"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •444 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 1,416.50 | +16.30 | +1.16% |
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WTI Crude •1 day | 62.68 | -0.89 | -1.40% |
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Gasoline •1 day | 1.971 | -0.041 | -2.02% |
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Ethanol •444 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •444 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 444 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 444 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 1 day | 66.68 | -0.76 | -1.13% | |
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Natural Gas • 1 day | 2.888 | -0.051 | -1.74% | |
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Heating Oil • 1 day | 2.299 | -0.041 | -1.76% |
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New Highs by the Score
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Homeownership Rate and Sub-Prime Mortgages - A Positive Correlation?
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Still a Positive Outlook for German and Euro-zone Growth
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Tip of the Iceberg
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Gauging Inflation: The Adjustable Fed-metrics
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A Gathering Perfect Storm?
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Bad Advice About Gold
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Dollar-Adjusted SP 500
The bull was some random Wall Street minion, no one I have ever heard of before. But the bear was a hardcore contrarian I admire tremendously, Peter Schiff of Euro…
Pivotal Events
The investment policy history of financial institutions suggests that the next big event will be a lengthy disgorgement of commodities within a climate of boardroom chagrin.
Is the Fed Finally Losing its Credibility?
Over the last few years, the price of gold has typically declined following larger than expected jumps in "core" consumer prices. These counter intuitive movements have been explained by the…
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