"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •757 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 1,647.60 | -12.60 | -0.76% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 84.16 | +0.57 | +0.68% |
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Gasoline •5 hours | 3.210 | -0.075 | -2.27% |
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Ethanol •757 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •757 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 757 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 757 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 12 mins | 89.55 | +0.52 | +0.58% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 2.768 | +0.010 | +0.36% | |
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Heating Oil • 17 mins | 4.253 | +0.044 | +1.04% |
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