"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •371 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 1,418.00 | +32.70 | +2.36% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 66.97 | -1.41 | -2.06% |
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Gasoline •10 mins | 2.152 | -0.036 | -1.63% |
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Ethanol •371 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •371 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 371 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 371 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 10 mins | 68.94 | -1.25 | -1.78% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.327 | +0.113 | +3.52% | |
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Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.385 | -0.024 | -0.99% |
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