FuckyWucky [none/use name] to finance • edit-23 days agoIn 1958, U.S. Congress passed the Onion Futures Act, which banned onion futures trading after two speculators bought up 98% of onions, shorted the same, and crashed prices, leaving farmers bankrupt.external-linkmessage-square12 fedilinkarrow-up159
arrow-up159external-linkIn 1958, U.S. Congress passed the Onion Futures Act, which banned onion futures trading after two speculators bought up 98% of onions, shorted the same, and crashed prices, leaving farmers bankrupt.FuckyWucky [none/use name] to finance • edit-23 days agomessage-square12 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareAwoo [she/her]hexbear21·3 days ago The law was amended in 2010 to add motion picture box office futures to the list of banned futures contracts, in response to lobbying efforts by the Motion Picture Association of America.[2] HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM link
minus-squareTankieTanuki [he/him]hexbear12·3 days agoCould this mean that the mold lobby is responsible for BMF's ban? link
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Could this mean that the mold lobby is responsible for BMF's ban?