Will Expert David Morgan Call the Bottom on the Metals Market Again?
Source: Chris Marchese of The Gold Report   (8/29/12)
David Morgan, editor of The Morgan Report, expects gold to top $1,800/oz and silver to top $40/oz by the end of the year and both to take off from there. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Morgan shares the logic behind his predictions and identifies several companies set to benefit from the end of the precious metal doldrums. More >

Two Ways to Buy More Gold for 2013
Source: Forbes, Tom Aspray  (8/29/12)
"The high level of bearish sentiment early in the summer and the seasonal tendency for gold to bottom in July created a good risk-reward entry point, but another opportunity to buy should be just around the corner." More >

Peru May Give Environment Ministry More Power over New Mines
Source: Reuters  (8/29/12)
"President Ollanta Humala has sent a bill to Congress that would give the environment ministry more power to approve or reject new mines in Peru. Peru, a top global metals exporter, has a pipeline of new mining projects worth $50B." More >

Bernanke Disappointment Could See Gold Correct
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (8/29/12)
"'Gold prices could correct, possibly abruptly and steeply, should Bernanke's speech again hint of distancing the Fed from further monetary policy easing,' says James Steel, chief commodities analyst at HSBC." More >

Algae Biofuel Facility Begins Operations
Source: Swagato Chakravorty, Energy & Capital  (8/29/12)
"The first phase of Sapphire Energy Inc.'s Green Crude Farm, the first commercial demonstration algae-to-energy plant, has begun operations." More >

Higher Gas Prices a Sure Bet Due to Hurricane Isaac, Fire
Source: James Baldwin, Money Morning  (8/29/12)
"Production halts due to Hurricane Isaac and a deadly explosion at a Venezuelan refinery have pushed U.S. gas prices to a near four-month high." More >

Molycorp Announces Start up at First US Heavy Rare Earth Concentrates Facility
Source: Dorothy Kosich, Mineweb  (8/29/12)
"Although China now produces 99% of the world's heavy rare earth supplies, Molycorp's Mountain Pass facility is about to become the first U.S. heavy rare earths concentrate processor." More >

Bet on a Gold Comeback with the Gold Explorers ETF
Source: Eric Dutram, Zacks Investment Research  (8/29/12)
"If investors are forecasting a solid return for gold, the explorers ETF could be a very interesting fund to target at this time." More >

The Latest ETF Eye-Opener
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (8/29/12)
"Institutional Investor recently highlighted another downside to these investments: ETFs' use of hypothetical, back-tested performance." More >

Resverlogix's Phase IIb Results Good for 'Bromodomain' Drugs
Source: Catherine Shaffer, BioWorld  (8/29/12)
"Resverlogix's RVX-208, designed to increase levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients with atherosclerosis, is hitting all of its marks." More >

New Heart Drugs May Be Too Costly to Ease Pharma's Patent Pains
Source: Reuters, Ben Hirschler  (8/29/12)
"Leading cardiologists, who follow drug development closely, warn that the hurdle for pricey new heart medicines is getting ever higher as economic pressures hit health budgets worldwide." More >

Study Shows CT Scanning Technology Superior
Source: Medical Xpress  (8/29/12)
"An important noninvasive technology may improve existing care and has the potential to outperform established noninvasive technologies." More >

Filling the Drug Translation Gap
Source: Alex Philippidis, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News  (8/29/12)
"Patients keep waiting longer and longer for research to translate into new drugs as development costs rise. The best hope for bridging that gap—thus cutting time and money from drug development—rests with translation-focused disease foundations." More >

It's Game On for Rare Earths in Greenland: Rick Mills
Source: Sally Lowder of The Critical Metals Report  (8/28/12)
Far from icebound, Greenland is wealthy in rare earth elements, precious metals and oil. Already, says Aheadoftheherd.com owner Rick Mills, companies are beginning to outline major discoveries at just pennies a share. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Read more in this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report. More >

Invest in What China Needs to Buy: Don Coxe
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report   (8/28/12)
The U.S. is no longer the safest place in the world to invest, says Don Coxe, a strategic advisor to the BMO Financial Group. While U.S.-based companies are forced to wade through red tape and legal challenges, relatively lax regulation in emerging economies created stiff competition. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Coxe explains how investors should position themselves as China and India rise to superpower status. More >

Are the Precious Metals Sending a Signal?
Source: Tracey Ryniec, Zacks Investment Research  (8/28/12)
"The precious metals are moving back into the spotlight. After being left for dead by Wall Street several months ago, gold and silver are at four-month highs." More >

Big, Undeveloped Gold Deposits Boosting Junior Share Prices
Source: Kip Keen, Mineweb  (8/28/12)
"The share prices of junior miners with big gold deposits moved upwards with remarkable consistency in August as investors began to reconsider at the sector." More >

Gemoscan Sets Aggressive Expansion Plan
Source: BioTuesdays, Leonard Zehr  (8/28/12)
"The company is planning expansion in the U.S., Europe, Asia and India, with a growth objective of 10,000 locations by 2014." More >

The Comprehensive Guide to Natural Gas ETFs
Source: Zacks Investment Research  (8/28/12)
"Natural gas prices have fallen about 80% since their 2008 peak. Now, the situation seems to be turning around." More >

Eric Sprott Cautions Investors to Fear the Financial System
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (8/27/12)
The dire economic situation that persists globally despite the best efforts of central planners to make things seem normal leads Sprott Inc.'s legendary Chairman Eric Sprott to broadcast a loud message of caution: "Fear the financial system." In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Sprott says it's time for people to take matters into their own hands and that means pushing further and further into precious metals equities as well as physical gold and silver. With 80% of his own portfolio in that arena, he certainly puts his money where his mouth is. More >

This Rare Earth Junior Is Beginning to Outperform
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (8/27/12)
"Ucore's use of Solid Phase Extraction technology could mark the first time dysprosium is produced on American soil." More >

The Gold Bull Market Is Still Happening
Source: Neil Charnock, GoldOz  (8/27/12)
"Seasonal factors and other strong indicators tell me this long period of gold price consolidation is at last nearing its conclusion. Gold has formed a new higher base, from which it can launch higher." More >

Why Billionaires Love Gold
Source: Peter Krauth, Money Morning  (8/27/12)
"Despite the fact that we've been in a powerful gold bull market for more than a decade already, I believe the best is yet to come for gold prices." More >

Republicans Tease with Gold Standard, But Idea Seen Full of Bugs
Source: Reuters, Frank Tang  (8/27/12)
"U.S. Republicans have all but guaranteed the backing of the 'gold vote' this November by raising an idea that even the most bullish mainstream bullion boosters believe is unrealistic: a return to the gold standard." More >

Gold Steadies After Stimulus Hopes Spark 4-1/2 Month High
Source: Reuters, Jan Harvey  (8/27/12)
"Gold prices hit their highest since mid-April on Monday, buoyed by speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve may be set to unveil another round of monetary stimulus, but then steadied on caution ahead of a key central bankers' meeting later this week." More >