"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •244 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 973.50 | +1.60 | +0.16% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 67.61 | -0.65 | -0.95% |
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Gasoline •10 mins | 2.170 | -0.024 | -1.11% |
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Ethanol •244 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •244 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 244 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 244 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 10 mins | 70.72 | -0.32 | -0.45% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 4.311 | -0.039 | -0.90% | |
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Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.261 | -0.026 | -1.15% |
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