Commodity Prices

Gold •624 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •15 mins	2,006.60	+62.90	+3.24%
WTI Crude •11 mins	93.97	-1.58	-1.65%
Gasoline •16 mins	3.119	-0.009	-0.27%
Ethanol •624 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •624 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 624 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 624 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 11 mins	107.44	-1.21	-1.11%
Natural Gas • 11 mins	3.126	-0.040	-1.26%
Heating Oil • 16 mins	4.303	-0.039	-0.91%

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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.