"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •514 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 1,685.00 | +98.80 | +6.23% |
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WTI Crude •24 hours | 58.55 | -0.10 | -0.17% |
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Gasoline •24 hours | 1.822 | -0.006 | -0.32% |
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Ethanol •514 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •514 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 514 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 514 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 23 hours | 62.38 | -0.49 | -0.78% | |
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Natural Gas • 24 hours | 4.850 | +0.292 | +6.41% | |
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Heating Oil • 24 hours | 2.303 | +0.003 | +0.13% |
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