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Two longtime energy traders — who asked for anonymity because they were not authorized by their employers to speak publicly — said the activity looked suspicious enough to undermine confidence in the market.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

They requested anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly about the case.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

They get a bank authorized to create or redeem ETF shares to inject cash into the fund in exchange for stock the fund owns that’s about to be bought, removed from an index or rebalanced.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

It was Smith’s idea to bring back Bayless as a special guest, according to a person familiar with the situation but not authorized to discuss it publicly.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

He was bothered, too, by the noise of the few steam vessels that Burnham, over his repeated objections, had authorized to travel the exposition’s waters alongside the electric launches.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson