Will Algae Biofuels Hit the Highway?
Source: Forbes, Ken Silverstein  (5/22/12)
"An Arizona-based algae technology company says it's on to something big: harnessing the growth of algae at a commercial scale so that it can ultimately be used as a transportation fuel." More >

Oil Drops on Iran's Agreement to Allow Nuclear Inspectors
Source: Bloomberg, Moming Zhou   (5/22/12)
"Crude slipped as agreed to let Western nuclear inspectors into the country, easing concern that the conflict over its atomic energy program would disrupt Mideast supplies." More >

Mining Stocks: Will the Downturn Last?
Source: Martin Hutchinson, Money Morning  (5/22/12)
"For gold and silver miners, the outlook is bright. Their output prices should increase, while their inputs of energy and mining engineer talent will become cheaper as supply increases and energy prices remain at around current levels." More >

What Is Wrong with Gold Mining Stocks?
Source: Eric Dutram, Zacks Investment Research  (5/22/12)
"There are some potential values beginning to surface in what could be an oversold industry segment where stocks are approaching 52-week lows across the board." More >

Yukon Juniors with Cash to Burn
Source: Kip Keen, Mineweb  (5/22/12)
"Despite a rocky junior market, exploration continues apace in the Yukon, which is set to have near-record exploration expenditures this year." More >

The Real Price of Gold Holds the Card for Gold Shares
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (5/22/12)
"The real price of gold appears to have bottomed and looks likely to trend higher in the coming months." More >

Rare Earth Mining in Quebec
Source: Resource Investing News  (5/22/12)
"With an investor-friendly market environment coupled with 26 underground open-pit mines and over 300 sandpits, quarries and peat bogs, Quebec's mining industry has thrived over the past decade." More >

Collectively, 'Rare' Disease Variants Are Pretty Common
Source: Anette Breindl, BioWorld  (5/22/12)
"The fact that variants are rare does not mean they are not useful for drug discovery. Cholesterol-lowering statins, for example, were identified because of rare variants that lead to extremely low cholesterol levels in their carriers." More >

Health System Builds Telehealth Network; Sees Great Return on Investment
Source: Healthcare Finance News, Erin McCann  (5/22/12)
"Polycom, a video conference and communications company, is helping Saint Vincent Health System build a telehealth network by visually connecting healthcare professionals and patients in virtual environments across 26 facilities in Pennsylvania." More >

Prostate-Cancer Screening Isn't Worth Risks, US Panel Says
Source: Bloomberg, Alex Nussbaum  (5/22/12)
"The 16-doctor panel urged against screening for men of all ages. The report cited the slow growth of most prostate tumors as well as false positive rates that may be as high as 80%." More >

Prostate Cancer Screening Isn't Worth Risks, US Panel Says
Source: Bloomberg, Alex Nussbaum  (5/22/12)
"The 16-doctor panel urged against screening for men of all ages. The report cited the slow growth of most prostate tumors as well as false positive rates that may be as high as 80%." More >

Here Come the Aussies
Source: Kent Moors, Oil & Energy Investor  (5/22/12)
"Don't look now, but the order is about to see a new global leader: Australia! Projections now put the country on schedule to displace Qatar as the world's major LNG exporter." More >

Gold and Silver Long-Term Signal
Source: Chris Vermuelen and J.W. Jones, Traders' Video Playbook  (5/22/12)
"The reasons why I believe gold and silver will perform well in the longer term are a bit different than what many economists and pundits are expecting." More >

Time to Buy Oil and Gas Services ETFs?
Source: Zacks ETF Research  (5/21/12)
"The influx of hydraulic fracturing created a shale gas production boom in the U.S., and new drilling technologies are playing the key roles in the growth of oil and gas equipment companies." More >

The People Have Spoken and Precious Metals Will Soar: Leonard Melman
Source: Zig Lambo and JT Long of The Gold Report  (5/21/12)
The elections in Greece and France have shown that in democratic societies the people are the ultimate deciders of how well the best-laid economic plans will work out in the long run. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Leonard Melman, veteran precious metals analyst and publisher of The Melman Report, talks about the implications of the recent European elections on the prospects for the gold and silver markets. He also discusses some of his favorite stock picks for taking advantage of the huge rebound he sees in the metals markets later this year. More >

Natural Resource-Related Stocks Show Promise: Frank Barbera
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report   (5/21/12)
From gold and silver to energy and oil services, Frank Barbera, editor of The Gold Stock Technician Newsletter, sees a bright future for commodities and their equities. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Barbera cites large blue-chip and midtier mining companies, especially those now paying dividends, as favorites and suggests that investors looking to protect retirement savings invest in bond funds outside the U.S. More >

This Is the Bottom for Gold: John Hathaway
Source: Louis James, Casey Research  (5/21/12)
"In an interview with Louis James, John Hathaway discusses the U.S. economic outlook and why he's delighted by the current bearish sentiment toward gold." More >

If You Want to Be a Winner, Follow These Four Rules
Source: William Patalon III, Money Morning  (5/21/12)
"Rick Rule capped off predictions for gold, energy and other commodities with four rules successful resource investors must follow." More >

Euro Crisis Gives Gold Significant Upside
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (5/21/12)
"The potential for a secession in Europe and/or a U.S. fiscal crisis represent significant upside risks to gold prices." More >

Sprott Sees Great Things for Gold and Silver
Source: Lawrence Williams, Mineweb  (5/21/12)
"In an expectedly upbeat presentation in New York, Eric Sprott pointed to a large number of factors supporting his premise that gold and silver will revert back to their rising paths." More >

No Major Changes in Chinese REE Export Update
Source: Mining Weekly, Matthew Hill  (5/21/12)
"The updated 2012 rare earths export quotas China published on Thursday implied a total of 31.438 tons for the year, a slight increase on last year's figure." More >

Natural Resource-Related Stocks Show Promise: Frank Barbera
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report   (5/21/12)
From gold and silver to energy and oil services, Frank Barbera, editor of The Gold Stock Technician Newsletter, sees a bright future for commodities and their equities. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Barbera cites large blue-chip and midtier mining companies, especially those now paying dividends, as favorites and suggests that investors looking to protect retirement savings invest in bond funds outside the U.S. More >

China's Domestic Natural Gas Production Throttles Back
Source: Yen Ling Song, Platts  (5/21/12)
"A combination of less domestic demand and rising imports means that China is cutting back on its own production of natural gas. But there's more to the relationships that lead to this reduction." More >

Gold: The World's Friend for 5,000 Years
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (5/21/12)
"Beware of the herd mentality that accompanies tech stocks. Groupon has lost more money than all precious metals funds' losses combined. Yet investors have 'defriended' gold recently in favor of the dollar." More >

What Is Volume Telling Us About Gold Stocks?
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey Research  (5/21/12)
"If buyers become the dominant player in the market, which could easily occur once gold heads north again, stock prices could push dramatically higher." More >