"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 •20 mins | 1,529.20 | +5.00 | +0.33% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 57.79 | -0.27 | -0.47% |
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Gasoline •29 mins | 1.874 | -0.009 | -0.48% |
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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 | 62.27 | -0.29 | -0.46% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 4.470 | -0.110 | -2.40% | |
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Heating Oil • 26 mins | 2.433 | -0.023 | -0.94% |
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