U.S. Justice Department probes suspected manipulation of Platts benchmarks - sources

Reuters2021-10-04

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating suspected manipulation of energy pricing benchmarks published by S&P Global Platts, expanding the agency's crackdown on ...

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