Commodity Prices

Gold •794 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •10 mins	1,826.00	-8.00	-0.44%
WTI Crude •1 day	91.48	+0.18	+0.20%
Gasoline •1 day	3.215	+0.080	+2.54%
Ethanol •794 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •794 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 794 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 794 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 1 day	96.28	+0.76	+0.80%
Natural Gas • 1 day	2.975	+0.062	+2.13%
Heating Oil • 1 day	4.540	-0.053	-1.16%

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The Great Global Imodium Bet

By Wilfred Hahn - Feb 21, 2012, 1:36 PM CST

Oh, halcyon times ... or so markets have again come to believe. We certainly empathize. There is heavy pressure for brokers and wealth managers to conjure up soothing and optimistic outlooks for their patrons. We're sorry to say that doing so at the present time requires much imagination.