"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •14 mins | 2,417.40 | +31.90 | +1.34% |
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Platinum •14 mins | 1,090.00 | +18.70 | +1.75% |
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WTI Crude •1 day | 80.06 | +0.83 | +1.05% |
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Gasoline •1 day | 2.574 | +0.036 | +1.43% |
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Ethanol •1 day | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •14 mins | 31.26 | +1.38 | +4.63% |
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Silver • 14 mins | 31.26 | +1.38 | +4.63% | |
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Copper • 14 mins | 5.050 | +0.173 | +3.55% | |
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Brent Crude • 1 day | 83.98 | +0.71 | +0.85% | |
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Natural Gas • 1 day | 2.626 | +0.131 | +5.25% | |
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Heating Oil • 1 day | 2.486 | +0.043 | +1.74% |
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