Gold •174 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 964.80 | +13.30 | +1.40% | |
WTI Crude •8 hours | 70.10 | +0.86 | +1.24% | |
Gasoline •8 hours | 1.959 | +0.021 | +1.06% | |
Ethanol •174 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •174 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 174 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 174 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 8 hours | 73.58 | +0.95 | +1.31% | ||
Natural Gas • 8 hours | 3.946 | +0.290 | +7.93% | ||
Heating Oil • 8 hours | 2.222 | -0.005 | -0.22% |
Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010
Louis James' background in physics, economics, and technical writing prepared him well for his role as senior editor of the International Speculator and Casey Investment Alert. Like Doug Casey, Louis constantly travels the world, visiting highly prospective geological targets, grilling management and company geologists, and interviewing natives in a variety of languages to find out what they really think (he's fluent in French and Spanish, and speaks a little German and Russian).
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