Commodity Prices

Gold •141 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •10 mins	966.40	-4.10	-0.42%
WTI Crude •10 mins	69.57	-0.53	-0.76%
Gasoline •10 mins	2.040	-0.019	-0.93%
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	73.71	-0.52	-0.70%
Natural Gas • 10 mins	3.310	-0.029	-0.87%
Heating Oil • 12 mins	2.254	-0.020	-0.88%

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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.