"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 •4 hours | 62.89 | +0.05 | +0.08% |
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Gasoline •4 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 • 3 hours | 67.75 | +0.23 | +0.34% | |
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Natural Gas • 4 hours | 3.243 | +0.026 | +0.81% | |
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Heating Oil • 4 hours | 2.388 | -0.005 | -0.20% |
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