TROY, Mich., July 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kelly, a global workforce strategy and solutions provider, will release its second-quarter earnings before the market opens on Thursday, August 6, 2026. In conjunction with its earnings release, Kelly will publish a financial presentation and host a live webcast of a conference call with financial analysts at 9 a.m. ET on August 6 to review the results from the quarter and answer questions.
The presentation and a link to the live webcast will be accessible through the Company’s public website on the Investor Relations page under Events & Presentations. The webcast will be recorded, and a replay will be available within one hour of completion of the event through the same link as the live webcast.
About Kelly
Kelly Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: KELYA, KELYB) helps companies recruit and manage skilled workers and helps job seekers find great work. Since inventing the staffing industry in 1946, we have become experts in the many industries and local and global markets we serve. With a network of suppliers and partners around the world, we connect approximately 375,000 people with work every year. Our suite of outsourcing and consulting services and solutions ensures companies have the people they need, when and where they are needed most. Headquartered in Troy, Michigan, we empower businesses and individuals to access limitless opportunities in industries such as science, engineering, technology, education, manufacturing, retail, finance, and energy. Revenue in 2025 was $4.3 billion. Learn more at kellyservices.com.
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DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul. 8, 2026– Resources Connection, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGP) (the “Company,” “we,” and “our”), a global consulting firm, will announce results of operations for its fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended May 30, 2026 after the close of market on July 22, 2026.
This release will be followed by a conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET, July 22, 2026. A live webcast of the call will be available on the “Investor Relations” Events section of the Company’s website. To access the call by phone, please go to this link (registration link), and you will be provided with dial in details. To avoid delays, we encourage participants to dial into the conference call fifteen minutes ahead of the scheduled start time. A replay of the webcast will also be available for a limited time by visiting the RGP Investor Events section of the Company’s website.
ABOUT RGP
RGP (Nasdaq: RGP) has been redefining professional services for 30 years by closing the gap between advice and execution. RGP combines the flexibility of on-demand talent, the rigor of consulting, and the accountability of managed services for faster impact, smarter investment, and lower risk. The firm partners with CFOs and other C-suite leaders across finance, digital transformation, data, and cloud — connecting advisory to execution at global scale.
Based in Dallas, Texas, with offices worldwide, RGP annually engages with more than 1,500 clients around the world from 40 physical practice offices and multiple virtual offices. As of January 2026, RGP is proud to have served 90 percent of the Fortune 100 and has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report (2025–2026 Best Companies to Work For) and Forbes (America’s Best Midsize Employers 2026, America’s Best Management Consulting Firms 2025, World’s Best Management Consulting Firms 2025).
The Company is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the exchange’s highest tier by listing standards. To learn more about RGP, visit: http://www.rgp.com.
The biggest potential acquisition in fintech history is now on the table. Stripe, the privately held payments giant valued at $159 billion, and private equity firm Advent International have submitted a joint offer to acquire PayPal Holdings (Nasdaq: PYPL) for $60.50 per share in a deal valued at more than $53 billion. The offer represents a 28% premium to PayPal’s closing price on July 14 and is backed by approximately $50 billion in committed bank financing. PayPal shares surged roughly 18% on the news.
PayPal has not formally responded to the proposal. Stripe and Advent are reportedly pushing to advance discussions over the coming weeks. Under the terms of the offer, the two firms would share ownership of PayPal on an equal basis, with no plans to break up or dismantle the company.
How PayPal Got Here
The offer arrives at a moment of profound vulnerability for a company that once defined digital payments. At its 2021 peak, PayPal commanded a market capitalization of approximately $360 billion. By early 2026, that figure had fallen to as low as $36 billion, a decline of roughly 90% driven by years of slowing growth, intensifying competition from Apple Pay, Google Pay, and a new generation of embedded payment platforms, and repeated failed turnaround attempts that left investors skeptical of the company’s ability to reclaim relevance.
The current leadership team, led by new CEO Enrique Lores who replaced Alex Chriss earlier this year, has launched a restructuring built around a three-unit organizational model and announced plans to cut approximately 20% of the workforce, roughly 4,760 positions, as part of an effort to generate at least $1.5 billion in gross run-rate savings. The company’s full-year 2026 adjusted profit guidance calls for a low-single-digit percentage decline, a forecast that does not inspire confidence in a rapid recovery.
At roughly eight times projected 2026 earnings, PayPal trades at a multiple well below most of its fintech peers, a discounted valuation that has made it an increasingly obvious target for a strategic acquirer with the scale and resources to execute what current management has not been able to deliver.
