Why an Islamic Revolution in Saudi Arabia Will Send Oil to $300/bbl
Source: Marin Katusa, Casey Research  (10/2/12)
"Is a 1973-style oil crisis about to engulf the entire world?" More >

Luisa Moreno: Is It Time to Call a Bottom in Rare Earth Metals Markets?
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Critical Metals Report  (10/2/12)
The worst is over, postulates Luisa Moreno. But is modest appreciation in rare earth stocks a symptom of across-the-board improvement in equities, or have fundamentals in the space changed for the better? To tackle these questions, the Euro Pacific Canada analyst gets elbow-deep in metallurgical data. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Moreno lends her razor-sharp analysis to determine the frontrunners as metals prices stabilize. More >

Aussie Projects Gone to Potash
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald, Peter Ker  (10/2/12)
"Speculation that a potash project in Canada has leapt ahead of major Australian projects in BHP Billiton's order of preference have been reinforced by new documents released by the company." More >

Potential Intermediate-Term Targets for Gold and Gold Stocks
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (10/2/12)
"The precious metals complex is correcting in the near term and we expect that to continue for the next several weeks. Following the correction, we see immediate upside targets of $1,900/oz for gold." More >

Silver Prices to Benefit from the Golden Cross
Source: Bob Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (10/2/12)
"We expect silver prices to continue in this multiyear bull market for precious metals and to set new all-time highs in the near to medium term." More >

What Has Changed in the Gold Market?
Source: Julian Phillips,Gold Forecaster  (10/2/12)
"If you take the time factor out of charts on the gold price, the pattern of behavior becomes a strong rise followed by a narrow, short consolidation pattern before a further move forward." More >

Medtech Industry Stock Outlook: October 2012
Source: Zacks Equity Research  (10/2/12)
"Several catalysts for growth exist, including new product cycles, an aging population, geographic expansion, ongoing transition toward minimally invasive techniques and emerging markets." More >

Pipeline Infrastructure Needed for the Bakken
Source: Brianna Panzica, Energy & Capital  (10/2/12)
"Roughly a third of natural gas produced in the Bakken in July was flared due to a lack of infrastructure for transporting the resource." More >

Australian Rare Earth Players Jockey for Position
Source: ProEdge Wire, Robin Bromby  (10/2/12)
"Everyone is a potential winner when the starter's gun sounds but—by about halfway through the exploration-development equivalent of the 385-yard mark of the marathon—the field is very spread out." More >

Australian Rare Earth Players Jockey for Position
Source: ProEdge Wire, Robin Bromby  (10/2/12)
"Everyone is a potential winner when the starter's gun sounds but—by about halfway through the exploration-development equivalent of the 385-yard mark of the marathon—the field is very spread out." More >

The Original Bottom Fisher Finds High Risk and Reward in Nevada
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (10/1/12)
Forget about juggling a basket of country risk in places like South Africa and South America. For his money, newsletter writer John Kaiser would rather take a chance on explorers in his own backyard of the western U.S., based on millions of years of geology and some exciting new discovery methods. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Kaiser outlines the trends, and the juniors staking their claims, in Nevada. More >

Gold Prices: Here's Why All the Hype Goes Beyond QE3
Source: Deborah Baratz, Money Morning  (10/1/12)
"The buying trend is likely to continue for the medium to long term as greater liquidity enters the global financial system." More >

Major 'Risk On' Rotation as Junior Miners Outperform Gold and Silver Bullion
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (10/1/12)
"The majors must invest in the junior miners, which in a bull market could provide great leverage and move exponentially higher in percentage terms than bullion." More >

Bull Trend Intact for Gold
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (10/1/12)
"'On the monthly chart, the bull trend remains intact, with uptrend support at $1,594/oz and resistance at $1,790/oz, the previous high,' says technical analyst Russell Browne at Scotia Mocatta." More >

QE3 Is Here, Where Next for Gold?
Source: Sam Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (10/1/12)
"We believe this will push gold above its record highs set in 2011 and are confident of the yellow metal's upside." More >

Ivory Coast Says It May Negotiate Gold Tax Rate
Source: Reuters, Joe Bavier  (10/1/12)
"Ivory Coast is open to discussing with miners the rate of a proposed windfall tax on gold profits but will not back away from the levy meant to capitalize on soaring world prices for the metal, the country's mines minister said on Monday." More >

Indonesia Digs Hole for Itself with New Mining Laws
Source: Reuters, Fergus Jensen and Neil Chatterjee  (10/1/12)
"The most dramatic effect of the new rules has been on mineral exports, which surged as companies fought to beat a May 6 export tax deadline and plunged thereafter." More >

Nevada: The Next American Gold Rush
Source: Visual Capitalist  (10/1/12)
"Gold is now what's drawing miners to the Silver State." More >

Investing in Oil: Five Questions to Ask the Management
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin  (10/1/12)
"Most of these answers can be found in the middle of the Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) in quarterly financial statements." More >

Better Lucky than Good
Source: Severine Kirchner, Penny Sleuth  (10/1/12)
"It took serendipity, a groundbreaking discovery and 25 years of hard work, but RNAi-based therapies are finally moving from concept to reality." More >

New 'Protein Chips' Could Save Your Life Someday and Make You a Bundle
Source: Michael Robinson, Money Morning   (10/1/12)
"I believe the Intel-Stanford platform could have a wide impact throughout medicine. Already, the team wants to use the system to design better flu vaccines, which would affect millions in the U.S. alone." More >

Commodity Stocks: Improving Returns with No Extra Volatility
Source: Frank Holmes, Frank Talk  (10/1/12)
"When looking at measures such as correlation, performance and risk, two indexes can have very different effects on a portfolio's results." More >

Last Call for Cheap Gold
Source: Brittany Stepniak, Wealth Daily  (9/30/12)
"While the investment climate remains challenged in South Africa due to concerns for future political stability, gold investors with physical coins and bullion are guaranteed to see some enormous returns in the aftermath of the strikes." More >

There is Nothing the Shorts Can Do About Higher Oil Prices
Source: Kent Moors, Oil & Energy Investor  (9/30/12)
"After another pricing pullback of almost 10% last week, crude oil prices rebounded on the back of an unlikely source." More >

Gold Stocks or Apple: Which Holds a Place in Your Portfolio?
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (9/28/12)
"Would you choose gold because of the macroeconomic factors supporting the rise of the precious metal or do you put your money on Apple because of its overwhelming popularity?" More >