"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •143 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 975.10 | +4.60 | +0.47% |
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WTI Crude •24 hours | 71.24 | +1.14 | +1.63% |
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Gasoline •24 hours | 2.061 | +0.002 | +0.10% |
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Ethanol •143 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •143 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 143 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 143 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 23 hours | 75.17 | +0.94 | +1.27% | |
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Natural Gas • 24 hours | 3.129 | -0.210 | -6.29% | |
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Heating Oil • 24 hours | 2.275 | +0.001 | +0.02% |
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