Why We Are Certain that Gold Producers Will Soar
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey Research  (6/27/12)
"Gold stocks do respond when gold goes higher and gold is going higher because of completely unsustainable fiscal and monetary actions of governments all around the world." More >

Do the Charts Say Gold Is Ready to Take Off?
Source: Ira Epstein, The Linn Group  (6/27/12)
"Seasonally speaking, gold leaves the current 'weak' seasonal time frame it's now in and begins to gather strength into year-end." More >

Here Comes the Hyper-Inflationary Bailout Endgame
Source: James West, Midas Letter  (6/27/12)
"The fact that the only option is to fabricate money in one way shape or form is fundamentally positive for gold, but unfortunately, due to the high degree of government-sponsored manipulation in precious metals markets, a rising gold price cannot be expected until the apparatus that supports such market interference is somehow defeated." More >

Gold Miners' Low Correlation to Gold: Are They Cheap Enough Yet?
Source: Seeking Alpha, Richard Bloch  (6/27/12)
"It's not exactly a well-kept secret that shares of gold mining stocks haven't kept pace with the price of gold. But it's just kind of odd that so many of the miners share some similar pricing characteristics." More >

Investments Worth Their Weight in Graphite: Glen Jones
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Critical Metals Report  (6/26/12)
Graphite is the "it" mineral of the moment, but as an investment space it remains largely misunderstood. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Glen Jones, executive director for the Western Hemisphere at Intierra Resource Intelligence, suggests investors research extensively to protect against loss, and names some of his favorite projects that may serve as a jumping-off point for the graphite-curious. More >

Look for High-Growth Oil and Gas Juniors: Josh Young
Source: Alec Gimurtu of The Energy Report  (6/26/12)
Josh Young, founder of Young Capital Management, sees big opportunities in out-of-favor oil and gas juniors. Many relatively unknown U.S. companies are trading at huge discounts, and Young's picks have underappreciated growth potential. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, he discusses several companies that are smartly growing production and cash flow, even in a range-bound market. More >

Tax Breaks May Boost Biofuels
Source: Katharine Fraser, Platts  (6/26/12)
"Biofuels subsidies are relevant to an energy policy debate mainly because oil companies retain subsidies. And there's a move afoot that may boost renewables further." More >

Oil, Gas Producers Look to Expand Arctic Exploration
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Kjetil Malkenes Hovland and Anna Molin  (6/26/12)
"Though a costly and difficult area to explore, the region north of the Arctic Circle is believed to contain about a fifth of the world's undiscovered oil and gas." More >

Gold Prices: Begging for QE3
Source: Money Morning Staff  (6/26/12)
"In the last round of easy-money moves back in January, gold rallied as high as 15%. Since then, gold has dropped numerous times from a lack of additional news of more easing." More >

The Black Hole of Deflation
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (6/26/12)
"The failure of the political system to achieve these goals over such a long period of time is causing a fundamental loss of confidence in the financial and monetary systems of the developed world." More >

Platinum Demand to Substantially Outstrip Supply in 2012
Source: Dorothy Kosich, Mineweb  (6/26/12)
"Contrary to investor perceptions, fabrication demand for platinum, palladium and rhodium is expected to grow at a stronger pace in 2012, says commodities consultant CPM Group." More >

Precious Metals: Keep It Simple
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (6/26/12)
"People often feel the need to complicate things by overtrading and overthinking the situation. My advice for the next three months is patience. My advice for the next three years is precious metals." More >

An Ending Made for Gold
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (6/26/12)
"In the ongoing Euro-crisis, we won't know the details of how Europe will clean up its debt mess for a while, but we're pretty confident the story ends well for gold." More >

Gold Coin Sales from National Mints Fall in Q1/12
Source: Reuters  (6/26/12)
"Demand for gold coins fell in key markets in the early part of this year as the strong demand for small investment products that helped send bullion prices to record highs in 2011 tailed off." More >

Shouldn't Gold Be Spiking Right Now?
Source: The Globe and Mail, Tim Kiladze  (6/26/12)
"If the precious metal is such a safe haven, why hasn't it shot up as the European debt crisis unravels?" More >

Better Lucky than Good
Source: Severine Kirchner, Daily Reckoning  (6/26/12)
"Now think about it: If siRNA can essentially turn off genes by destroying them through a sort of sequence-detection, then what stops them from curing diseases? By knocking down the activity of one or several genes, RNAi could potentially block a plethora of diseases." More >

Drug Pipelines Improving
Source: Reuters, Ben Hirschler  (6/26/12)
"Drug industry productivity is finally improving after years of research disappointment, as drug makers shift their focus from mass markets to making medicines for rarer, undertreated diseases." More >

How You Can Profit from Fluctuating Oil Prices
Source: MoneyShow  (6/26/12)
"Jason Burack discusses large-cap stocks with potential and profiles a junior company in which he sees a great deal of headroom." More >

Is An Oil Shock Coming This Summer?
Source: Seeking Alpha, John Overstreet  (6/26/12)
"Typically, when the gold/oil ratio starts somewhere in the single digits and then breaks above 14:28 within a relatively brief time frame, one should be on the lookout for an oil shock twelve months after the gold/oil ratio peaks." More >

New UK Nuclear Power Plants Could Boost Economy
Source: Dow Jones, Salina Williams  (6/26/12)
"The construction of a new fleet of nuclear power plants in the U.K. could boost the economy by five billion pounds a year, said a report published by the Institute for Public Policy Research." More >

Platinum Outlook Remains Volatile: Erica Rannestad
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (6/25/12)
A third round of quantitative easing won't help support platinum and palladium prices, according to Erica Rannestad, platinum group metals specialist with CPM Group in New York. So, what will drive the platinum group metals, which have been suffering from lags in demand and increasing interest from short sellers? Rannestad discusses the outlook for these specialized metals in this exclusive Gold Report interview, including what they have in common with gold. More >

Gold in Sideways Range Ahead of European Summit
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (6/25/12)
"Gold bullion prices dropped below $1570/oz, though they remain broadly in line with where they ended last week, with markets focused on this week's European leaders' summit." More >

Gold-Stock Valuations
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Intelligence  (6/25/12)
"It is not fundamentals that have been plaguing gold stocks, but psychology. But fear paves the way for massive uplegs as sentiment slowly swings to the opposite extreme." More >

Gold Companies Where Management Has 'Skin in the Game' Outperform Others
Source: Geoff Candy, Mineweb  (6/25/12)
"Gold companies that have a high level of insider ownership have significantly outperformed peers with less insider ownership, says U.S. Global Investors." More >

Surprise Strength in Gold
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (6/25/12)
"Gold's unique mix of inflation and default insurance is currently cheaper than its peak price of 12 months ago." More >