"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •509 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 1,563.10 | +10.50 | +0.68% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 58.64 | -0.20 | -0.34% |
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Gasoline •33 mins | 1.890 | -0.007 | -0.37% |
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Ethanol •509 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •509 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 509 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 509 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 63.12 | -0.25 | -0.39% | |
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Natural Gas • 23 mins | 4.424 | -0.125 | -2.75% | |
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Heating Oil • 24 mins | 2.409 | +0.003 | +0.13% |
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