"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •678 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 2,148.90 | +29.80 | +1.41% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 102.15 | -0.03 | -0.03% |
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Gasoline •12 mins | 3.681 | -0.017 | -0.45% |
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Ethanol •678 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •678 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 678 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 678 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 15 mins | 107.77 | +3.56 | +3.42% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 2.826 | -0.017 | -0.60% | |
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Heating Oil • 14 mins | 4.144 | -0.015 | -0.36% |
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Greece and the Gold and Silver ETF Hedge
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Low QE2 Volume and Inside Day Point To More Downside
While QE-friendly ETFs were lifted with the market's tide on Wednesday, many of them experienced gains on low volume. The table below shows some of the biggest gainers in the…
US Dollar Showing Signs of Strength
This chart will be making US Treasury nervous, after years of saying they want a strong dollar, it seems we are on the verge of more strength in the dollar.…
