Some Incredible Gold Charts
Source: Peter Degraaf, Itiswell  (11/2/12)
"As more and more investors opt for physical silver, it will make it increasingly difficult for traders in 'digital silver' to dictate the price at which physical silver is bought and sold." More >

A Tipping Point for Gold Companies
Source: Frank Holmes, Frank Talk  (11/2/12)
"Did you know that gold stocks tend to underperform during election years?" More >

Why Gold Will Benefit from the Global Debt Crisis
Source: Clif Droke, Gold & Silver Stock Report  (11/2/12)
"Gold tends to outperform other assets at the two extreme ends of the 60-year economic 'long-wave' cycle, namely during the runaway inflation and runaway deflation parts of the cycle, which occur approximately every 20–30 years." More >

Gold Sells Off Sharply in Wake of Stronger-than-Expected US Jobs Data
Source: Kitco News, Jim Wyckoff  (11/2/12)
"December futures prices dropped below important technical support at the $1,700/oz level, which triggered pre-placed sell-stop orders and drove prices even lower." More >

Silver ETF Impact
Source: Scott Wright, Zeal Intelligence  (11/2/12)
"Silver is no doubt tiny on the grand commodities scale. But its attractiveness, spearheaded by a 1,000%+ bull-to-date gain to its latest high, has spawned a wide range of products for investors to partake in." More >

Dennis Dishes the Dirt on Fertilizer Stocks
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report  (11/1/12)
Dundee Capital Markets is building out its fertilizer and agriculture platform and sees good reason for investors to do the same. Yields from the big names in the space are driving investor interest, according to Carolyn Dennis, vice president and senior equities analyst, while exposure to the bigger names in potash can be a good defensive move. Juniors, on the other hand, have a harder row to hoe. Read more in this exclusive Energy Report interview. More >

A Capital-Efficient Prescription for New Drugs: Raghuram "Ram" Selvaraju
Source: George S. Mack of The Life Sciences Report   (11/1/12)
The small biotech companies that have survived the last five years have learned to be lean, mean and efficient with shareholder capital. In this exclusive interview with The Life Sciences Report, Aegis Capital's Managing Director and Head of Equity Research Raghuram "Ram" Selvaraju discusses companies that have mitigated risk by giving new life and higher margins to products previously relegated to the dustbin of commoditized generics. He also highlights some very new and exciting developments in the realm of stem cell technologies and monoclonal antibodies that engage never-before-targeted molecules. More >

The Key to 'Gaming' Oil Volatility
Source: Kent Moors, Oil & Energy Investor  (11/1/12)
"While markets can ride a roller coaster of sentiment on the volatility express, all aspects of these markets require energy regardless of where the curve happens to be." More >

Kurdistan Oil: My Property Tour with Western Zagros Resources
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin  (11/1/12)
"Kurdistan isn't recognized as a country yet by anyone, but it exists in all but name." More >

Ultimate Guide to Van Eck Market Vectors TR Gold Miners (GDX)
Source: YahooFinance, Stephen Simpson  (11/1/12)
"Investors have more than a couple of choices within the gold ETF space, including choosing between bullion-oriented funds, futures-oriented funds and funds that hold stocks in gold miners." More >

Is Big Gold in Big Trouble?
Source: Matt Insley, The Daily Reckoning  (10/31/12)
"Big gold has done a poor job of keeping costs down: total costs per ounce are up almost 70% since 2008." More >

Bob Moriarty's Stock Tales from the Crypt
Source: Sally Lowder of The Gold Report   (10/31/12)
It is a global ghoul fest when Bob Moriarty talks about his favorite zombie stocks—companies whose share prices have flirted with death but still offer devilishly good potential. Moriarty is happy to "buy $1 bills for $0.50" and tells readers where to do the same in this exclusive Gold Report interview. More >

A Musing on Gold and Fiat Currencies
Source: Mickey Fulp, Mercenary Geologist  (10/31/12)
"Gold is money that maintains its purchasing power, and for this reason it should be viewed as insurance against financial calamity and a hedge in case of economic collapse." More >

Royal Canadian Mint Launches Silver Bullion-Backed ETRs
Source: Dorothy Kosich, Mineweb  (10/31/12)
"Following up on the resounding success of its Gold Reserves' Exchange Traded Receipts program, the Royal Canadian Mint is launching a similar product for its silver reserves." More >

Gold Is Now in Consolidation Phase
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (10/31/12)
"'The clear downtrend from earlier in the month has now been replaced by this consolidation phase. But the possibility of another attempt on the downside certainly cannot be ruled out,' says a note from UBS." More >

$16T of Platinum Could Be Extracted from Seawater
Source: Mining.com, Cecilia Jamasmie  (10/31/12)
"Space mining start-up Planetary Resources President Chris Lewicki made more than one eyebrow rise Wednesday as he wrote in his blog that about $16T of platinum is waiting to be extracted from our Earth's oceans." More >

Stop Gambling and Find Stable Profits in Energy Investment: Sid Rajeev
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (10/30/12)
Are junior resource stocks the investment equivalent of a game of blackjack? It depends on the investor as much as it does on the company. Sid Rajeev of Fundamental Research Corp. has come to expect stability from his picks. How? By using fair-value metrics and a longer-term timeline. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, learn how this pragmatic analyst plays a speculative market for reliable returns. More >

A Critical Metals Mixed Bag: Chris Ecclestone
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Critical Metals Report  (10/30/12)
A flood of companies scrambled to capitalize on the rare earths space, overpopulating the sector with too many losing bets, according to Chris Ecclestone, a mining strategist with Hallgarten & Co. in London. Now, a downturn in the sector should reveal which companies have the pedigree to make it to production, Ecclestone says. In this exclusive Critical Metals Report interview, learn which other metals and minerals are getting the market's attention with positive fundamentals. More >

New Oil, Gas and Mineral Discoveries Boost Growth of African Economies
Source: Mining.com, Cecilia Jamasmie  (10/30/12)
"The World Bank says the economic importance for Africa of its natural resources is likely to continue in the medium term in several established oil and mineral producers." More >

Our Next President and Healthcare Policy
Source: BioSpace, Karl Thiel  (10/30/12)
"Both candidates paint this as a vitally important election between leaders with starkly different views of policy and governing. So if the fate of the life sciences potentially hangs in the balance, what are we likely to see in the months ahead?" More >

Patheon Nabs Mexican Beachhead with $255M Banner Buyout
Source: Fierce BioPharma, Tracy Staton  (10/30/12)
"Drugmakers from big pharma to much smaller companies have been striking partnership deals with companies in South America and other emerging markets—and buying up drugmakers and consumer health companies—to capture a share of that growth." More >

Geologist Merrill McHenry Keeps His Eye on the Guerrero Gold Belt
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (10/29/12)
Millions of years ago, tectonic events created significant gold and silver mineralization in the Guerrero Gold Belt in Mexico. Today, two gold companies have reported 16 Moz of gold there, and other discoveries are sure to follow. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Merrill McHenry, an independent analyst and geologist, explains the region's geology and its hot prospects.
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Gold Mining Margins Will Expand Further
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (10/29/12)
"Our view is that if gold breaks to and sustains a new high then the current valuations of gold mining companies will increase materially." More >

Serious Supply Concerns in Platinum Could Lead to Price Spike
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (10/29/12)
"Gold and silver have gained investors' attention as a store of wealth, while platinum has been significantly overlooked and undervalued." More >

Big Jump in London Gold Trading
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (10/29/12)
"Gold trading in London, heart of the world's wholesale bullion market, leapt in September." More >