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Oil traders bet $580 million just ahead of Trump's delay in attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure

Name: Oil traders bet $580 million just ahead of Trump's delay in attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure
Uploaded: 2026-03-24T17:25:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 44 s
Description: Market watchers are concerned about potential insider trading due to an unusual surge in oil futures trading on Monday morning, just minutes before President Trump announced he would postpone power plant strikes in Iran. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger joins with more.

Market watchers are concerned about potential insider trading due to an unusual surge in oil futures trading on Monday morning, just minutes before President Trump announced he would postpone power plant strikes in Iran. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger joins with more.