Three Important Biotech Names
Source: George S. Mack, The Life Sciences Report  (7/21/12)
The term reovirus (respiratory enteric orphan virus) was originated by Albert Sabin, who is now synonymous with the oral poliomyelitis vaccine that bears his name. Now, after more than a half-century of research, investigators at a handful of biotech companies are moving the virus forward as a cancer-fighting agent. The reovirus is found extensively in nature, and most humans have had a GI tract infection with it by the time they are beyond childhood or into early adulthood. Reovirus infection is in most cases asymptomatic, and it is not at all considered to be virulent. So, what meaning does a harmless virus have for disease, and especially for deadly cancers? More >

How to Minimize Risk and Increase Returns on Juniors: Joe Mazumdar
Source: Peter Byrne of The Gold Report  (7/20/12)
Joe Mazumdar, senior mining analyst at Vancouver's Haywood Securities, adheres to certain fundamental metrics when reviewing the pedigree of a junior firm. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Mazumdar explains why some juniors are positioned to do better than some majors in the current geopolitical climate and he counsels pragmatism: the key to unlocking golden opportunities is locating firms with experienced management and adequate cash flow that can qualify for mixed-source financing in the international context of uneven gold prices. He shares a few picks in that space. More >

'Flat Momentum' Sees Gold in Contracting Range
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (7/20/12)
"The U.S. dollar gold price hovered above $1,580/oz during Friday morning trading in London—in line with where it has spent the last two weeks—while stocks and commodities ticked lower and U.S. Treasuries gained." More >

New Gold-Mining Technology Scaling Technical Hurdles
Source: Mining Weekly, Martin Creamer  (7/20/12)
"South Africa still has one of the biggest gold resources in the world, but that gold is at depth. The proposed new way of mining dispenses with all blasting, keeps people away from the danger areas, facilitates mining round-the-clock every day of the year and refocuses on revenue." More >

Copper Fares Better Than Gold and Silver
Source: MarketWatch, Myra Saefong  (7/20/12)
"Copper prices have been trading higher to unchanged on the year and 'this is a good signal that economic conditions around the globe may not be as dire as has been reported,' said John Person, president of NationalFutures.com." More >

Another Gold Mining Company CEO Walks the Plank
Source: Lawrence Williams, Mineweb  (7/20/12)
"We are beginning to see carnage at the CEO level in 'underperforming' gold mining companies (which in current markets means most of them)." More >

Silver Is Undervalued
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Intelligence  (7/20/12)
"While there are rare and short-lived exceptions, the vast majority of the time silver only rallies significantly when gold is strong and only sells off materially when gold is weak. Gold is the key to silver’s price action." More >

Profiting from Europe's New Gold Rush
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey Research  (7/20/12)
"The atmosphere for gold mining in Europe appears to be improving. Its importance is recognized in Brussels; even though only a few clumsy steps have been taken, the general attitude is making a positive shift." More >

Silver Prices: Metals Rise on Hopes of QE3
Source: Diane Alter, Money Morning  (7/20/12)
"While another round of monetary easing would be a negative for the U.S. dollar, it would be a distinct positive for gold and silver. In addition, loose monetary policies and waning confidence in global paper money continues to draw investors toward metals." More >

Put On Your Seatbelts, It's About to Get Bumpy!
Source: Chris Vermeulen, The Gold and Oil Guy  (7/20/12)
"Copper has significantly underperformed equity markets and is likely leading the next move down." More >

Will Oil Prices be the Next Manipulation Scandal?
Source: Ben Gersten, Money Morning  (7/20/12)
"Now that the Libor manipulation scandal has been revealed, it looks like oil prices could be the focus of the next search for misreporting." More >

Fewer Approvals and Filings Sully FDA Offensive
Source: Alex Philippidis, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News  (7/20/12)
"Despite declines in the first half of 2012, FDA remains on track to roughly replicate its performance for all last year, when 30 new drugs won approvals." More >

