"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •101 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 994.40 | +18.20 | +1.86% |
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WTI Crude •23 hours | 75.56 | -0.29 | -0.38% |
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Gasoline •23 hours | 2.152 | +0.001 | +0.03% |
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Ethanol •101 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •101 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 101 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 101 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 22 hours | 79.04 | -0.36 | -0.45% | |
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Natural Gas • 23 hours | 2.632 | -0.043 | -1.61% | |
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Heating Oil • 23 hours | 2.344 | -0.007 | -0.30% |
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