"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •193 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 992.10 | -4.00 | -0.40% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 78.05 | +1.48 | +1.93% |
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Gasoline •10 mins | 2.103 | +0.029 | +1.37% |
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Ethanol •193 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •193 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 193 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 193 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 10 mins | 81.17 | +1.41 | +1.77% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 4.247 | +0.258 | +6.47% | |
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Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.564 | +0.062 | +2.47% |
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