"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •93 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 1,001.70 | -3.90 | -0.39% |
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WTI Crude •2 hours | 74.38 | +0.67 | +0.91% |
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Gasoline •2 hours | 2.096 | +0.003 | +0.15% |
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Ethanol •93 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •93 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 93 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 93 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 1 hour | 78.05 | +0.43 | +0.55% | |
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Natural Gas • 2 hours | 2.854 | -0.116 | -3.91% | |
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Heating Oil • 2 hours | 2.313 | +0.018 | +0.78% |
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