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US Mulls Regulation of Speculative Oil, Gas Trading

HeadlineJul 08, 2009

Federal regulators have announced they’re considering new curbs on speculative trading in energy markets. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission says it may impose caps on oil and gas trading to help temper drastic swings in commodity prices.

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