Why Stripe Wants PayPal
Stripe has built a dominant position in merchant payments infrastructure, powering the backend payment processing for millions of businesses globally. What it lacks is a large-scale consumer payments brand. PayPal, despite its struggles, still maintains one of the most recognized consumer payment platforms in the world, with hundreds of millions of active accounts and deeply embedded relationships with both consumers and merchants across global e-commerce.
Combining the two would create a payments entity spanning both sides of the transaction, merchant infrastructure and consumer wallet, with combined processing volume that would rival any player in the industry. Both companies have also been prominent in bringing stablecoin capabilities onto traditional payment rails, positioning the combined entity at the intersection of legacy digital payments and next-generation blockchain-based settlement.
What It Signals for Smaller Fintech Companies
For investors tracking fintech companies in the small and microcap space, a $53 billion deal for PayPal sends an unmistakable signal about where consolidation pressure is headed. When the largest private payments company in the world moves to acquire the most recognizable consumer payments brand, the competitive dynamics for every smaller player in the ecosystem shift. Niche payment processors, vertical-specific fintech platforms, and emerging stablecoin infrastructure companies either become more attractive acquisition targets themselves or face a combined competitor with unprecedented scale.
The Nuvei-Payoneer combination we covered last month was a $2.75 billion deal built around the same thesis: payments consolidation around platforms that can handle the full transaction lifecycle across borders. The Stripe-PayPal proposal takes that logic and multiplies it by a factor of twenty. The fintech M&A cycle is not winding down. It is escalating to a scale the industry has never seen.
Industry veteran brings more than 25 years of technology and digital leadership to newly created role
TROY, Mich., July 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kelly (Nasdaq: KELYA, KELYB), a global workforce strategy and solutions provider, has appointed Alan Stukalsky as chief product and technology officer, effective July 13. Stukalsky joins the Kelly senior leadership team, reporting to CEO Chris Layden, and will be responsible for overseeing the company’s product strategy, technology capabilities, and digital innovation efforts across its portfolio of specialty businesses.
“The workforce solutions industry is at an inflection point. Companies who successfully embed AI into their operations to better serve clients and candidates are going to pull away from the field,” Layden said. “That work is already underway at Kelly. Alan will scale it, drive operational excellence across the enterprise, and accelerate the pace at which we’re launching products that will help clients build tech-enabled workforces. He’s done it before and we’re excited to see the impact he’ll bring.”
Stukalsky brings more than 25 years of technology leadership and digital transformation experience to the newly created role. Throughout his career, he has led large-scale modernization efforts, enterprise platform transformations, cloud migrations, AI-enabled innovation, and the development of new digital business models. He is widely recognized for aligning technology, product, and business strategy to create industry-leading talent solutions and deliver measurable outcomes for customers, employees, and shareholders.
Most recently, Stukalsky served as chief digital and information officer at LHH, part of the Adecco Group. Prior to LHH, Stukalsky spent more than 16 years at Randstad, holding dual executive roles as chief digital officer and chief information officer for North America.
“This is an exciting time to join Kelly. The company is investing in the technology and products that will define how it competes in an AI-driven market,” Stukalsky said. “I’m passionate about making it easier for clients and candidates to work with us, embedding AI into the fabric of how we operate, and ensuring the people we place are equipped with the tools they need to succeed. I look forward to partnering with the talented Kelly team to build on a strong foundation and accelerate growth.”
Stukalsky is a passionate advocate for inspiring future STEM professionals and active with Junior Achievement, Georgia State University’s CIS program, and STE(A)M Truck. He has served on numerous industry and community boards and has been recognized as Georgia CIO of the Year for Large Enterprises. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Emory University.
About Kelly® Kelly Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: KELYA, KELYB) helps companies recruit and manage skilled workers and helps job seekers find great work. Since inventing the staffing industry in 1946, we have become experts in the many industries and local and global markets we serve. With a network of suppliers and partners around the world, we connect approximately 375,000 people with work every year. Our suite of outsourcing and consulting services and solutions ensures companies have the people they need, when and where they are needed most. Headquartered in Troy, Michigan, we empower businesses and individuals to access limitless opportunities in industries such as science, engineering, technology, education, manufacturing, retail, finance, and energy. Revenue in 2025 was $4.3 billion.
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Transportation exit complete. Conduent announced the sale of its Tolling business for $70 million, completing its planned exit from the Transportation segment and substantially finishing management’s portfolio rationalization strategy.
