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$950 million bet before Trump’s announcement? US senators urge probe into ‘unusual’ oil trading

US senators Elizabeth Warren and Sheldon Whitehouse are urging the CFTC to investigate suspicious oil trading activity preceding President Trump’s Iran conflict announcements. They highlighted significant, well-timed trades on March 23 and April 7, suggesting potential insider trading based on non-public government information.

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