"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 •15 mins | 981.90 | -12.50 | -1.26% |
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WTI Crude •12 mins | 72.12 | +0.17 | +0.24% |
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Gasoline •10 mins | 2.037 | -0.023 | -1.11% |
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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 • 10 mins | 74.73 | -0.15 | -0.20% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.406 | +0.058 | +2.47% | |
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Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.162 | -0.010 | -0.46% |
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