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Bigdata.com launches Groundbreaking Agentic AI Platform for 24/7 Investment Monitoring and Daily Pre-Market Insights for Financial Professionals

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Trusted by 100+ global financial institutions, Bigdata.com’s new autonomous research agents solve complex tasks independently, continuously track portfolios and themes, and send tailored, comprehensive analyses before the market moves

NEW YORK, April 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Bigdata.com, the AI research assistant built for financial professionals and powered by two decades of trusted data from RavenPack, today launched its new autonomous research agents to tackle one of the industry’s biggest challenges: real-time investment monitoring. These agents deliver personalized, round-the-clock tracking of key financial developments from premium data sources, giving investors an unmatched edge in fast-moving markets.

Investment professionals struggle with information overload, delayed data, poor content retrieval, and opaque knowledge from LLMs. Bigdata.com eliminates these pain points by enabling users to upload portfolios, track investments, and get instant, high-quality analysis from transparent, auditable sources in one place. Its AI agents conduct deep research, continuously monitor market trends, and generate personalized reports with pre-market actionable insights so users never miss a critical development.

The platform is shaped by feedback from over 10,000 investors and financial professionals. This launch marks a major step forward in agentic, personalized financial research, with support from 20 major global investment banks, 14 top-tier hedge funds, and 26 of the largest asset management firms across the world.

At the core of this enhanced experience is a suite of three new specialized agents tailored to meet the real-world demands of financial researchers:

Watchlists – Users can build customized watchlists with their portfolios and investment themes and get real-time updates and insights from billions of financial documents, including real-time price movements and sentiment analysis, through a chat interface. Watchlists can be shared within organizations for broader collaboration and smarter decision-making. Users can also monitor holdings of prominent investors like Warren Buffet or explore thematic portfolios built by RavenPack’s award-winning data science team.Briefs – Analyzes over 55,000 global news sources to deliver real-time, customized updates and analysis on chosen securities and themes. Users can subscribe to automated newsletters and market summaries to stay informed with curated, actionable insights, tailored to their portfolios, ensuring they never miss critical developments.Workflows – Templated workflows enable users to gather, analyze, and synthesize data for repeatable investment related tasks, like a pre-or-post earnings report, company deep dives, sector summaries and much more.

Through these agents, the platform helps users by automating research tasks, delivering timely findings, and reducing blind spots, enabling investors to stay ahead of the competition and maximize returns.

“Investment professionals are drowning in data. The new Bigdata.com is a direct response to the needs of our growing user base,” said Armando Gonzalez, CEO of RavenPack and Founder of Bigdata.com. “By embedding insights from the financial research community, we’ve built a platform that mirrors the life of a financial researcher. With autonomous agents monitoring the market, investors can focus on strategy — not noise.”

Bigdata.com is also collaborating with a diverse range of voices in the financial community, from established thought leaders to popular market commentators. Notably, popular financial platforms like Litquidity, Overheard on Wall Street, and influencer Linas Beliūnas have also contributed their watchlists to the platform, creating a dynamic mix of professional perspectives and crowd-sourced investment ideas.

Abhijeet Gaikwad, Chief Investment Officer at ADG Capital Management LLP attests to its impact: “Their products have been a game-changer for quantitative investing, delivering unparalleled value and driving outstanding results. Transforming news into actionable data is essential for generating alpha and advancing research.”

About Bigdata.com 

Bigdata.com is an advanced agentic AI platform developed by RavenPack, a global leader in financial data analytics working with the world’s top hedge funds, banks, and asset managers. Combining real-time search capabilities, deep customization, and verifiable insights, Bigdata.com empowers professionals with instant access to the most current and relevant financial data. Backed by over two decades of AI expertise from RavenPack, Bigdata.com is redefining the future of financial research.

For more information, visit www.bigdata.com.

