"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •503 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 1,584.30 | +29.10 | +1.87% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 59.16 | -1.58 | -2.60% |
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Gasoline •13 mins | 1.950 | -0.050 | -2.48% |
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Ethanol •503 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •503 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 503 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 503 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 63.25 | -1.64 | -2.53% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 4.486 | +0.115 | +2.63% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.600 | -0.102 | -3.76% |
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Inflation Analysis
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Philly Fed Prez Plosser: Consumer Spending, Exports Are Cause for Optimism
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The Three Faces of a Gold Stock Breakout
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Gold Bull Seasonals 2
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When Bad Debts Attack
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Time to Face the Music
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