"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •214 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 1,012.40 | -31.30 | -3.00% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 74.49 | +1.96 | +2.70% |
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Gasoline •10 mins | 2.155 | +0.096 | +4.68% |
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Ethanol •214 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •214 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 214 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 214 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 10 mins | 77.02 | +1.35 | +1.78% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.291 | +0.247 | +8.11% | |
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Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.487 | +0.090 | +3.75% |
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BondWorks
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Who's on First?
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My Golden Dream
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