The hedge fund’s chief executive delivered a strong case for calm Friday, and a call to combine the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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0:03
October '08
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7:34
September '08
Federal regulators have subpoenaed recent trading records from several Nymex traders as part of as part of a widening investigation into the sharp rise in oil prices.
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5:06
September '08
Ignoring a presidential veto threat, the House on Thursday approved measures aimed at curbing speculation in oil and other commodity markets.
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5:11
September '08
A regulatory report released Thursday shows that index funds actually were cutting their stake in the oil market as prices were soaring.
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0:18
July '08
A Dutch company is accused of making about $1 million in illegal profits by manipulating oil prices last year.
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20:19
July '08
The C.F.T.C. charged Optiver Holding, a global trading fund, with manipulating the oil market on the New York Mercantile Exchange in March 2007.
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18:13
July '08
The C.F.T.C. charged Optiver Holding, a global trading fund, with manipulating the oil market on the New York Mercantile Exchange in March 2007.
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2:45
July '08
A preliminary study by a federal task force concluded that the rise in oil prices over the last five years was “largely due” to rising demand for oil, rather than speculation.
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1:12
July '08
A preliminary study by a federal task force concluded that the rise in oil prices over the last five years was “largely due” to rising demand for oil, rather than speculation.
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4:11
June '08
The Congressional hearings this week over the impact of speculators on the price of oil made for wonderful theater — but they had nothing to do with oil.