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  "textContent": "\n\nWashington is preparing to wade directly into the oil futures market, with a senior White House official confirming on March 5 that the Treasury Department plans to roll out a package of measures targeting surging energy prices as early as Thursday. If true, the proposed action would have the government take trading positions in commodity […]\n\nThe post US Weighs Shorting Oil Futures to Fight Price Surge appeared first on the deep dive.",
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