"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 •15 mins | 1,034.90 | -8.80 | -0.84% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 73.98 | +1.45 | +2.00% |
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Gasoline •10 mins | 2.115 | +0.056 | +2.71% |
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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 | 76.30 | +0.63 | +0.83% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.315 | +0.271 | +8.90% | |
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Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.466 | +0.068 | +2.85% |
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