"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •215 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 995.50 | -7.00 | -0.70% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 72.05 | -1.11 | -1.52% |
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Gasoline •10 mins | 2.069 | -0.048 | -2.29% |
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Ethanol •215 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •215 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 215 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 215 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 10 mins | 75.32 | -0.64 | -0.84% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.221 | -0.131 | -3.91% | |
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Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.417 | -0.046 | -1.86% |
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New Uranium Bull
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The Ultimate Squeeze Play?
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