Higher-quality business emerges. The Transportation divestitures simplify Conduent’s operating structure, reduce capital intensity, and sharpen management’s focus on its core Government and Commercial businesses, which we believe should improve long-term earnings quality and free cash flow generation.
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Tolling divestiture completes Transportation exit. Conduent announced the sale of its Tolling business to Quarterhill for $70 million, completing its previously announced exit from the Transportation segment and advancing management’s portfolio simplification strategy. The transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions.
Deal terms limit Conduent’s residual risk. Quarterhill will assume substantially all liabilities associated with the business, including surety bond obligations, while Conduent will retain a 7% equity stake in Quarterhill, providing potential upside participation.
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The launch of the AI-powered Next Generation CX Platform reinforces strategic transformation. Conduent introduced new AI-enabled capabilities, including real-time translation, AI-driven agent training, and voice enhancement technologies, further positioning the company as a technology-enabled customer experience provider rather than a traditional business process outsourcer.
New capabilities support higher-margin, technology-enabled growth. The platform enables real-time translation across more than 90 languages, AI-based training simulations that can reduce agent onboarding time by up to 40%, and accent smoothing and noise cancellation, all of which enhance customer interactions and improve operational efficiency.
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Labor Market Sustained Momentum? U.S. private employers added 122,000 jobs in May, according to ADP, exceeding the 120,000 consensus estimate and up from April’s 105,000 revised number. ADP noted, “The labor market continues to show sustained momentum going into the summer hiring season.” While still early, these improving green shoots provide encouragement for the second half improvement in Kelly’s business, in our view.
Broad-Based. ADP noted the hiring was more broad-based in May than in the last few years, with eight of the ten supersectors ADP tracks posting positive momentum. Gains were led by the education and health care sectors.
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Sale viewed favorably. The sale of the Public Transit business is expected to significantly narrow Conduent’s global operating footprint and streamline operations, while also exiting a capital-intensive business that required ongoing investments in hardware, infrastructure, and implementation. We believe the transaction should improve operational focus and support management’s strategy to prioritize higher-margin, technology-enabled service offerings.
Estimate revisions affect revenue, not adj. EBITDA. Despite likely downward revisions to revenue guidance following the divestiture, we do not anticipate a meaningful change to EBITDA guidance and believe the transaction improves overall business quality by increasing focus on higher-margin, technology-enabled service offerings. We have adjusted our 2026 and 2027 revenue expectations in light of the prospective sale.
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Upcoming ISG Provider Lens® report will evaluate providers that modernize workforce operations with AI, data integration and continuous optimization
STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a global AI-centered technology research and advisory firm, has launched a research study examining service providers helping enterprises adopt more data-centric, AI-enabled approaches to workforce management through the UKG Pro ecosystem.
The study results will be published in a comprehensive ISG Provider Lens® report, called UKG Pro Ecosystem, scheduled to be released in October 2026. The report will cover companies offering transformation, deployment, integration and performance and optimization services for UKG Pro environments.
Enterprise buyers will be able to use the report’s insights to evaluate their current vendor relationships, identify potential new engagements and compare available offerings. ISG advisors will use the research to guide clients through increasingly complex transformation and platform investment decisions.
Organizations increasingly are adopting AI-enabled HR capabilities, unified workforce data architectures and continuous optimization models to improve workforce intelligence, operational efficiency and employee experiences. As enterprises seek providers that support long-term transformation, AI readiness, organizational change management and post-deployment HCM platform optimization, the UKG Pro service partner ecosystem is evolving beyond implementation-focused engagements to deliver more intelligent, integrated and data-driven workforce operations.
“Enterprises are looking beyond core HCM deployments and focusing on intelligent, continuously evolving workforce operations,” said Namratha Dharshan, chief business leader, ISG. “Providers with UKG Pro expertise, AI readiness and data strategy capabilities will help organizations realize greater value from workforce technology investments.”
ISG has distributed surveys to approximately 50 UKG Pro ecosystem providers. Working in collaboration with ISG’s global advisors, the research team will produce three quadrants representing the UKG Pro services the typical enterprise is buying, based on ISG’s experience working with its clients. The three quadrants are:
Transformation Services, evaluating providers that guide enterprises through HCM transformation strategy, operating model redesign, organizational change management and AI readiness planning for UKG Pro environments.
Deployment and Integration Services,assessing providers that design, configure and deploy UKG Pro solutions while integrating them with broader enterprise technology ecosystems through scalable architectures and migration frameworks.
