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Why Wall Street investors' trading California water futures is nothing to fear – and unlikely to work anyway

  • Written by Ellen Bruno, Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist, University of California, Berkeley
Why Wall Street investors' trading California water futures is nothing to fear – and unlikely to work anywayFutures won't affect whether there's water in the hose.Bettmann/Getty Images

Water is one of the world’s most vital resources.

So is there reason to freak out now that profit-hungry hedge funds and other investors can trade it like a barrel of oil or shares of Apple?

That’s exactly what CME Group recently did in California when it...

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