"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •513 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 1,685.00 | +98.80 | +6.23% |
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WTI Crude •7 hours | 58.55 | -0.10 | -0.17% |
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Gasoline •8 hours | 1.896 | +0.007 | +0.37% |
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Ethanol •513 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •513 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 513 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 513 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 7 hours | 62.38 | -0.49 | -0.78% | |
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Natural Gas • 7 hours | 4.850 | +0.292 | +6.41% | |
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Heating Oil • 8 hours | 2.333 | +0.008 | +0.32% |
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