"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •579 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 2,150.50 | +46.40 | +2.21% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 61.91 | -0.23 | -0.37% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 1.844 | -0.007 | -0.40% |
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Ethanol •579 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •579 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 579 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 579 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 66.01 | -0.29 | -0.44% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.179 | -0.058 | -1.79% | |
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Heating Oil • 12 mins | 2.356 | -0.003 | -0.14% |
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