Yahoo Finance • 4 hours ago

Earnings Week Ahead: JPM, JNJ, BAC, GS, C, UNH, TSM, and more

[Young blond female manager explaining quarterly results on large led screen] NicolasMcComber The upcoming week marks the beginning of earnings season, with major U.S. banks, semiconductor leaders, healthcare companies, and asset managers... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 days ago

Catalyst watch: Big bank earnings, CPI, and the Paris Auto Show

[Finance background] honglouwawa Welcome to Seeking Alpha's Catalyst Watch - a breakdown of some of next week's actionable events that stand out. Read more about the events that may impact stock prices next week. MONDAY - OCTOBER 12 *... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 6 days ago

Warren and Hawley launch inquiry into insurance companies’ zero-payout tactics, WSJ reports

[House model on heap US dollar banknotes.] Pla2na Two senators, one a Democrat and one a Republican, are opening a probe into how leading home and auto insurers process claims, following a _Wall Street Journal_ investigation into the risi... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 7 days ago

Progressive (PGR) Faces Pricing Pressure, Is The Stock 9% Undervalued?

Progressive (PGR) is entering a different phase. The insurer's long-running edge in telematics-driven auto pricing is being challenged as rivals adopt similar tools, and earnings growth is now slowing. Progressive's recent trading pattern... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 8 days ago

What is Progressive’s (PGR) Economic Moat, and is it Widening or Narrowing?

The Progressive Corporation (NYSE:PGR) closed at $210.31 on October 2, having lost ground over twelve months while the wider market rose. Insurance is a business where everyone sells the same product, and the only durable advantage is kno... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 10 days ago

1 Insurance Stock for Long-Term Investors and 2 We Brush Off

1 Insurance Stock for Long-Term Investors and 2 We Brush Off Insurance firms play a critical role in the financial system, offering everything from property coverage to life insurance and specialized risk solutions. But concerns about cla... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 13 days ago

Nearly half the stocks in the S&P 500 are at cross purposes with the rest of the market

Nearly half of the stocks in the S&P 500 are moving against the index with a negative beta, an unusual divergence that is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. About 45% of S&P 500 stocks have a negative three-month beta, according t... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 17 days ago

2 S&P 500 Stocks Worth Your Attention and 1 We Find Risky

2 S&P 500 Stocks Worth Your Attention and 1 We Find Risky The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is often seen as a benchmark for strong businesses, but that doesn't mean every stock is worth owning. Some companies face significant challenges, whether it's... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 18 days ago

Insurers trade higher after online insurance marketplace blocks Meta's Muse

[Meta logo is shown on a device screen] Fritz Jorgensen/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Insurance stocks that were negatively impacted by the early popularity of Meta's (META [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/META]) Muse turned positive... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 19 days ago

Primerica, Progressive, Allstate, and Trupanion Shares Are Falling, What You Need To Know

Primerica, Progressive, Allstate, and Trupanion Shares Are Falling, What You Need To Know What Happened? A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after investors continued to mark down the group on the earnings risk from an activ... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 19 days ago

Meta’s Muse Drags Down Stocks That Depend on ‘Consumer Inertia’

(Bloomberg) -- Shares of major banks, insurers and online travel agencies slid on Tuesday as investors fear that tools like Meta Platforms Inc.'s personal AI agent could disrupt businesses that benefit from so-called consumer inertia, the... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 19 days ago

NVIDIA and Travelzoo have been highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – September 22, 2026 – Zacks Equity Research shares NVIDIA Corp. NVDA as the Bull of the Day and Travelzoo TZOO as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Berkshire Ha... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 20 days ago

Berkshire After Buffett: Can It Continue to Endure and Compound?

Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B is witnessing its biggest leadership transition. Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman and assuming the role of chairman emeritus, and his son Howard G. Buffett is becoming the chairman. Greg Abel has already... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 20 days ago

Progressive’s Trailing Yield Is Wildly Misleading. Here Is What It Actually Pays

Quick Read Progressive's (PGR) only reliable payout is $0.40 annually, with the rest being a variable dividend that has swung from $0.85 to $14 across recent January payments. Unlike Progressive, Allstate (ALL) and Travelers (TRV) pay tra... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 23 days ago

US Stock Market Today S&P 500 Futures Climb On Fed Hike Resilience Hope

The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Friday, Sep, 18 2026 US stock futures are higher this morning, with S&P 500 contracts up about 0.8% and Nasdaq 100 futures gaining close to 1%. The move comes after the US Federal Reserve lifted... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 24 days ago

U.S. Army Veteran to Receive 2024 Freightliner Cascadia Through Progressive's Keys to Progress® Program

Recipient's service,resilienceand entrepreneurial spirit recognized through Progressive's veteran truck giveaway MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio, Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Progressive Insurance® recognizes Fahad Al-Kadhim of Macomb, Mi... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 24 days ago

Is Most-Watched Stock The Progressive Corporation (PGR) Worth Betting on Now?

Progressive (PGR) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future. Over the past month, share... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 26 days ago

US Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Futures Fall As Inflation And Rate Worries Build

The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Tuesday, Sep, 15 2026 US stock futures point lower this morning, with E-mini S&P 500 contracts down about 0.7% and Nasdaq-100 futures off roughly 1.8%, as investors weigh stubborn inflation agai... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 27 days ago

WRB's Solid Growth Comes With a Premium Valuation - Hold or Buy?

Shares of W.R. Berkley Corporation WRB are trading at a premium compared with the industry. Its trailing 12-month price-to-book value of 2.64X is higher than the industry average of 1.44X, but lower than the Finance sector's 4.39X and the... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 27 days ago

‘Whoever Wins, AI Wins’: Trump Brushes Aside Slowdown Calls as Ex-Senator Demands an AI IPO Freeze

Quick Read Azure crossed $100B annually with 43% growth, and Microsoft's commercial backlog surged 84% to $678B, explaining why markets shrugged off AI safety calls. Progressive fell 5% and Sherwin-Williams dropped 12% over the past year... Full story