Commodity Prices

Gold •10 mins	1,932.60	-10.20	-0.53%
Platinum •10 mins	1,030.10	+28.40	+2.84%
WTI Crude •10 mins	76.52	+0.11	+0.14%
Gasoline •10 mins	2.485	+0.031	+1.26%
Ethanol •19 hours	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •10 mins	23.63	+0.02	+0.07%

Silver • 10 mins	23.63	+0.02	+0.07%
Copper • 10 mins	4.117	+0.006	+0.13%
Brent Crude • 10 mins	82.91	+0.07	+0.08%
Natural Gas • 10 mins	2.565	+0.097	+3.93%
Heating Oil • 10 mins	2.938	-0.013	-0.45%

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Kasriel's Parting Thoughts

By Paul Kasriel - May 01, 2012, 1:17 PM CDT

Before retiring on April 30, 2012, Northern Trust's award-winning Chief Economist Paul L. Kasriel wrote a few commentaries containing his signature wit and economic wisdom as "partingthoughts," which are compiled here.