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Sep 2023
16m 28s

Natural Gas Prices Spike as Aussie Labor...

The Wall Street Journal
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A.M. Edition for Sept. 8. Gas futures jumped this morning after news that workers at some of the world’s largest LNG plants in Australia are going on strike. Plus, U.S. home prices pick up after falling for five straight months. And WSJ reporter Rory Jones explains how sovereign wealth funds in the Gulf have rapidly grown in stature to effectively become the world’s ATM. Luke Vargas hosts.

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