"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •299 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 996.20 | +1.00 | +0.10% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 61.21 | -0.84 | -1.35% |
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Gasoline •14 mins | 2.088 | -0.018 | -0.84% |
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Ethanol •299 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •299 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 299 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 299 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 10 mins | 64.94 | -0.92 | -1.40% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.327 | -0.016 | -0.48% | |
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Heating Oil • 13 mins | 2.157 | -0.018 | -0.85% |
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Turning Points
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The Fed: No Way Out?
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EWP on the DOW & S&P 500
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