Why Deflation is the Biggest Catalyst for Precious Metals
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (7/2/12)
"The time to buy gold stocks and physical gold and silver coincides with deflation fears." More >

Clear as Mud: The Answer to Japan's Rare Earth Concerns
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Yoree Koh<  (7/2/12)
"For the first time, Japanese explorers have discovered large deposits of rare-earth minerals on the ocean floor within the country's exclusive economic zone." More >

Small-Cap Focus: Who Will Benefit from Tighter REE Supply?
Source: Proactive Investors, Ian Lyall  (7/2/12)
"There are about 400 companies exploring for rare earths outside of China, though only a handful are listed on the world's stock markets." More >

Biotech Threats Disappear as Supreme Court Upholds Health Law
Source: Fierce Biotech, John Carroll, Tracy Staton and Mark Hollmer  (7/2/12)
"The healthcare bill included important provisions that the biotech industry had fought long and hard for. In particular, the cloud that hung over a provision allowing 12 years of marketing exclusivity for biologics, as well as the regulatory pathway for biosimilars, has now disappeared." More >

Alternative Energy Stock Outlook
Source: Zacks Investment Research  (7/2/12)
"Historically, the growth outlook of alternative energy companies has been directly related to the state of the economy and inversely related to the prices of petroleum products. But other macroeconomic uncertainties are weighing on the sector's fortunes." More >

What Comes Next in Europe?
Source: Kent Moors, Oil & Energy Investor  (7/2/12)
"After Friday's mega rally, I look forward to some subdued trading this week. Today, as we digest what happened in Europe, the obvious question is, what comes next?" More >

White House Announces Investments in Next-Generation Biofuels
Source: Houma Today, Christopher Doering  (7/2/12)
"The Obama administration said a key part of the spending was $30M in federal funding being made available to quicken the development of biofuels to replace diesel and jet fuel consumed by the military and the commercial aviation and shipping sectors." More >

New Lithium Mines Planned for Canada May Challenge Pollution Rules
Source: The Canadian Press, Dean Beeby  (7/2/12)
"The recent surge in lithium exploration includes several companies developing Canadian sites, and Canada's existing environmental regulations are not well-tailored to the burgeoning industry." More >

MLPs Finish Lousy Quarter Strong
Source: Hinds Howard, MLP HINDSight  (7/2/12)
"For all that talk of equity overhang a few weeks ago, MLPs have found a way to raise the equity necessary to continue to grow." More >

An Investor's Guide to the American Gold Eagle Coin
Source: Jared Cummans, ETF Daily News  (7/2/12)
"Physically holding the gold in your hand means the only issue you have to worry about is how to safely store the asset. Enter the American Gold Eagle Coin." More >

The Path to $10,000-an-Ounce Gold
Source: Dan Amoss, The Daily Reckoning  (7/2/12)
"There's a plausible path to $10,000/oz gold. And it doesn't require a breakdown in civil society." More >

New Technique Controls Graphite-to-Graphene Transition
Source: Phys.org  (7/2/12)
"Physicists have found a way to systematically study and control the transition of graphite, an important step in developing modern-day tech applications." More >

Hidden Small-Cap Medical Device Companies with Big Growth Potential
Source: George S. Mack, The Life Sciences Report  (7/2/12)
I've been involved in healthcare as a clinician, writer or analyst for four decades, and every now and then a public company will come to light that went previously unnoticed or unknown by me. That was the case when I interviewed analyst Caroline Corner for The Life Sciences Report. Corner provided some small-cap medtech names of great interest that could ultimately be uncovered by small cap mutual and hedge funds. When they buy, share prices are lifted up. More >

Silver Market Update
Source: Clive Maund  (7/1/12)
"There are two big differences between gold and silver, which both suggest that silver has truly explosive upside potential." More >

Japan, EU and US Slam China in Rare Metals Affair
Source: Tokyo Times  (7/1/12)
"The U.S., Japan and the E.U. have already complained to the WTO in March, but they say China’s response has not been adequate." More >

Is the Table Set for a Mania in Precious Metals?
Source: Jeff Clark, The Daily Reckoning  (6/30/12)
"It's striking, when you really stop to think about just how big the impact could be if some significant fraction of the larger financial world started chasing the small niche market that is gold. Such cash inflows will send our industry to the moon." More >

Investors Need to Understand Basic Geology: Chris Wilson
Source: Sally Lowder of The Gold Report   (6/29/12)
Chris Wilson, president of Exploration Alliance, a niche consulting group, believes education is an investment basic. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Wilson shares his guidelines for winnowing out the crowded junior mining sector to find the companies worth serious investigation and urges investors to know their porphyries from their narrow veins. More >

Euro News Is 'Shot in the Arm' for Gold Prices
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (6/29/12)
"Gold Prices rallied ahead of Friday's U.S. trading, while commodities and the Euro also gained following news of an 'important' agreement at the E.U. summit in Brussels." More >

Gold, Silver Rally as Dollar Sinks
Source: MarketWatch, Claudia Assis and Polya Lesova  (6/29/12)
"Gold futures rallied on Friday, as the U.S. dollar sank against other major currencies after European leaders put forward a plan to stabilize the region's banking sector." More >

Guatemala Floats Plan to Take 40% Stake in New Mines
Source: Reuters, Mike McDonald  (6/29/12)
"Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina is floating a proposal to change the constitution to allow the government to take up to a 40% stake in new mining projects in the country." More >

John Embry on Gold, Silver, Currencies and Commodities
Source: Ron Hera, Hera Research  (6/29/12)
"I view gold and silver as monetary metals. The mainstream news media conflates gold and silver with industrial commodities, but they're really a competitor to the currency system. Gold is the antithesis of paper money." More >

Higher Gold Prices Triggered by Europe
Source: Diane Alter, Money Morning  (6/29/12)
"Of late, gold has been trading more like a 'risk on' asset instead of its historic safe-haven holding, as Friday's movement mimicked." More >

Cashing In on Underwater Mining
Source: Ben Gersten, Resource Investor  (6/29/12)
"Underwater mining companies hope to extract copper, nickel, ore, silver, zinc and even rare earth metals." More >

US Could Be Independent of Middle East Oil by 2035
Source: MarketWatch, Steve Gelsi  (6/29/12)
"The supplies closer to home include Canadian oil sands in Alberta, offshore reserves in Brazil, the Bakken fields of North Dakota and the deeper waters of the Gulf of Mexico." More >

Shale Oil Stocks Are Poised to Earn Investors Big Profits
Source: Don Miller, Money Morning  (6/29/12)
"Even though oil prices are in a short-term swoon, the glut of shale oil is about to make savvy investors a huge fortune. The best shale oil stocks fall into the category of Master Limited Partnerships." More >