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On the recordJanuary 14, 2014
So you are looking at their trading activity, is it in any way related to decisions by their commodities subsidiary in terms of pricing, in terms of access to materials in the marketplace?
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Inquiring about the relationship between trading activities and commodity pricing decisions.

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