"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •10 mins | 2,308.60 | -1.00 | -0.04% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 965.30 | +2.70 | +0.28% |
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WTI Crude •1 day | 78.11 | -0.84 | -1.06% |
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Gasoline •1 day | 2.555 | -0.041 | -1.59% |
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Ethanol •1 day | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •10 mins | 26.69 | -0.14 | -0.52% |
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Silver • 10 mins | 26.69 | -0.14 | -0.52% | |
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Copper • 10 mins | 4.557 | +0.073 | +1.62% | |
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Brent Crude • 1 day | 82.96 | -0.71 | -0.85% | |
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Natural Gas • 1 day | 2.142 | +0.107 | +5.26% | |
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Heating Oil • 1 day | 2.443 | +0.000 | +0.01% |
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No Confidence
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Round and Round
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When Hogs Land
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