"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •599 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •14 mins | 2,191.50 | +15.50 | +0.71% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 65.77 | -0.71 | -1.07% |
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Gasoline •25 mins | 1.972 | -0.025 | -1.26% |
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Ethanol •599 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •599 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 599 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 599 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 13 mins | 71.05 | -0.71 | -0.99% | |
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Natural Gas • 14 mins | 3.172 | +0.125 | +4.10% | |
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Heating Oil • 21 mins | 2.589 | +0.003 | +0.11% |
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This Could be a Dangerous Pattern
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Zen Slap
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The SCO, China, Iran, and Gold
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