"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •218 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 1,025.00 | +2.70 | +0.26% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 70.95 | +0.34 | +0.48% |
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Gasoline •10 mins | 2.087 | +0.012 | +0.59% |
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Ethanol •218 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •218 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 218 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 218 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 10 mins | 74.73 | +0.44 | +0.59% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.387 | -0.021 | -0.62% | |
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Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.415 | +0.017 | +0.72% |
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