"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •504 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 1,554.30 | -2.50 | -0.16% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 59.75 | +0.50 | +0.84% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 1.933 | +0.000 | +0.02% |
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Ethanol •504 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •504 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 504 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 504 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 64.04 | +0.53 | +0.83% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 4.554 | +0.004 | +0.09% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.647 | +0.012 | +0.44% |
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