The Shape and Future of Indian Gold Demand
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (6/15/12)
"With gold imports to India reaching over 800 tonnes in a good year and 500 tonnes in a bad year, this demand accounts for between 20% of total gold supply (30% of newly mined gold), in a good year." More >

Gold Up, Set to Extend Gains to Sixth Session
Source: MarketWatch, Myra P. Saefong and Virginia Harrison  (6/15/12)
"Gold futures climbed Friday, poised to extend their gains to a sixth session, as the prospect of fresh economic stimulus from the world's central banks underpinned demand." More >

Prepare for a White-Knuckle Ride
Source: Bob Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (6/15/12)
"In the short term, it may pay to wait a little while before increasing your exposure to the producers. In the longer term, gold and silver will continue to rise as fiat currencies are recognized for what they are: worthless." More >

Cheap Gold Stocks
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Intelligence  (6/15/12)
"While it is very challenging psychologically to buy in deeply out-of-favor sectors, the panic-like gold stock bargains out there today are simply amazing." More >

The Right Formula for Markets
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (6/15/12)
"Formula 1's fine-tuning of regulations to respect the risks and rewards of racing is the formula government policies should strive for when regulating businesses. Instead, excessive regulations are acting as speed bumps." More >

The Shape and Future of Indian Gold Demand - Part II
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (6/15/12)
"Indian demand for gold will be driven, as it was the last decade, by savings and real income levels and not by price." More >

Myriad Fires First Shot in Circuit Rematch over Gene Patenting
Source: Alex Philippidis, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News  (6/15/12)
"The first question remains open: What intellectual material is patentable? The second was partly answered by Justice Breyer in Mayo v. Prometheus: What has to be added to a law of nature to make it a patentable process?" More >

Leveraging the Medical Device Tax
Source: MassDevice  (6/15/12)
"Stakeholders should leverage the tax in their projections and negotiations with the industry, especially during mergers and acquisitions, notwithstanding the ongoing push in Washington to repeal the levy." More >

How to Find Small Companies with Big Prospects: Raghuram Selvaraju
Source: George S. Mack of The Life Sciences Report  (6/14/12)
Raghuram "Ram" Selvaraju's professional career started at the Geneva-based biotech firm Serono in 2000, where he discovered the first novel protein candidate developed entirely within the company. He subsequently became the youngest recipient of the company's Inventorship Award for Exceptional Innovation and Creativity. Now an analyst with Aegis Capital Corp., Selvaraju is bringing biotech growth names to his firm's customers. In this exclusive interview with
The Life Sciences Report
Selvaraju shares stock ideas that could return significant gains to investors. More >

Quality Oil and Gas Stocks Are On Sale: Joel Musante
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (6/14/12)
The pullback in oil prices has created some attractive buying opportunities in both developing and established oil and gas companies, even if oil prices settle in the $80-90/bbl range. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Joel Musante, senior analyst with C. K. Cooper & Co., gives us his insights into current energy markets and talks about several of his favorite names that may reward investors with an appetite for risk. More >

Japan Moves Closer to Restarting First Nuclear Reactors Since Tsunami-Driven Meltdowns
Source: The Washington Post, Chico Harlan   (6/14/12)
"The nuclear reactor restarts would mark a controversial victory for the central government, which has spent months arguing that Japan needs nuclear power to sustain its fragile economy." More >

Platinum Outperforming Other Metals, Lifted By South African Supply Concerns
Source: Kitco News, Allen Sykora  (6/14/12)
"Some analysts have suggested platinum group metals could be among the metals that outperform if sentiment for industrial commodities were not getting dinged by the European debt crisis." More >

Are Gold and Silver Your Hedges Against Centrally Planned Economies?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Street  (6/14/12)
"With the global solvency crisis far from being over, gold and silver still have huge potential as more central bank intervening is sure to come." More >

Gold Stocks Are Beating Gold, and You Can Thank Lower Oil
Source: Barron's, Brendan Conway  (6/14/12)
"A drop in the price of oil, a major cost for miners, may be the reason it finally happened." More >

Tiny the Mouse Takes a Giant Step for Mankind
Source: Severine Kirchner, The Daily Reckoning  (6/14/12)
"Don't be fooled by this little mouse's name, because what Tiny represents in the world of regenerative medicine is anything but tiny." More >

It's Growing Season, But Not for Fertilizer Stocks
Source: Forbes, Tom Aspray  (6/13/12)
"The seasonal trend analysis shows that historically, investors would be wise to wait until later in the year, when the fertilizer group typically bottoms." More >

Five Ways to Spot the Next Hot Biotech Stock
Source: Keith Fitz-Gerald, Money Morning  (6/13/12)
"For all their potential, biotech stocks remain among the most challenging for investors to identify, select and earn money on. However, with a little bit of guidance you can narrow your list to the stocks with the highest likely upside." More >

Euro Debt Crisis is Good for Gold and Silver: Sprott Money Manager Charles Oliver
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report   (6/13/12)
Charles Oliver, a senior portfolio manager for Sprott Asset Management, is keeping the faith that gold and silver stocks will eventually appreciate this year as Europe and the U.S. continue to print money. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Oliver says that an indicator that juniors are about to take off could be an improvement in certain bellwether mid-cap stocks. More >

Everything You Need to Know About Junior Mining Stocks
Source: Peter Krauth, Money Morning  (6/13/12)
"The truth is you need to approach the junior mining sector with a game plan, an investment 'tool kit' if you will, to help you to cast aside the dogs and focus on the 'diamonds in the rough.'" More >

Do Asian Central Banks Have Enough Gold?
Source: Reuters, Rhona O'Connell  (6/13/12)
"The Bank for International Settlements noted in its June 2012 Quarterly Review that 'central bank balance sheets in emerging Asia expanded rapidly over the past decade because of the unprecedented rise in foreign reserve assets.'" More >

Gold Jumps Again but Rangebound Below $1,640/oz
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (6/13/12)
"Buying commodities such as gold 'at current lows' has 'always been profitable' over the last 18 months, said Kevin Norrish, managing director of commodities research at Barclays." More >

New ETF Will Focus on North American Oil Sands
Source: Eric Dutram, Zacks Investment Research  (6/13/12)
"The ETF is a way to play the increasingly important North American oil sands industry. The region is incredibly stable from a political perspective, and it offers up a way to help shift the balance of power in the current OPEC/Russia-dominated oil markets." More >

Why Natural Gas Could Displace Gasoline
Source: Daniel Graeber, OilPrice.com  (6/13/12)
"How will natural gas figure into the North American energy mix? Well-known Author and energy trader Raymond Learsy weighs in." More >

What's the Deal with Oil Prices?
Source: Byron King, The Daily Reckoning  (6/13/12)
"Is the oil investment space under a pricing assault? I doubt it. Here's why: 40% of global oil production comes from places where the national governments cannot afford oil prices to go much lower." More >

Fukushima Watch: Next Nuclear Battleground—Utilities' Shareholder Meetings
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Mitsuru Obe  (6/13/12)
"With the government inching closer to restarting the first nuclear reactors since last year's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, a new battleground between Japan's pro- and anti-nuclear camps is emerging: the annual shareholder meetings of the country's big power companies in June." More >