Streetwise Articles
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."
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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."
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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."
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Russian Ship Carrying Gold Ore Disappears
Source: UPI (10/29/12)
"The Amurskaya, a Russian freighter carrying 700 tons of gold ore, disappeared in the Sea of Okhotsk, authorities said Monday."
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Gold Lacks Upside Drivers, but Support Seen at $1,700/oz
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault (10/29/12)
"'Gold has been trading lower as it follows the U.S. dollar appreciation,' says Bayram Dincer, analyst at LGT Capital Management in Switzerland."
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SA Gold Mines Resume Production as Strikes Draw to Close
Source: Mining Weekly, Natasha Odendaal (10/29/12)
"The illegal strikes that spread throughout the South African mining sector have eased at three gold producers as workers returned and some mines resumed production."
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Don't Fear a Normal Gold Correction
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors (10/29/12)
"Don't let the short-term correction fool you into selling your gold and gold stocks."
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The Five-Minute Minute Guide to the Rare Earth Metal ETF
Source: Carolyn Pairit, Seeking Alpha (10/29/12)
"While there are a few major publicly traded rare earth miners in the U.S., the space remains fraught with individual company risk. As a result, many investors should take a closer look at this fund."
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Oil Prices: As the WTI-Brent Spread Widens, Refineries Are Set to Advance
Source: Kent Moors, Money Morning (10/29/12)
"For the next 20 years, higher Brent oil prices will affect U.S. prices, even if we rely on fewer imports."
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The Age of Personalized Medicine Is Near
Source: Chris Wood, Casey Research (10/29/12)
"Biomarkers have the potential to accelerate product development and cut costs because they can help identify those drug candidates that are likely to fail sooner, and can predict drug efficacy faster than conventional clinical endpoints—giving life to the concept of 'fail early, fail cheap.'"
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Is Santa Coming Early for Gold and Gold Mining Stocks?
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy (10/28/12)
"Gold looks to have stabilized and is building a basing pattern (launch pad) for another major rally."
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The 'Water Alchemists' in the New Wild West
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil and Gas Investments Bulletin (10/28/12)
"A 21st century wild-west scenario is developing in Texas. It all has to do with the fast-rising use of water in the Lone Star state's energy patch."
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The 'Water Alchemists' in the New Wild West
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil and Gas Investments Bulletin (10/28/12)
"A 21st century wild-west scenario is developing in Texas. It all has to do with the fast-rising use of water in the Lone Star state's energy patch."
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Cancer Fight Stalls Amid Push for Profits, Doctors Say
Source: The Guardian, Sarah Boseley (10/28/12)
"The excitement generated by targeted drugs, which interfere with specific molecules involved in tumor growth and suppression, has been short-lived."
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Flu Vaccine Jab Can Halve Cardiac Risk
Source: Daily Mail (10/28/12)
"The flu vaccine provided an approximate 50% reduction in the risk of a heart attack or stroke compared with a placebo after one year of follow-up."
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Profiting from Silver Mining in the Age of Resource Nationalism: Sean Rakhimov
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (10/26/12)
Resource nationalism is becoming a growing problem for many mining companies. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Sean Rakhimov, editor of SilverStrategies.com, shares his insights for safely investing in silver mining companies in a volatile world.
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The Sky's the Limit in Saskatchewan: Tom MacNeill
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (10/26/12)
Saskatchewan's unique political history has created a modern-day last frontier for exploration. Within its borders is a treasure trove of early-stage resources, so many that Tom MacNeill, president and CEO of 49 North Resources, says his Saskatchewan-focused natural resources company can't tackle every project it wants to. As an incubator enterprise to raise capital for early-stage projects throughout Saskatchewan, MacNeill's company is capitalizing on the build-out of capital markets in the province. Read why MacNeill says Saskatchewan is wide open in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report.
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Streaming Gold and Silver Companies Generating Huge Gains for Investors
Source: Jason Hamlin, Gold Stock Bull (10/26/12)
"One type of precious metals equity has been significantly outperforming both the metals and mining shares: gold and silver streaming companies."
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Gold Prices in 2013: Where We'll Be in Six Months
Source: Tony Daltorio, Money Morning (10/26/12)
"Looking beyond the sell-off, here are three key drivers of gold prices in 2013."
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Is the End to SA's Mining Strike Debacle in Sight?
Source: Christy Filen, Mineweb (10/26/12)
"AngloGold Ashanti, Gold Fields and Harmony Gold, via the Chamber of Mines, have signed a deal today with unions that will see adjustments to workers pay."
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Gold's Bearish Trend Remains
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault (10/26/12)
"'We continue to see modest pressure on gold prices in the near term,' says HSBC Analyst James Steel."
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Survey Shows Mixed Outlook for Gold Prices Next Week
Source: Kitco News, Debbie Carlson (10/26/12)
"Of the 24 participants, 9 see prices up, while 5 see prices down, and 10 are neutral or see prices moving sideways."
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Time to Buy Gold?
Source: The Street, Matt Zeman (10/26/12)
"Money printing and stimulus measures by global central banks I feel are likely to keep a floor under gold prices as faith in fiat continues to dwindle."
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Uranium Supply Squeeze Offers Opportunity
Source: Rick Mills, Ahead of the Herd (10/26/12)
"The likelihood of a shortage of mined uranium makes companies with near-term uranium production very interesting."
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Three Tech Breakthroughs for Graphene Investors
Source: Josh Grasmick, The Penny Sleuth (10/26/12)
"Just in the month of October, three breakthroughs have proved how graphene isn't just opening new possibilities. . .it's closing in on tangible results."
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