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National Life Group and NTT DATA Celebrate 20 Years of Partnership and Extend Strategic …

MONTPELIER, Vt.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–National Life Group, one of the fastest-growing life insurers in the U.S., and NTT DATA, a global leader in digital business and IT services, announced an extension of their longstanding strategic partnership for five more years. This extension of 20 years of partnership continues National Life’s digital transformation encompassing people, processes and technology across the Application, Data, Infrastructure and Security ecosystem.


National Life and NTT DATA celebrated the 20-year anniversary of their strategic partnership with an event in Montpelier, Vermont with National Life Group Chairman, CEO and President Mehran Assadi and NTT DATA Services CEO Bob Pryor.

“For the past two decades, National Life Group and NTT DATA have joined forces to…


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Midday Report: US Stocks Extend Gains as Holiday Spending Rises

US stocks rallied Monday, on pace for a fourth straight daily gain and another S&P 500 record as COVID-19 infections continued to rise after the long Christmas holiday weekend.

The S&P 500 gained 1.1% to 4,775.90 by the early afternoon, while the Nasdaq Composite index rose 1.2% to 15,835 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.7% to 36,184.50.

Technology and energy led the way, with all sectors higher.

MasterCard’s (MA) US holiday sales data showed an increase of 8.5% for the period from Nov. 1 through Dec. 24 compared with the 2020 holiday shopping season.

Travel-related stocks were under pressure amid widespread US flight cancellations as omicron variant cases continued to rise. Staffing shortages have led to the cancellation of more than 2,000 flights since Christmas Eve,…


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