Marsh & McLennan (MRSH) Reinvents Operations with AI Productivity Push
Reported by Yahoo Finance · finance.yahoo.com ·
Harris Oakmark recently released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter for the “Oakmark U.S. Concentrated Strategy”. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The strategy returned 9.21% (net) in the second quarter, lagging the Russell 1000 Value Index’s 13.87%. U.S. equities finished higher during the quarter, with nine of eleven GICS sectors posting gains, led […]
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