"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •854 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 1,523.20 | +25.00 | +1.67% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 87.34 | -0.78 | -0.89% |
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Gasoline •12 mins | 2.711 | -0.018 | -0.66% |
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Ethanol •854 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •854 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 854 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 854 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 94.36 | -0.26 | -0.27% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 2.946 | -0.013 | -0.44% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 4.164 | -0.042 | -0.99% |
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