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For BlackRock, This Is The Red Flag Among Record Low Volatility

For BlackRock, This Is The Red Flag Among Record Low Volatility

With both volatility and asset correlations near all time lows...

... and complacency dominating across all global markets, one BlackRock money manager warns that investors should probably be a little more nervous.

Even as the recent stock surge and below-average volatility show investor optimism is near all time highs, markets are underpricing global political risks, said Russ Koesterich, who helps manage the $41 billion BlackRock Global Allocation Fund.

Unilever Shares Soar After Kraft Heinz Confirms £112BN Takeover Bid; Options Confirm Leak

Unilever Shares Soar After Kraft Heinz Confirms £112BN Takeover Bid; Options Confirm Leak

Unilever shares soared this morning after food conglomerate Kraft-Heinz, backed by Warren Buffett and Brazil's 3G, confirmed it made a £112bn takeover offer for Unilever, leading to a 11% surge in the shares of the London-listed Anglo-Dutch conglomerate, the biggest one day surge since 1987. Shares of Kraft Heinz rose over 4% premarket in New York.

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