> bonus for why that chart shows numbers in the future without apparent change in typesetting from current (real?) numbers These are the current prices for "fu

> bonus for why that chart shows numbers in the future without apparent change in typesetting from current (real?) numbers These are the current prices for "futures". The date is when the coal will be delivered. As the delivery date nears, the price for the contract will converge to the spot price (assuming there is a spot market). For the dates in the past, the price shown is the last price before trading of that futures contract was halted.