"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •408 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 1,345.20 | -16.30 | -1.20% |
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WTI Crude •4 hours | 62.80 | -1.16 | -1.81% |
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Gasoline •4 hours | 2.073 | -0.037 | -1.74% |
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Ethanol •408 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •408 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 408 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 408 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 3 hours | 65.85 | -0.99 | -1.48% | |
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Natural Gas • 4 hours | 2.916 | +0.075 | +2.64% | |
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Heating Oil • 4 hours | 2.225 | -0.010 | -0.43% |
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