Never mind gold - invest in record-breaking coal

You may not have noticed due to all the glare from record-breaking precious metals, but dull old coal has hit new highs recently too. Can its winning streak continue?

Over the last week, the price of coal has soared to a new record.

Thermal coal prices jumped to $116.44 a tonne at Australia's Newcastle port, which is the benchmark coal price for Asia. This represents a staggering rise of $23.09 in just a week. That's a staggering increase of 25%...!

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