"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 | 2,104.10 | -17.50 | -0.82% |
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WTI Crude •35 mins | 62.14 | -3.07 | -4.71% |
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Gasoline •35 mins | 1.851 | -0.091 | -4.68% |
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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 | 66.78 | -2.54 | -3.66% | |
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Natural Gas • 35 mins | 3.237 | -1.117 | -25.65% | |
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Heating Oil • 35 mins | 2.360 | -0.173 | -6.84% |
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Cash-out, Start Trading, or Languish
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Housing Debacle
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Down the Rabbit Hole
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Unemployment Number Saves Gold
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ETF Bubble Trouble?
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Operation Melt Down, Part III - Only 3 Weeks and 170 Tonnes to Go
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US Jobs Report and Relative FX Strengths
The jump in the August unemployment rate to a new 5-year high of 6.1% from 5.7% leaves little doubt to currency traders that the USD rally remains largely a manifestation…
Gold Mining Challenges 2
With seven consecutive years of rising gold prices, the gold mining industry has had ample reason to boost output. The demand for gold has grown and will continue to grow…
Merk Economic Calendar: Week Ahead in U.S. Financial Markets (September 8 - September 12 2008)
The week of September 8-12 will see a heavy week of US macro data. Inflation will be at the forefront with import prices and producer prices released on Thursday and…
Is this an Institutional Investor Warning?
You know the reality ... Institutional Investors have the directional control over the markets because they are responsible for 50% to 70%+ of the stock market's volume on any given…
