Wall Street Journal: The warning came in a staff-wide email from the White House Management Office on March 24, according to people familiar with the matter. The day before, Trump had announced the pause via Truth Social. About 15 minutes before the sudden shift in policy, a mysterious flurry of activity kicked off in the futures markets.
More than $760 million worth of oil futures contracts changed hands in less than two minutes, according to Dow Jones Market Data...