The calm before the storm: U.S. stocks set for turbulent times
By Bloomberg
02 November 2019 |
6:00 am
Someone is betting big that the U.S. stock market is on track for the kind of turbulence last seen during the global financial crisis, even as the main volatility gauge hovers near lows for the year and U.S. equities clock new highs. Bloomberg's Dani Burger reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe."
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