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BLK Jan 2024 600.000 put
| Previous close | 42.40 |
| Open | 50.80 |
| Bid | 49.10 |
| Ask | 51.70 |
| Strike | 600.00 |
| Expiry date | 2024-01-19 |
| Day's range | 50.80 - 50.80 |
| Contract range | N/A |
| Volume | |
| Open interest | 253 |
- Reuters
BlackRock to keep questioning boards on 'material' climate risks
BlackRock Inc, the world's largest asset manager, said on Thursday it would continue to push companies for details on how they treat "material" climate-related risks, despite criticism from some U.S. politicians for its stance on the energy transition. The comments continue BlackRock's attempt to walk a middle line between Republicans who say it has overemphasized environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in investing, and shareholder activists and other investors who say the $8.6 trillion asset manager should push companies harder to address climate issues. In a statement on the priority areas it will focus on in talks with companies at the start of the season for annual company meetings, BlackRock said while it had refined some language it uses, nothing substantive had changed.
- Financial Times
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- Business Wire
MACRO Announces Strategic Funding Round
LOS ANGELES, March 21, 2023--MACRO, the multi-platform media company, founded by Charles D. King, today announced the completion of an over $90 million minority investment led by BlackRock Alternatives, through the BlackRock Impact Opportunities Fund and funds and accounts managed by BlackRock. HarbourView Equity Partners and funds managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management also participated in the round, joining the list of MACRO’s investors that also includes Emerson Collective, AMC Networks, E
