Commodity Prices

Gold •789 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •10 mins	1,806.30	+12.10	+0.67%
WTI Crude •11 mins	86.98	+1.22	+1.42%
Gasoline •11 mins	3.131	+0.054	+1.76%
Ethanol •789 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •789 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 789 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 789 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 11 mins	91.66	+1.17	+1.29%
Natural Gas • 11 mins	2.930	-0.005	-0.17%
Heating Oil • 11 mins	4.446	+0.035	+0.80%

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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.