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Binge-drinking broker pushes oil prices to 8-month high during black out

Marc Howe | September 30, 2012 | 3:41 am Energy Europe 

The actions of an inebriated broker during a booze-induced black-out pushed global oil prices to an 8 month high. CNBC reports that Steve Perkins, senior broker at PVM Oil Futures, spent $520 million in client money on futures contracts in...

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