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Nelnet Campus Commerce Named Top Higher Education Payment Solutions Provider by Education Technology Insights

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LINCOLN, Neb., May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Nelnet Campus Commerce, a division of Nelnet, Inc. (NYSE: NNI), announced it has been named Top Higher Education Payment Solutions Provider for 2026 by Education Technology Insights, a leading education technology publication. The recognition highlights payment providers making a measurable impact on how colleges and universities manage, process, and protect student-facing financial transactions.

This designation marks the second time in three years that Nelnet Campus Commerce has been honored by the Education Technology Insights publisher family. In 2023, sister publication Enterprise Security Magazine named Nelnet Campus Commerce a Top Payment Security Solutions Provider, reinforcing the company’s sustained focus on building secure, fully integrated payment technology for higher education.

Education Technology Insights is a monthly print and digital publication reaching more than 127,000 qualified subscribers. Honorees are selected through a structured evaluation process that includes subscriber nominations, editorial research, and review by an industry advisory panel.

For nearly 25 years, Nelnet Campus Commerce has maintained the highest levels of payment security and compliance in higher education, including Payment Card Industry (PCI) Level 1 validation, Point-to-Point (P2PE) Encryption, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) compliance, and Nacha (the electronic payments association) Verified status. These credentials, combined with deep integrations across all major Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, have made Nelnet Campus Commerce a trusted partner for more than 1,100 higher education institutions navigating an increasingly complex payments landscape.

“Being recognized by Education Technology Insights, and by the same publisher that recognized our payment security leadership in 2023, reflects the sustained commitment our team brings to this work every day,” said Jackie Strohbehn, President of Nelnet Campus Commerce. “Higher education institutions deserve platforms that are not only flexible and intuitive for students and payers, but fundamentally secure. This recognition affirms that we are delivering on both, and we are grateful to our partner institutions who trust us to support their students and operations.”

The full editorial profile of Nelnet Campus Commerce is available on the Education Technology Insights website.

About Nelnet Campus Commerce
Nelnet Campus Commerce delivers unlimited payment opportunities across campus. Solutions use the latest technology to create a unique and integrated payment experience for more than 1,100 higher education institutions across the country. The intuitive and secure solutions are PCI Level 1 validated and integrate with every major ERP system. From payment processing and refunds to tuition payment plans and online storefronts, Nelnet Campus Commerce helps process every payment on campus. For more information, visit CampusCommerce.com.

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Cboe Global Markets Reports Trading Volume for April 2026

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CHICAGO, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a leading global markets operator and pioneer in equity derivatives, today reported April trading volume statistics across its global business lines.

The data sheet “Cboe Global Markets Monthly Volume & RPC/Net Revenue Capture Report” contains an overview of certain April trading statistics and market share by business segment, volume in select index products, and RPC/net capture, which is reported on a one-month lag, across business lines.

Average Daily Trading Volume (ADV) by Month

Year-To-Date

Apr

2026

Apr

2025

%

Chg

Mar
2026

%  
Chg

Apr

2026

Apr

2025

%  
Chg

Multi-listed options (contracts, k)

14,374

13,260

8.4 %

14,203

1.2 %

14,051

13,372

5.1 %

Index options (contracts, k)

6,257

5,087

23.0 %

6,876

-9.0 %

6,167

4,853

27.1 %

Futures (contracts, k)1

222

309

-28.0 %

338

-34.1 %

268

265

1.1 %

U.S. Equities – On-Exchange (matched shares, mn)

1,677

2,118

-20.8 %

2,048

-18.1 %

1,890

1,765

7.1 %

U.S. Equities – Off-Exchange (matched shares, mn)

220

125

75.7 %

240

-8.4 %

242

100

142.8 %

Canadian Equities (matched shares, k)

195,488

170,517

14.6 %

203,135

-3.8 %

210,630

162,357

29.7 %

European Equities (€, mn)

16,624

17,410

-4.5 %

18,629

-10.8 %

17,122

14,684

16.6 %

Australian Equities (AUD, mn)

1,125

1,047

7.4 %

1,318

-14.7 %

1,181

873

35.3 %

Global FX ($, mn)

57,873

65,340

-11.4 %

79,865

-27.5 %

67,171

55,398

21.3 %

Cboe Clear Europe Cleared Trades (k)

141,289

167,213

-15.5 %

169,513

-16.7 %

576,006

579,285

-0.6 %

Cboe Clear Europe Net Settlements (k)

1,285

1,099

16.9 %

1,431

-10.2 %

5,216

4,300

21.3 %

1 In the second quarter of 2025, Digital futures products were transitioned to Cboe Futures Exchange. Futures metrics prior to the second quarter of 2025 exclude Digital futures products.

