W. R. Berkley
W.R. Berkley is an insurance holding company with a host of subsidiaries that primarily underwrite commercial casualty insurance. The firm specializes in niche products that include various excess and surplus lines, workers' compensation insurance, self-insurance consulting, reinsurance, and regional commercial lines for small and midsize businesses.www.wrberkley.com
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Oct 22, 2026
Porter StansberryGUEST
And my thought was property and casualty gives us a little active management for the duration risk.
Porter StansberryGUEST
So you've got people like W.R. Berkeley who are really good at investing in bonds, and they're going to help us weather the duration risk we face as inflation marches higher.
Porter StansberryGUEST
And so that's what I'd done in my permanent portfolio.
Porter StansberryGUEST
And in September, when the 10-year got to 5%, I said, that's it.
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Notable earnings reporters in the U.S. today include Fifth Third, which is releasing the results before the open, as well as Steel Dynamics and W.R. Berkeley, which will report after the close.
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In corporate news, Accenture is working on a potential sale of its China operations for up to $1.5 billion.
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Rio Tinto has received at least three offers for its Australian and Canadian-based power infrastructure assets.
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In investment news, JPMorgan Chase has invested $5 billion in US security and defense startups, including companies focused on robot factories and hypersonic missile technology, signaling continued interest in advanced defense innovation.
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Finally, upcoming earnings reports include Steel Dynamics, W.R. Berkeley, Crown Holdings, and AGNC Investment, all set to report after the close, while Keycorp will report before the market opens tomorrow.
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Analyst estimates for these companies range from $0.15 to $5.48 per share in earnings, with revenues spanning from $448 million to over $6 billion.
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That wraps up today's market update.
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Flash PMIs and the final October Michigan Consumer Sentiment Friday morning.
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And the first peak earnings week starts with Monday's Steel Dynamics and W.R. Berkeley.
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Tuesday brings GE, GM, 3M, Northrop Grumman, RTX, Netflix, SpaceX, and United Airlines.
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On Wednesday, we'll hear from Danaher, AT&T, Thermo Fisher, CSX, IBM, Lamb Research, Meta, and Tesla.
Jonathan BoyarGUEST
... uh, for, for US insurers.
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Yeah, one just took a big stake in WR Berkley.
Jonathan BoyarGUEST
I think they bought 15% of, of shares, and that, that, that sells at a very high, uh, book value, mult- uh, multiple to book value.
Jonathan BoyarGUEST
So is that the investment thesis? No.