Murphy on '$1.5BILLION' stock trade before Trump Iran announcement: 'Mind blowing corruption'
Trade,Chris Murphy,Insider Trading,Allegation,Iran,Big Oil,Stock Market
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Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday drew attention to an unusually large oil stock trade that occurred moments before President Trump announced a five-day pause on previously threatened energy infrastructure strikes in Iran, indicating it appeared be a case of insider trading.
In an X post highlighted by Murphy, a stock market watcher said, "In one move, $1.5 billion in S&P 500 (ES) futures was bought while $192 million in oil (CL) futures was sold."...
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