"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •85 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 1,020.80 | -1.40 | -0.14% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 68.33 | +0.66 | +0.98% |
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Gasoline •10 mins | 1.964 | +0.003 | +0.14% |
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Ethanol •86 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •85 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 85 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 85 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 10 mins | 72.14 | +0.54 | +0.75% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.904 | +0.151 | +5.48% | |
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Heating Oil • 12 mins | 2.151 | +0.015 | +0.69% |
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"Helicopter Ben" is no Paul Volcker
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Rising Costs Start to Pressure Earnings
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BondWorks
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Bernanke, China, and Palladium Break Out
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Playing Hardball With Softwood
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Gold: Stage One Or Two
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The Currency Factor for International ETFs
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