April 2026 Trading Volume Highlights  

U.S. Options

Cboe’s proprietary index options set a single-day record on April 14 with 9.0 million contracts traded.S&P 500 Index (SPX) options set a single-day record on April 17 with 6.7 million contracts traded.Several areas across the business saw the second-highest monthly ADV on record, including Cboe’s proprietary index options (6.3 million), SPX options (5.0 million), mini-SPX options (XSP) (188 thousand contracts), and trading during Cboe’s Global Trading Hours (GTH) session (8:15 p.m. to 9:25 a.m. ET) (175 thousand contracts).

About Cboe Global Markets

Cboe Global Markets (Cboe: CBOE) is a leading global markets operator with a long history of innovation in equity derivatives. Since launching the world’s first listed options exchange in 1973, Cboe has pioneered landmark products, including the introduction of S&P 500® index options and the creation of the VIX® Index, the world’s leading gauge of market volatility, reshaping how investors manage risk and access opportunity. Today, Cboe operates derivatives, equities, and FX markets, providing trading, clearing, and investment solutions for customers worldwide. To learn more, visit www.cboe.com

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Cboe®, Cboe Global Markets®, Cboe Clear®, Cboe Futures Exchange®, CFE®, Cboe Volatility Index®, and VIX® are registered trademarks of Cboe Exchange, Inc. or its affiliates. Standard & Poor’s®, S&P®, SPX®, and S&P 500® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, LLC, and have been licensed for use by Cboe Exchange, Inc. All other trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.

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Cboe Global Markets, Inc. and its affiliates do not recommend or make any representation as to possible benefits from any securities, futures or investments, or third-party products or services. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. is not affiliated with S&P. Investors should undertake their own due diligence regarding their securities, futures, and investment practices. This press release speaks only as of this date. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. disclaims any duty to update the information herein.

Nothing in this announcement should be considered a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell any securities or futures in any jurisdiction where the offer or solicitation would be unlawful under the laws of such jurisdiction. Nothing contained in this communication constitutes tax, legal or investment advice. Investors must consult their tax adviser or legal counsel for advice and information concerning their particular situation.

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There are important risks associated with transacting in any of the Cboe Company products discussed here. Before engaging in any transactions in those products, it is important for market participants to carefully review the disclosures and disclaimers contained at: https://www.cboe.com/us_disclaimers/

Options involve risk and are not suitable for all market participants. Prior to buying or selling an option, a person should review the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options (ODD), which is required to be provided to all such persons. Copies of the ODD are available from your broker or from The Options Clearing Corporation, 125 S. Franklin Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60606.

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Danaher Announces Quarterly Dividend

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WASHINGTON, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 per share of its common stock, payable on July 31, 2026 to holders of record on June 26, 2026.

ABOUT DANAHER
Danaher is a leading global life sciences and diagnostics innovator, committed to accelerating the power of science and technology to improve human health. Through our connected ecosystem of industry-leading businesses, we work side by side with customers to solve many of their most complex scientific and clinical challenges—helping move innovations from discovery to delivery faster for patients who depend on them.

Powered by the Danaher Business System, our advanced science and technology and proven ability to innovate help enable faster, more accurate diagnoses and reduce the time, cost, and risk required to discover, develop, and deliver life-changing therapies. Through continuous improvement and operational excellence, our approximately 60,000 associates worldwide are focused on delivering lasting impact and improving quality of life around the world, while building a healthier, more sustainable tomorrow. Explore more at www.danaher.com.

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