"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •597 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 2,175.10 | +106.40 | +5.14% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 66.40 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
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Gasoline •12 mins | 1.998 | -0.009 | -0.45% |
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Ethanol •597 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •597 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 597 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 597 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 71.69 | +0.03 | +0.04% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.048 | +0.052 | +1.74% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.585 | -0.030 | -1.15% |
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If You Want To Do Instant Replay Right
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Gold Confiscation: Lessons from the 20th Century
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