"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •366 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 1,407.10 | +25.00 | +1.81% |
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WTI Crude •23 hours | 66.50 | -0.50 | -0.75% |
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Gasoline •23 hours | 2.117 | -0.002 | -0.07% |
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Ethanol •366 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •366 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 366 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 366 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 23 hours | 68.30 | -0.50 | -0.73% | |
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Natural Gas • 23 hours | 3.387 | -0.022 | -0.65% | |
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Heating Oil • 23 hours | 2.409 | +0.039 | +1.65% |
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