"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •329 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 1,079.40 | +4.80 | +0.45% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 61.86 | +0.02 | +0.03% |
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Gasoline •47 mins | 2.089 | +0.018 | +0.85% |
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Ethanol •329 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •329 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 329 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 329 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 25 mins | 64.90 | +0.81 | +1.26% | |
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Natural Gas • 4 hours | 3.204 | -0.194 | -5.71% | |
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Heating Oil • 47 mins | 2.088 | +0.009 | +0.42% |
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