Biotech 'Diamonds-in-the-Rough' Promise Huge Potential Returns: Rahul Jasuja
Source: George S. Mack of The Life Sciences Report   (7/19/12)
Rahul Jasuja, managing director and senior biotechnology analyst with Noble Financial Capital Markets, doesn't shy away from the smallest micro-cap companies. He relishes the potential upside in finding undervalued drug developers with technology platforms that are, frankly, difficult for most investors to understand. The micro-cap companies he covers must demonstrate scientific rigor and have management capable of executing corporate and clinical goals. In this exclusive interview with The Life Sciences Report, Jasuja shares some of his favorite names, which he believes can return major multiples back to investors. More >

How Gold Will Be Made Acceptable by the Powers That Be
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (7/19/12)
"If the fiat money system suffers any more body blows from debt crises and the like, gold will be deemed a very necessary strategic asset for banks." More >

Spot Uranium Sleeping Beauties Before the Market Wakes Up: Jeb Handwerger
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report   (7/19/12)
Pundits may have closed the book on the so-called nuclear renaissance, but the story is far from over. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Gold Stock Trades Editor Jeb Handwerger names the "sleeping beauties" quietly proving their worth. A new generation of nuclear energy must be part of a diversified happy ending, Handwerger says, but by that time, merger and acquisition activity may have already rewarded the investors who believed in a brighter future. Read on. More >

Mongolia Gov't Coalition Fans Fears of Resource Nationalism
Source: Reuters, Michael Kohn  (7/19/12)
"The coalition will include minority parties such as the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party and Mongolian National Democratic Party, which both want to limit foreign investment in the booming mining sector." More >

You Don't Want to Miss This Opportunity
Source: Frank Holmes, Money Morning  (7/19/12)
"Looking at the results of metals and natural resources during the first half of 2012, only four commodities on our periodic table pulled off a positive return. Wheat grew the most, rising 13%, followed by single-digit rises from corn, gold and copper." More >

Why Your Health Care Is So Darn Expensive
Source: Alex Daley and Doug Hornig, Casey Research  (7/19/12)
"At that point, it isn't lifestyle changes that are keeping us alive—it's machines and doctors and medicines doing a lot of the heavy lifting in order to grant us those precious extra days." More >

Mergers Show How Affordable Care Act Will Deliver Profits
Source: Don Miller, Money Morning  (7/19/12)
"The two largest managed care firms, UnitedHealth Group Inc. and WellPoint, are now big players in Medicare Advantage and Medicaid, according to The Huffington Post. And with the impending influx from the Affordable Care Act, they plan to get even bigger." More >

Navigating the Vanadium Market: Sex Appeal Versus Lasting Attraction
Source: Sara Patterson, Mineweb  (7/19/12)
"Vanadium is finding a new niche in storing and distributing electrical energy through the use of vanadium flow batteries, having previously been used almost entirely in steelmaking." More >

Gold Producers in the Catbird Seat: Jay Taylor
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (7/18/12)
Calling gold the ultimate money, Jay Taylor, editor and publisher of Jay Taylor's Gold, Energy & Tech Stocks, watches the real price of gold with a gimlet eye. These days, he pays particular attention to producers, noting that this is not a good time to be an explorer that needs to raise capital to put holes in the ground without the certainty of finding gold. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Taylor shares promising names in each of the four categories in his model portfolio. More >

Buy Gold Now: Five ETFs to Consider
Source: The Globe and Mail, Don Vialoux  (7/18/12)
"Seasonal influences for gold and gold stocks are starting slightly earlier than usual this year." More >

Gold 'Saddled with Uncertainty' Over QE
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (7/18/12)
"Gold prices ticked lower Wednesday morning in London as markets continued to digest yesterday's testimony to Congress by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke." More >

Surge in Biotech Deals to Unlock Big Investor Profits
Source: Reuters, Paritosh Bansal, Soyoung Kim and Sam Forgione  (7/18/12)
"Large investors in U.S. biotech companies are likely to capture serious windfall profits as deal activity picks up in the sector." More >

Why Gas Prices Are Heading Higher
Source: Kent Moors, Money Morning  (7/18/12)
"On the way down, gasoline price declines were exceeding the reduction in oil prices. Now, we have the opposite trend." More >