"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •79 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 981.90 | -12.50 | -1.26% |
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WTI Crude •17 hours | 71.00 | -0.16 | -0.22% |
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Gasoline •17 hours | 2.036 | -0.024 | -1.15% |
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Ethanol •79 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •79 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 79 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 79 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 16 hours | 74.49 | -0.39 | -0.52% | |
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Natural Gas • 17 hours | 2.434 | +0.086 | +3.66% | |
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Heating Oil • 17 hours | 2.162 | -0.011 | -0.48% |
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