"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •669 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 1,979.50 | -32.40 | -1.61% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 102.95 | +1.01 | +0.99% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 3.591 | -0.004 | -0.11% |
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Ethanol •669 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •669 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 669 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 669 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 109.47 | +1.30 | +1.20% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 2.842 | +0.062 | +2.23% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 3.942 | -0.004 | -0.11% |
Markets / Other
Wall Street is Back to Paying Big Bonuses. Are You Sharing in this New Found Prosperity?
While the aggressive acquisitions made during the bubble phase can be taken as a flawed investment strategy, the fact that fund managers intentionally structured their products as a win-win situation…
Are The Precious Metals Stocks Bottoming Or Just Taking A Breather?
The end of the year is usually calm on the capital markets. The volatility is low, as the money managers from all over the world take some time off and…
5 Predictions for 2010
I'm very comfortable with the results of my 5 predictions for 2009. The only big surprise was the bond market did not break down further, especially given the advance in…
My Ten Predictions for 2010
My first picks for 2008 were accurate and had anticipated almost all major trends, substantially better than Byron's -something I called beginner's luck. For 2009, Byron beat me with his…
A Hell of a Decade
Under no circumstances could the past ten years be described as "the decade from hell." In fact, in terms of economic good fortune, the period shares parallels with the Roaring…
2009: A Good Year
The year is drawing to a close. And what a year it's been, filled with twists and turns, some surprises, thrills, excitement, history and some disappointments too, all topped off…
Agri-Food Thoughts
We can soon place global warming on the List of Never Happened Forecasts. That list was officially started the day after the Millennium. Also on it is a perennial favorite,…
Iraq Oil Output to Rival Saudi Arabia, if...
What was once considered a pipe-dream could become reality: after decades of dictatorship, war and international sanctions, Iraq's massive oil reserves are set to be tapped proper and the country…
U.S. Dollar Down Overnight
Higher global equity markets are helping to boost demand for higher yielding assets, leading to a rise in U.S. stock index futures. The lack of any significant economic reports is…
Holiday Gold, Oil and Index Trading
Last week the market fell into its regular holiday tradition of light volume, as institutions and big traders enjoyed the holidays thus allowing prices to drift higher. We still have…
