Gold •141 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 969.00 | -1.50 | -0.15% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 70.19 | +0.09 | +0.13% | |
Gasoline •28 mins | 2.053 | -0.006 | -0.31% | |
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 • 2 hours | 74.23 | +1.42 | +1.95% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.409 | +0.070 | +2.10% | ||
Heating Oil • 16 mins | 2.273 | -0.001 | -0.06% |
Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010
John Lee, CFA is an accredited investor with over 2 decades of investing experience in metals and mining equities. Mr. Lee is the Chairman of Prophecy Development Corp. John Lee is a Rice University graduate with degrees in economics and engineering.
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