Commodity Prices

Gold •141 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •15 mins	970.00	+4.20	+0.43%
WTI Crude •10 mins	69.54	+0.79	+1.15%
Gasoline •10 mins	2.036	-0.010	-0.47%
Ethanol •141 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •141 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 141 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 141 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 10 mins	73.63	+0.82	+1.13%
Natural Gas • 10 mins	3.315	+0.122	+3.82%
Heating Oil • 10 mins	2.251	+0.025	+1.10%

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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.