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Our top story so far, the Department of Justice, alongside the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is investigating a series of suspiciously timed oil market trades that occurred just before major announcements regarding the Iran conflict, ABC reports.

Federal officials are examining at least four trades where traders collectively wagered more than $2.6B that oil prices would fall—shortly before they, in fact, did.

The timeline of suspicious activity includes:

March 23: $500M bet placed 15 minutes before U.S.…