Commodity Prices

Gold •409 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •10 mins	1,345.20	-16.30	-1.20%
WTI Crude •23 hours	62.80	-1.16	-1.81%
Gasoline •23 hours	2.073	-0.037	-1.74%
Ethanol •409 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •409 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 409 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 409 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 22 hours	65.85	-0.99	-1.48%
Natural Gas • 23 hours	2.916	+0.075	+2.64%
Heating Oil • 23 hours	2.225	-0.010	-0.43%

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Commodities -- Does it Take Two to Contango?

By Tyler Mordy - Apr 08, 2010, 12:00 AM CDT

The subject of commodities has always been a controversial topic. Classical economists, like Adam Smith, viewed a market based economy, unfettered by government regulation, as most beneficial to society ... Today's economists approach the subject of commodities with a similar level of dischord ... although their debate has a different aim. Amidst the cacophonyof views, many are left confused.