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 >

How to Profit from Hidden Medical Device Gems: Caroline Corner
Source: George S. Mack of The Life Sciences Report  (6/28/12)
Innovation, efficacy and convenience are keys to success in medical devices and diagnostics. Put those elements together with underfollowed names and you have uncovered buried investment treasures. Medical technology research analyst Caroline Corner has assembled a short list of hidden jewels destined for incremental acceptance and then rapid uptake by physicians, clinics and hospitals. In this exclusive interview with The Life Sciences Report, Corner talks about her favorite small-cap companies, none of which are household names. More >

Six Lithium Companies Chris Berry Likes
Source: The Energy Report Editors  (6/28/12)
Chris Berry knows an opportunity when it is rolling toward him. The House Mountain Partners founder sees the potential demand electric vehicles—and their batteries—will bring to the lithium market. While he waits for the impact predicted automotive, energy storage and generation innovation demand will have on the space, he has been busy researching companies using his 10-Point model to determine which juniors have the best chance of making it to the finish line. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Berry names the six companies that stand out from the fleet of explorers trying to stake their ground before they run out of momentum. More >

Supreme Court Upholds Healthcare Overhaul
Source: Russ Britt and Robert Schroeder, MarketWatch  (6/28/12)
"The ruling sent hospital stocks soaring by near-double-digit figures, with industry leader HCA Holdings Inc. jumping by 10%, along with Health Management Associates Inc. Medicaid insurers also jumped on the news, with WellCare Health Plans Inc. up more than 9%." More >

Abbreviated Approval Process for Biosimilars Survives in Supreme Court
Source: Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News  (6/28/12)
"A divided U.S. Supreme Court let stand the streamlined process for finally bringing biosimilar drugs to market. The act mandated the creation of an abbreviated approval pathway for biological products shown to be biosimilar to or interchangeable with an FDA-licensed biological reference product." More >

Lithium Demand Will Spike: Daniela Desormeaux
Source: George S. Mack of The Energy Report  (6/28/12)
Consumer demand for iPads and smart phones is on the rise, and electric vehicle sales could jumpstart in the near future. Pinpointing production spikes is no simple task, but Economist Daniela Desormeaux of market intelligence company signumBox has plotted some important points in lithium's demand timeline. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Desormeaux highlights growth areas in the industry and explains why small-cap lithium producers will have room to compete with the big boys. More >

Gold: Safe Haven or Risky Investment?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (6/28/12)
"Gold is an important financial asset that lacks counterparty and downgrade risk, making it the ideal safe haven. Some of the world's largest and most powerful organizations have already realized this." More >

Device Industry Renews Efforts to Fight Tax
Source: Fierce Medical Devices, Mark Hollmer  (6/28/12)
"The 2.3% excise tax on medical devices would have essentially been negated if the Supreme Court had overturned the healthcare law, but the 5–4 decision leaves the revenue measure in place." More >

Follow the Majors to Find Investment Prospects: Brent Cook
Source: Sally Lowder of The Gold Report   (6/27/12)
Taking part in the Cambridge World Resource Investment Conference, geologist and minerals maven Brent Cook, who also serves as Exploration Insights president, CEO, publisher and author, said he found more investors there looking for reasons to sell than to buy. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he suggests that those who postpone buying decisions for too long risk missing the boat on some real "gems." Finding gems in the garbage takes serious due diligence; he advises investors to evaluate potential juniors the same way the majors do when they're hunting for companies whose assets will help replenish their dwindling reserves. More >

Central Banks Still Adding to Reserves
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (6/27/12)
"Daniel Brebner, head of metals research at Deutsche Bank, expects 'very steady buying by central banks' to continue, which 'should help gold prices from weakening too much.'" More >

While Banks Crumble, the Next Leg Up for Gold Prices Draws Near
Source: Peter Krauth, Money Morning  (6/27/12)
"In a surprise twist that only a few years ago would have been considered preposterous, the Basel Committee for Bank Supervision is entertaining whether gold should qualify as a full-fledged Tier 1 capital asset." More >

Strategist Nenner: Charts Indicate Gold Will Soar to $2,500/oz
Source: Money News, Dan Weil  (6/27/12)
"The bull market for gold will ultimately resume and push the precious metal to $2,500/oz, says independent strategist Charles Nenner." More >

The Gold Series: Mining and Supply
Source: Visual Capitalist  (6/27/12)
"There are three distinct streams that make up supply: official sales, recycled gold and mine production." More >