Dendreon to Close New Jersey Plant, Cut 600 Jobs
Source: Reuters  (7/30/12)
"The company, whose Provenge treatment for prostate cancer has had disappointing sales since it was launched in April 2010, and which is facing growing competition from easier-to-administer drugs, said the closure of its Morris Plains, New Jersey, factory would greatly reduce its cost of goods sold." More >

Silver Prices Ready for QE3
Source: Jonathan Yates, Money Morning  (7/30/12)
"Just look at what silver prices did after Bernanke announced QE2. From August 2010 to August 2011, silver prices gained 141% to hit more than $43/oz." More >

Challenging the Paradigms of Investing
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (7/30/12)
"For all the hype over recent tech IPOs, did you know that investors have lost more money in Groupon and Facebook than the entire assets in all of the gold funds?" More >

Brains Are Different in People with Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory
Source: Science Daily   (7/30/12)
"UC Irvine scientists have discovered intriguing differences in the brains and mental processes of an extraordinary group of people who can effortlessly recall every moment of their lives since about age 10." More >

MLPs Are Muddling Through the Earnings Season
Source: Hinds Howard, MLP HINDSight  (7/30/12)
"Stick with the news, because more earnings reports are coming this week. Good luck out there." More >

The Federal Reserve, Gold, Oil, & the Dollar's Demise
Source: Chris Vermeulen, The Gold and Oil Guy  (7/29/12)
"Over the longer term, a weak dollar is positive for precious metals and other hard assets." More >

Harry Dent's Formula for Surviving the Great Bust Ahead
Source: Karen Roche of The Gold Report  (7/27/12)
With a perfect storm brewing on the horizon, investors should be building their cash cache and running for cover, warns Harry Dent, author of The Great Crash Ahead. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Dent explains how central bank stimulus programs are fighting a futile battle because a huge army of aging baby boomers has reached the stage in their economic lifecycles when they curb spending. How is Dent preparing for the gathering storm? Read on. . . More >

Gold Set for Gain on Week
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (7/27/12)
"Spot market gold bullion hit a five-week high at $1,625/oz during Friday morning's London trading, on course for a weekly gain that would see the pattern of alternating up and down weeks stretched to week number 11." More >

Hong Kong's Largest Gold Bullion Vault Signals Rising Asian Wealth
Source: Chanyaporn Chanjaroen, Mineweb   (7/27/12)
"Hong Kong's largest gold-storage facility, which can hold about 22% of the bullion now in Fort Knox, will open in September to meet rising demand from banks and the wealthy." More >

Will the Market’s Direction Determine the Presidency?
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (7/27/12)
"Despite the S&P’s wild ride, the market is significantly higher than when Obama took the oath. Does this ensure a victory for the 2012 election?" More >

Investing in Silver: States Support Move to Metals as Dollar Weakens
Source: Diane Alter, Money Morning  (7/27/12)
"While still a long way off from becoming mainstream, trading dollars for coins has won over more and more Americans who have never seen the national debt climb so high." More >

Gold Pares Gain After GDP Data but Remains Higher After Technical Momentum
Source: Kitco News, Allen Sykora  (7/27/12)
"Traders have been keying off major U.S. economic reports for some time now as they try to gauge whether data will mean any more monetary easing from the Federal Open Market Committee." More >

On the Hunt for a Tenbagger Gold Miner
Source: Brisbane Times, Richard Hemming  (7/27/12)
"There are some tenbagger gold miners out there, says one of Australia's best fund managers, if you know where to dig." More >

Platinum: 'Little Silver' v. Big Gold
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (7/27/12)
"Gold's use is ultimately social, having been a thing of beauty, symbol of power, store of value and a means of exchange since the earliest civilizations, while platinum is primarily an industrial metal, which isn't helping platinum versus the gold price one bit right now." More >

