"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •590 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 2,077.10 | +55.40 | +2.74% |
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WTI Crude •11 hours | 62.89 | +0.05 | +0.08% |
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Gasoline •11 hours | 1.911 | -0.005 | -0.26% |
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Ethanol •590 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •590 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 590 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 590 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 10 hours | 67.75 | +0.23 | +0.34% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 hours | 3.243 | +0.026 | +0.81% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 hours | 2.388 | -0.005 | -0.20% |
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Gold Data-Fest: History's Opinion on Today's Slump
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Fed's Lacker to Bloomberg TV: Growth Sluggish, Not Cutting Balance Sheet, Fine with Tapering
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Thinking About 5% Mortgages
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Will Gold Mining Stocks Drop Any Further?
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Going Dark! Economic Cycles Point Downward
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Why I Own Gold
I am an optimist. I'm no conspiracist. I just happen to think the road to hell is paved with good intentions. As a result, I own gold. Let me expand.
Swiss Banks to Keep Swiss, and not U.S. Laws
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Keep a Careful Eye on VIX Creep
The best way to illustrate VIX creep, is to show you today's chart. (First, don't forget that the VIX is often referred to as the Fear Index, and it is…
Energy Companies Pull a Blackwater
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Sock Puppet Kabuki; Nikkei Today Parallels Dot-Com Bust
The Japanese stereotype of excessive courtesy is being confirmed by the actions of prime minster Shinzo Abe who is giving the world a free and timely lesson on the dangers…
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