"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •508 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 1,540.10 | +15.90 | +1.04% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 57.77 | -0.29 | -0.50% |
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Gasoline •30 mins | 1.878 | -0.005 | -0.27% |
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Ethanol •508 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •508 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 508 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 508 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 62.29 | -0.27 | -0.43% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 4.553 | -0.027 | -0.59% | |
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Heating Oil • 16 mins | 2.413 | -0.043 | -1.76% |
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