New Mines Set to Bolster Gold Production
Source: The Australian, Barry Fitzgerald  (6/25/12)
"A Combination of new mine developments and the recycling of old operations is tipped to end the recent trend of falling gold production in Australia." More >

Gold Moves Higher, Seen as Safe-Haven Play
Source: The Street Joe Deaux  (6/25/12)
"Gold prices were higher Monday as gold offered a haven for investors amid sluggish U.S. economic indicators." More >

Liquefied Natural Gas Race Getting Thinner
Source: Calgary Herald, Dina O'Meara  (6/25/12)
"The United States has regulations limiting how much of its natural resources can be exported and to where." More >

US Energy Use to Slow, Get Cleaner
Source: Associated Press  (6/25/12)
"The energy landscape in the U.S. has shifted dramatically in recent years. Domestic oil and gas production has increased, while efficiency programs have led to lower consumption." More >

The Race for Canada's Pink Gold
Source: The Province  (6/25/12)
"A greater reliance on potash promises to virtually double the output of emerging economies' agricultural sectors." More >

Metals and Mining Stock Outlook
Source: Zacks Investment Research  (6/25/12)
"The recent focus on the weakening outlook for global economic growth has emerged as a major headwind for the global metal industry. These near-term challenges aside, the group's long-term dynamics appear attractive." More >

Speedier Drug Reviews Await Presidential OK
Source: Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News  (6/25/12)
"If the president signs the bill into law, FDA will be committed to reviewing and acting on 90% of standard applications within 10–12 months from the date of filing and on 90% of priority submissions within six to eight months from date of filing." More >

BIO 2012: Immunotherapies Make a Comeback at Big Pharma
Source: Fierce Biotech, John Carroll  (6/25/12)
"Immunotherapies—for autoimmune diseases as well as oncology—are now one of the two top fields of interest for Joe McCracken, the global head of business development at Roche, who also sees a bright future in matching immunotherapies to particular patient populations." More >

Calling the Rise in Natural Gas
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin  (6/25/12)
"Once natural gas gets to $3, the power companies start to turn back to coal. But gas really needs to go to $4 before these stocks start to make money." More >

UN: Sierra Club Wrong About Natural Gas
Source: Dana Bohan, Energy InDepth  (6/25/12)
"According to Kandeh Yumkella, an energy program director at the United Nations, natural gas will play a key role in preserving the global environment and improving the lives of the world's poor." More >

Oil Field Services: Three Ways To Invest in the Oil Sands
Source: Michel Massad, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin  (6/25/12)
"It's a business that doesn't have much sex appeal, but oil service stocks are forming great-looking charts." More >

Yield Hunger Trumps Oil Price Drop, MLPs Uptick
Source: Hinds Howard, MLP HINDSight  (6/24/12)
"MLPs outperformed most things, on average, this week, even with lower oil prices." More >

China's White Paper on Rare Earth Industry Stirs Rare Earth Juniors
Source: John Kaiser, Kaiser Research Online  (6/23/12)
"The real issue is where will domestic prices stabilize, and what impact will the projected 60,000 tons of mainly LREEs from Molycorp and Lynas have on rare earth prices? Why did these stocks bounce today, and is this the start of a sustainable recovery?" More >

Ian Gordon: Why Gold Stocks Outperformed Other Gold Investments
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (6/22/12)
Ian Gordon of Longwave Analytics and Longwave Strategies believes we're on the precipice of very difficult and frightening times and predicts complete financial collapse. But it's in those periods of darkness that gold really shines. Gordon, who recently published a special edition of his Investment Insights entitled "The Gold Rush of the 1930s Will Rise Again," believes that companies with gold in the ground now will be the ones to prosper. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Gordon discusses where he thinks the Dow will bottom and what companies will come out on top. More >

How Does Gold Fare During Hyperinflationary Periods?
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey Research  (6/22/12)
"When creditability in fiat money dissipates, gold may be the only viable option left standing." More >

Euro Weakness Contributing to Gold's Fall
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (6/22/12)
"Near-term momentum may take prices lower, but we believe it may create an attractive point of entry for gold." More >

What Does China's Rising IMF Power Mean for Gold?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (6/22/12)
"Once China has established an economic power base rivaling that of the U.S., it may well challenge the U.S. at the IMF or set up a developing world equivalent, as it is doing with the potential rival to the World Bank." More >

Survey Participants Torn Over Gold Market Direction Next Week
Source: Kitco, Debbie Carlson  (6/22/12)
"Survey participants who see higher prices said they thought the sell-off in prices this week was overdone and that the market will hold support levels. Those who see weaker prices cited strength in the U.S. dollar, which is pressuring commodities across the board." More >

Gold Prices Reflect Disappointment of Fed Meeting
Source: Gold Investing News, Dave Brown  (6/22/12)
"The markets had been anticipating further monetary easing, which would enhance demand for gold as an alternative asset class to store value by placing downside pressure on the dollar." More >

Six Percent Can Draw Gold from the Moon
Source: Rick Mills, Ahead of the Herd  (6/22/12)
"As long as real interest rates are low, gold is in a bull market; there are no plans to raise interest rates for at least two years. Indeed, the Fed is actively working to lower longer-term rates." More >

Investing in Graphene Stock: How to Get in on this 'Miracle Material'
Source: Larry Spears, Money Morning  (6/22/12)
"There's a mad dash to exploit the unique properties of the material, which are impressive." More >

China Has Only 23% of World's REE Reserves
Source: Rare Metal Blog, Tracy Weslosky  (6/22/12)
"China has seen its rare earth reserves decline in major mining areas, with the reserve-extraction ratio slumping." More >

Self-Fulfilling Prophecies and Their Impact on the Market
Source: Kent Moors, Oil & Energy Investor  (6/22/12)
"The short players have been successful in depressing the price of oil and making money in the process. These same folks will be attempting to make money by jerking the price upwards once the floor hits." More >

Japan Gives Nuclear Industry a Reason to Cheer
Source: MarketWatch, Myra Saefong  (6/22/12)
"Japan's devastating disasters last year derailed some growth in the nuclear industry worldwide, but demand for uranium is poised to strengthen after the nation that fed doubts over safety approved its first restart of nuclear reactors since the catastrophe." More >

A Huge Investment Opportunity in Drug-Making Technology
Source: Patrick Cox, The Penny Sleuth  (6/22/12)
"Nonmammalian, plant-based biomanufacturing also has a very big advantage in safety. Using a plant cell system is like having a biological firewall that protects against the transmission of infectious organisms to patients via the therapeutics." More >