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Gold is on a tear, rising repeatedly to never-before-seen price levels this year — and its rally shows few signs of a slowdown anytime soon thanks to demand from central banks and falling real interest rates. That has left investors to seek out the best way to gain exposure to the precious metal.

Microsoft and other tech giants including Oracle, Amazon.com, Apple and Alphabet need more electricity to energize their AI future.