"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •497 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 1,638.20 | +6.80 | +0.42% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 58.99 | +0.50 | +0.85% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 1.965 | +0.010 | +0.50% |
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Ethanol •497 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •497 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 497 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 497 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 63.22 | +0.51 | +0.81% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 4.510 | -0.023 | -0.51% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.482 | +0.001 | +0.03% |
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