, CoreMedic, UNISOC, Supcon Technology, EVE Energy, Biyi Space, Avary Holding, RIGOL Technologies, Qiangyi Semiconductor, Bilibili, Pop Mart, ByteDance, Xiaohongshu, and MAOGEPING. The firm maintains long-term industrial focus and cross-cycle investment vision, committing to delivering sustainable value creation for entrepreneurs, limited partners and the broader society by backing innovative and high-potential enterprises in key strategic industries.
About OrbiMed Advisors LLC
OrbiMed is a leading healthcare investment firm, with over $20 billion in assets under management. OrbiMed invests globally across the healthcare industry, from start-ups to large multinational corporations, through private equity funds, public equity funds, and royalty/credit funds. OrbiMed seeks to be a capital provider of choice, providing tailored financing solutions and extensive global team resources to help build world-class healthcare companies. OrbiMed’s team of over 130 professionals is based in New York City, London, San Francisco, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Herzliya, and other key global markets.
SEOUL, South Korea, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — KT Corporation (NYSE: KT), South Korea’s largest integrated telecom and digital platform service provider, announced that it has filed its Form 20- F Annual Report on April 29th, 2026 for the year ended December 31, 2025 with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States. The report can be accessed on KT’s English website at https://corp.kt.com/eng in the Investors section under Business Report as well as the SEC’s Edgar database at www.sec.gov. Shareholders may also request a hard copy of the Form 20-F Annual Report that includes audited financial statements of 2025, free of charge, by sending an e-mail to the Company’s IR department at ktir@kt.com.
KT Corporation is the leading integrated telecommunications and platform service provider based in South Korea. Principal services include mobile, Broadband, IPTV, B2B communications, and fixed-line telephony. The Company has industry-leading market presence in Broadband, media services, and fixed-line telephony by maintaining the No.1 market share positions. Also, the Company is the No.1 player in B2B communications and offers a wide range of digital transformation services (DC, Cloud, AI, etc.). Additionally, the Company possesses a well-balanced portfolio of diverse subsidiaries focusing on media/content, financial services, real estate developments, and commerce industries.
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