Commodity Prices

Gold •824 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •15 mins	1,724.30	+0.60	+0.03%
WTI Crude •11 mins	86.93	-2.50	-2.80%
Gasoline •11 mins	3.200	-0.046	-1.41%
Ethanol •824 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •824 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 824 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 824 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 11 mins	97.44	-2.88	-2.87%
Natural Gas • 10 mins	3.073	+0.007	+0.23%
Heating Oil • 11 mins	4.396	-0.150	-3.29%

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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.