"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •668 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 2,011.90 | +17.30 | +0.87% |
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WTI Crude •1 day | 101.94 | -3.13 | -2.98% |
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Gasoline •1 day | 3.595 | -0.020 | -0.55% |
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Ethanol •668 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •668 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 668 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 668 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 1 day | 108.17 | -2.23 | -2.02% | |
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Natural Gas • 1 day | 2.780 | +0.013 | +0.47% | |
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Heating Oil • 1 day | 3.946 | -0.135 | -3.30% |
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