"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •516 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •14 mins | 1,642.30 | -35.10 | -2.09% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 58.44 | -0.88 | -1.48% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 1.834 | -0.035 | -1.89% |
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Ethanol •516 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •516 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 516 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 516 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 62.32 | -0.85 | -1.35% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 4.935 | +0.014 | +0.28% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.301 | -0.039 | -1.66% |
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Gold is Money
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