"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •681 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 1,991.80 | -99.60 | -4.76% |
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WTI Crude •9 hours | 105.42 | +4.25 | +4.20% |
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Gasoline •9 hours | 3.702 | +0.096 | +2.67% |
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Ethanol •681 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •681 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 681 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 681 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 8 hours | 109.26 | +3.54 | +3.35% | |
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Natural Gas • 9 hours | 2.960 | +0.066 | +2.28% | |
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Heating Oil • 9 hours | 4.053 | +0.148 | +3.78% |
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