Investors who spent the weekend biting their nails down to the quick got a reprieve this morning as President Trump said he would postpone an attack on Iranian power plants.As a result, stocks soared on Monday, with major indexes up around 1.5% as of noon, and oil prices fell on hopes that tensions over the war would cool rose.However, it's a mistake to assume the oil crisis resulting from the war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is fading, as the strait remains closed, and news from the region has b ...

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, March 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Progressive Corporation (NYSE: PGR) today announced the pricing of $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.60% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “2031 notes”) and $1 billion aggregate principal amount of its 5.15% Senior Notes due 2036 (the “2036 notes”, together with the “2031 notes”, the “notes”) in an underwritten public offering. The 2031 notes were priced at 99.987% of par and the 2036 notes were priced at 99.676% of par. Goldman Sachs & ...

(Bloomberg) --Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will invest 287.4 billion yen ($1.8 billion) in insurer Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., ramping up the US conglomerate's exposure to the Japanese market.Processing ContentNational Indemnity Company, a subsidiary of Berkshire, will make a 2.49% strategic investment in Tokio Marine, according to a statement Monday. The two companies will collaborate on reinsurance and global investments including mergers and acquisitions. The move underscores Berkshire's growing ambitions in ...

TAMPA, Fla., March 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc. (“Slide” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SLDE) today announced that it has completed its initial $120 million common stock repurchase program and that its Board of Directors has authorized a new common stock repurchase program of $125 million. The authorization is effective immediately, has no time limit, and may be modified, suspended or discontinued at any time. “We are pleased that the Board has authorized a new $125 million stock ...

MetLife Names Jordan Canter Head of Federal Government Affairs and Regulatory Policy Mar 23, 2026 4:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time MetLife Names Jordan Canter Head of Federal Government Affairs and Regulatory Policy Share NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) announced that Jordan Canter will join as head of Federal Government Affairs and Regulatory Policy, effective April 20. She will oversee MetLife's federal government affairs and global regulatory policy, collaborating with internal and exte ...

Key Takeaways Lemonade reports $1.2B in-force premium, marking nine straight quarters of accelerating growth.Lemonade expands auto, pet, and life lines, with cross-selling boosting retention and recurring revenues.LMND uses reinsurance and AI tools to cut volatility and improve LAE, yet sees ~$50M EBITDA loss in 2026.Shares of Lemonade Inc. (LMND) have rallied 26.9% in the last six months, outperforming the industry, the Finance sector and the Zacks S&P 500 composite. Lemonade offers renters, homeowners, pe ...

3 Value Stocks Set to Surge, With Up to 100% Upside by 2028 - 24/7 Wall St. S&P 5006,612.10 +1.02% Dow Jones46,423.60 +1.26% Nasdaq 10024,272.80 +1.03% Russell 20002,507.03 +2.30% Stock Market Live March 23, 2026: S&P 500 (SPY) Soars on Trump Announcement Investing 3 Value Stocks Set to Surge, With Up to 100% Upside by 2028 By Omor Ibne EhsanPublished Mar 23, 2:29PM EDT Quick Read These stocks are significantly undervalued and have the potential for triple-digit gains. Value stocks are recovering as investo ...

Event opens in Las Vegas as the industry confronts a rapidly changing risk environment and rising demand for trusted data, analytics, insights and responsible AIJERSEY CITY, N.J., March 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK), a leading global data analytics and technology provider, today opened the Verisk Insurance Conference (#VIC2026), its marquee annual gathering of insurance industry leaders, taking place through March 26 in Las Vegas. The conference brings together professionals from underw ...

Shares of Palomar (PLMR) have been struggling lately and have lost 8.2% over the past two weeks. However, a hammer chart pattern was formed in its last trading session, which could mean that the stock found support with bulls being able to counteract the bears. So, it could witness a trend reversal down the road.The formation of a hammer pattern is considered a technical indication of nearing a bottom with likely subsiding of selling pressure. But this is not the only factor that makes a bullish case for th ...

Shares of CNO Financial (CNO) have been struggling lately and have lost 8.1% over the past four weeks. However, a hammer chart pattern was formed in its last trading session, which could mean that the stock found support with bulls being able to counteract the bears. So, it could witness a trend reversal down the road.While the formation of a hammer pattern is a technical indication of nearing a bottom with potential exhaustion of selling pressure, rising optimism among Wall Street analysts about the future ...