Commodity Prices

Gold •300 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •15 mins	982.50	-12.70	-1.28%
WTI Crude •1 hour	60.42	-1.63	-2.63%
Gasoline •1 hour	2.071	-0.035	-1.64%
Ethanol •300 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •300 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 300 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 300 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 1 hour	63.93	-1.93	-2.93%
Natural Gas • 1 hour	3.386	+0.043	+1.29%
Heating Oil • 1 hour	2.120	-0.055	-2.53%

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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.