"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •506 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 1,524.20 | +7.00 | +0.46% |
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WTI Crude •1 hour | 58.06 | -0.94 | -1.59% |
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Gasoline •1 hour | 1.883 | -0.035 | -1.82% |
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Ethanol •506 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •506 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 506 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 506 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 29 mins | 62.56 | -0.82 | -1.29% | |
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Natural Gas • 1 hour | 4.580 | +0.106 | +2.37% | |
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Heating Oil • 1 hour | 2.456 | -0.077 | -3.04% |
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