"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •78 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 990.70 | -3.70 | -0.37% |
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WTI Crude •2 hours | 71.80 | -0.15 | -0.21% |
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Gasoline •20 mins | 2.049 | -0.011 | -0.55% |
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Ethanol •78 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •78 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 78 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 78 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 74.79 | -0.09 | -0.12% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.361 | +0.013 | +0.55% | |
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Heating Oil • 32 mins | 2.170 | -0.002 | -0.09% |
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