{"id":98739,"date":"2026-03-29T09:31:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T09:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=98739"},"modified":"2026-03-29T06:32:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T06:32:32","slug":"oil-stock-trading-spikes-before-trumps-iran-remarks-spark-insider-trading-suspicions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/oil-stock-trading-spikes-before-trumps-iran-remarks-spark-insider-trading-suspicions\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil, stock trading spikes before Trump&#8217;s Iran remarks spark insider trading suspicions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k6Hoj4zriFF0i4FixrY\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nThousands of oil contracts &#8212; a far higher volume than normal &#8212; were traded 15 minutes before Trump pledged to halt strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, sending prices tumbling. 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