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Investment Tail Wagging the Oil Dog?

Posted on May 30, 2008

By Jim WiandtThere are some incredibly interesting and important issues around oil futures, as Matt Hougan points out. And with oil at around $130, conspiracy chatter has grown to a roar. There are intriguing issues around contango and backwardation of oil futures and the crude oil market in general. And we, all of a sudden, with ETFs having entered the business of commodities investing, find ourselves at the center of it....

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