"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •83 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 994.70 | -3.80 | -0.38% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 71.03 | -0.53 | -0.74% |
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Gasoline •10 mins | 2.012 | -0.018 | -0.87% |
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Ethanol •83 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •83 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 83 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 83 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 10 mins | 74.67 | -0.50 | -0.67% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.594 | +0.043 | +1.69% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.177 | -0.003 | -0.15% |
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Liftoff, Soft Landing or Crash? Part II
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