"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •294 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 976.30 | -3.30 | -0.34% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 62.35 | +0.08 | +0.13% |
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Gasoline •15 mins | 2.082 | -0.002 | -0.08% |
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Ethanol •294 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •294 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 294 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 294 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 10 mins | 66.21 | +0.09 | +0.14% | |
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Natural Gas • 13 mins | 2.987 | -0.035 | -1.16% | |
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Heating Oil • 1 hour | 2.126 | -0.001 | -0.05% |
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