Doha Failure Exposes Hedge Funds That Were Betting on Oil Freeze

  • Output talks fail amid Saudi demands that Iran join freeze
  • Crude up more than 30% after mid-February preliminary deal

Oil Declines as Doha Output Deal Fails

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Hedge funds really wanted the Doha oil summit to work.

Money managers kept wagers on rising prices near a nine-month high in the days leading up to Sunday’s meeting of oil producers.