"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •508 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •20 mins | 1,532.00 | +7.80 | +0.51% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 57.75 | -0.31 | -0.53% |
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Gasoline •40 mins | 1.873 | -0.011 | -0.58% |
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Ethanol •508 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •508 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 508 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 508 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 62.24 | -0.32 | -0.51% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 4.482 | -0.098 | -2.14% | |
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Heating Oil • 12 mins | 2.436 | -0.020 | -0.82% |
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