"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •204 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 967.70 | -2.70 | -0.28% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 74.26 | -0.36 | -0.48% |
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Gasoline •15 mins | 2.056 | -0.010 | -0.48% |
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Ethanol •204 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •204 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 204 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 204 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 2 hours | 78.29 | -0.71 | -0.90% | |
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Natural Gas • 13 mins | 3.933 | -0.012 | -0.30% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.472 | +0.000 | +0.01% |
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