Commodity Prices

Gold •274 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •10 mins	944.30	-12.30	-1.29%
WTI Crude •10 mins	64.51	-2.44	-3.64%
Gasoline •10 mins	2.105	-0.059	-2.74%
Ethanol •274 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •274 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 274 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 274 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 10 mins	67.75	-2.39	-3.41%
Natural Gas • 10 mins	4.080	-0.058	-1.40%
Heating Oil • 10 mins	2.127	-0.062	-2.85%

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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.