Commodity Prices

Gold •246 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •15 mins	978.50	+3.70	+0.38%
WTI Crude •10 mins	66.52	+0.21	+0.32%
Gasoline •10 mins	2.104	-0.033	-1.54%
Ethanol •246 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •246 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 246 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 246 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 10 mins	69.62	+0.32	+0.46%
Natural Gas • 10 mins	4.308	-0.142	-3.19%
Heating Oil • 10 mins	2.228	-0.013	-0.56%

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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.