Investing in Silver: States Support Move to Metals as Dollar Weakens
Source: Diane Alter, Money Morning  (7/27/12)
"Worries that the U.S. dollar is on the cusp of a collapse have lawmakers from more than a dozen states (up from just three in the past few years) seeking approval from their state governments to either issue their own alternative currency or use gold and silver as a currency for settlement of state-related transactions." More >

MLPs Are an Energy Safe Haven
Source: Todd Bunton, Zacks Investment Research  (7/27/12)
"For investors wanting to add some defense to their portfolio while also generating solid income, MLPs can be a great addition." More >

Healthcare Reform Could Radically Change Your Benefit Plan
Source: David Zeiler, Money Morning   (7/27/12)
"Most employers (71%) said they expected to continue sponsoring health insurance plans, but many are considering major changes as more of the healthcare reform law kicks in." More >

Fascinating New Technology Trends Offer a Glimpse into a Wild Future
Source: Michael Robinson, Money Morning  (7/27/12)
"Cutting-edge high tech is moving at warp speed, with new advances coming faster than any one person can track." More >

Immunotherapies Attack Cancers and Grow Portfolios: Mara Goldstein
Source: George S. Mack of The Life Sciences Report   (7/26/12)
Sometimes valuations don't match the fundamentals of a stock, according to Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. Senior Biotechnology Analyst Mara Goldstein, who understands the science and its relationship to value. Goldstein recommends a handful of small-cap immunotherapy companies that were up 14–42% over the month of June; she also has one large-cap idea for more patient investors. In this exclusive interview with The Life Sciences Report, Goldstein makes a case for favorite companies that should continue making shareholders happy. More >

Special Report Reveals Biotech Stock Drivers: Michael Hay
Source: George S. Mack of The Life Sciences Report  (7/26/12)
Certain predictable dates and events bring profound effects to bear on biotech stocks. Michael Hay, vice president of Sagient Research Systems, successfully applies the art and science of important catalysts to predict when biotech stocks will move up or down. In this exclusive interview with The Life Sciences Report, Hay discusses his strategy and names companies that will produce meaningful gains for investors. More >

Play US Energy Independence with Income-Generating MLPs: Stephen Maresca
Source: George S. Mack of The Energy Report   (7/26/12)
Fossil fuels have to be transported and stored. This is the classic midstream industry that resides between the producers and the marketers and that generally makes money regardless of the price of oil, natural gas or natural gas liquids (NGLs). Now, with the boom in production coming from unconventional oil and gas shales and the enhanced technologies that produce fuels in areas where it was once impossible, the demand for midstream oil and gas infrastructure is growing. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Morgan Stanley Managing Director and Master Limited Partnership (MLP) Analyst Stephen Marsesca makes his case for a handful of MLP and common stocks that will generate increasing cash flow and dividend payouts. More >

Energy Agencies: Uranium Supply 'Sufficient for Over 100 Years'
Source: Claire-Louise Isted, Platts  (7/26/12)
"The increased resource base has been achieved thanks to a 22% increase in uranium exploration and mine development expenditures between 2008 and 2010, which in 2010 totaled more than $2 billion." More >

Nuclear Expansion on Track Despite Fukushima
Source: Reuters, Eric Onstad  (7/26/12)
"Strong expansion of nuclear power as a carbon-free energy source in Asia is expected to press ahead despite the Fukushima accident in Japan that soured sentiment in some countries, a benchmark report said on Thursday." More >

The Economics of Lithium-Ion Battery Pricing
Source: GreenTech Pastures, Heather Clancy  (7/26/12)
"New research from McKinsey & Co. suggests that lithium-ion batteries need to cost about $250 per kilowatt-hour in order for automakers to design and manufacture electric vehicles that are priced competitively." More >

Is Gold Ready to Run to All-Time Highs?
Source: David Banister, Market Trend Forecast  (7/26/12)
"I fully expect gold to continue past the $1,900/oz area and run to $2,300/oz or higher in a Wave 5 rally into the summer of 2013." More >