"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •816 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •20 mins | 1,745.40 | -52.30 | -2.91% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 93.37 | +0.96 | +1.04% |
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Gasoline •12 mins | 3.365 | -0.028 | -0.83% |
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Ethanol •816 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •816 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 816 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 816 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 105.80 | +1.48 | +1.42% | |
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Natural Gas • 21 mins | 3.063 | -0.133 | -4.16% | |
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Heating Oil • 12 mins | 4.685 | +0.000 | +0.01% |
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