Performance and Optimization Services, covering providers that help enterprises sustain, optimize and continuously improve UKG Pro environments through application management, analytics development, managed services and AI-enabled operational enhancements.
This report produced from the study will cover the global UKG Pro ecosystem market and examine products and services available in the U.S. ISG analyst Gaurang Pagdi will serve as the author of the report.
A list of identified providers and vendors and further details on the study are available in this digital brochure. Companies not listed as UKG Pro ecosystem service providers can contact ISG and ask to be included in the study.
All 2026 ISG Provider Lens evaluations feature expanded customer experience (CX) data capturing real-world enterprise feedback on specific provider services and solutions, based on ISG’s continuous CX research.
About ISG
ISG (Nasdaq: III) is a global AI-centered technology research and advisory firm. A trusted partner to more than 900 clients, including 75 of the world’s top 100 enterprises, ISG is a long-time leader in technology and business services that is now at the forefront of leveraging AI to help organizations achieve operational excellence and faster growth. The firm, founded in 2006, is known for its proprietary market data and research, in-depth knowledge and governance of provider ecosystems, and the expertise of its 1,500 professionals worldwide working together to help clients maximize the value of their technology investments.
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The sale of the Public Transit business is viewed favorably. The agreement to sell the Public Transit business to Modaxo for approximately $164 million is expected to strengthen financial flexibility and provide additional balance sheet optionality. Management previously indicated that divestiture proceeds could support debt reduction, restructuring initiatives, strategic reinvestment opportunities, and potential shareholder return programs, while also improving the company’s overall capital allocation profile.
A strategic move. Public Transit divestiture advances Conduent’s previously announced portfolio optimization strategy and appears consistent with management’s “fix, sell, or grow” operating framework, which focuses on simplifying the business, improving operational focus, and enhancing long-term profitability.
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Conduent Incorporated (Nasdaq: CNDT), a global technology-driven business solutions and services company, today announced the appointment of Adam Demuyakorto its Board of Directors, effective June 1, 2026. Mr. Demuyakor brings experience in technology, strategic investing, and business transformation, with a track record of advising organizations on innovation, enterprise modernization, and growth.
Mr. Demuyakor is Founder and Managing Partner of Wilshire Lane Capital, a venture capital firm focused on high-growth, technology-enabled businesses, and transformative technologies. In this role, he advises corporate partners on business modernization initiatives and has led investments across generative AI applications, enterprise software, financial technology, and infrastructure platforms.
In addition to his role at Wilshire Lane Capital, Mr. Demuyakor serves as Vice Chairman of the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, the second-largest public housing authority in the United States, and he brings direct governance experience with complex governmental enterprises. Prior to founding Wilshire Lane Capital, he also held investment and advisory roles at Andreessen Horowitz, The Carlyle Group, and Morgan Stanley. Mr. Demuyakor holds a bachelor’s degree, with high honors, from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
“A key priority for our Board is ensuring we continue to broaden the range of skills, experiences, and perspectives represented around the table,” said Margarita Paláu-Hernández, Chair of the Board, Conduent Incorporated. “Adam’s background expands the breadth of expertise represented on our Board and enhances the diversity of thought that supports effective governance and long-term value creation.”
“Adam brings valuable experience at the intersection of technology, investment, and business transformation that will complement the capabilities of our Board,” said Harsha V. Agadi, Chief Executive Officer of Conduent. “His perspective on innovation, enterprise modernization, and AI-enabled technologies will support Conduent as we continue strengthening how we operate, advancing our technology agenda, and delivering strong outcomes for clients, associates, and shareholders.”
“I am honored to join Conduent’s Board at an important time in the company’s transformation,” said Mr. Demuyakor. “Conduent’s focus on operational excellence, client service, and technology-enabled solutions creates a strong foundation for future growth. I look forward to working with the Board and leadership team to help support the company’s long-term strategy and continued transformation.”
About Conduent Conduent delivers digital business solutions and services spanning the commercial, government and transportation spectrum – creating valuable outcomes for its clients and the millions of people who count on them. The Company leverages cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation and advanced analytics to deliver mission-critical solutions. Through a dedicated global team of approximately 48,000 associates, process expertise and advanced technologies, Conduent’s solutions and services digitally transform its clients’ operations to enhance customer experiences, improve performance, increase efficiencies and reduce costs. Conduent adds momentum to its clients’ missions in many ways including disbursing approximately $80 billion in government payments annually, enabling approximately 2.0 billion customer service interactions annually, empowering millions of employees through HR services every year and processing over 14 million tolling transactions every day. Learn more at www.conduent.com .
