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On the recordMarch 24, 2009
But when you run speculators up from 37 percent of the market to 80 percent of the market, that changes the oil futures market in a very significant way, and not for the better.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Senator Cantwell discusses the impact of increased speculation on oil futures markets.

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