"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •443 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 •13 hours | 62.68 | -0.89 | -1.40% |
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Gasoline •13 hours | 1.971 | -0.041 | -2.02% |
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Ethanol •443 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •443 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 443 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 443 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 12 hours | 66.68 | -0.76 | -1.13% | |
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Natural Gas • 13 hours | 2.888 | -0.051 | -1.74% | |
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Heating Oil • 13 hours | 2.299 | -0.041 | -1.76% |
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The World's Reserve Currency
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Turning Points
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