"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •581 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 2,211.50 | +2.70 | +0.12% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 64.39 | +1.18 | +1.87% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 1.949 | +0.051 | +2.68% |
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Ethanol •581 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •581 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 581 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 581 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 68.61 | +1.28 | +1.90% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.472 | +0.161 | +4.86% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.440 | +0.030 | +1.25% |
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The US Dollar Has Got to Go
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ETFs for the Long Haul
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