Mergers Show How Affordable Care Act Will Deliver Profits
Source: Don Miller, Money Morning  (7/19/12)
"The two largest managed care firms, UnitedHealth Group Inc. and WellPoint, are now big players in Medicare Advantage and Medicaid, according to The Huffington Post. And with the impending influx from the Affordable Care Act, they plan to get even bigger." More >

Navigating the Vanadium Market: Sex Appeal Versus Lasting Attraction
Source: Sara Patterson, Mineweb  (7/19/12)
"Vanadium is finding a new niche in storing and distributing electrical energy through the use of vanadium flow batteries, having previously been used almost entirely in steelmaking." More >

Gold Producers in the Catbird Seat: Jay Taylor
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (7/18/12)
Calling gold the ultimate money, Jay Taylor, editor and publisher of Jay Taylor's Gold, Energy & Tech Stocks, watches the real price of gold with a gimlet eye. These days, he pays particular attention to producers, noting that this is not a good time to be an explorer that needs to raise capital to put holes in the ground without the certainty of finding gold. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Taylor shares promising names in each of the four categories in his model portfolio. More >

Buy Gold Now: Five ETFs to Consider
Source: The Globe and Mail, Don Vialoux  (7/18/12)
"Seasonal influences for gold and gold stocks are starting slightly earlier than usual this year." More >

Gold 'Saddled with Uncertainty' Over QE
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (7/18/12)
"Gold prices ticked lower Wednesday morning in London as markets continued to digest yesterday's testimony to Congress by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke." More >

Surge in Biotech Deals to Unlock Big Investor Profits
Source: Reuters, Paritosh Bansal, Soyoung Kim and Sam Forgione  (7/18/12)
"Large investors in U.S. biotech companies are likely to capture serious windfall profits as deal activity picks up in the sector." More >

Why Gas Prices Are Heading Higher
Source: Kent Moors, Money Morning  (7/18/12)
"On the way down, gasoline price declines were exceeding the reduction in oil prices. Now, we have the opposite trend." More >

Continuing Commodities Super Cycle Not All About China Any More
Source: Geoff Candy, Mineweb  (7/18/12)
"Analysts feel the commodities super cycle is not behind us, but global population growth will see the center move from China to other areas of the developing world." More >

'All of the Above' Energy Policy Includes Cow Dung
Source: Derek Sands, Platts  (7/18/12)
"Republicans in Congress have been blunt in their assessment of the Obama administration's renewable energy policies: They are a pile of manure. But manure could be just the solution to some of the country's energy woes." More >

UAE Nuclear Plant Gets Construction Green Light
Source: Associated Press, Adam Schreck  (7/18/12)
"The license from the UAE's Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation will make the country the first in more than two and a half decades to embark on construction of its first nuclear power plant." More >

Why the World Is Coming for America's Oil
Source: Forbes, Christopher Helman  (7/18/12)
"Soaring oil output from the Bakken Shale fields, coupled with increased deepwater output primarily from the Gulf of Mexico, has pushed up U.S. domestic oil production by 12% since 2008." More >

Seasonal Recycling in Gold
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (7/18/12)
"The gold price tends to display a seasonal pattern—rising in spring, slipping or flat-lining in summer, only to rise once more in the fall and then winter." More >

Can Gold's Luster Be Restored This Summer?
Source: Cliff Droke, Gold & Silver Stock Report  (7/18/12)
"Gold’s best opportunity for a turnaround might not occur until later this year after the vaunted four-year 'presidential cycle' peaks." More >

Nemaska Lithium to Build Valleyfield Refinery
Source: The Montreal Gazette  (7/18/12)
"The site is served by ample rail and road connections and Valleyfield Port on the Seaway, and also has natural gas. Potential users of the lithium hydroxide-carbonate and byproducts are located nearby." More >

Personalized Medicine: Challenges Lie Ahead
Source: John Sterling, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News  (7/18/12)
"'The beautiful thing about personalized medicine is we're going to mitigate the technical risk dramatically. . .But until we solve the business model question, we have a significant challenge.'–Dr. David Nelson." More >

The Potential for Gold Stocks in 2013-2014
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (7/17/12)
"If gold is able to break above $1,625/oz and confirm its bottom, then it would be on an eventual track for a rebound back to $1,900/oz." More >

Get Dirt-Cheap Critical Metals Exposure in Mongolia: James Passin
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Critical Metals Report  (7/17/12)
Nervous investors are waiting on the sidelines, but the biggest risk is to miss out on the great bull markets where fortunes are made: So says James Passin, hedge fund manager with Firebird Management. Passin likes to get the jump on mainstream analysts on emerging bullish plays, and right now he has his sights set on Mongolia. In this exclusive Critical Metals Report interview, discover which critical elements are being unearthed in the developing country and how technology is playing a crucial role. More >

Buy 'Discount Darling' Oil Stocks This Summer: Ray Kwan
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (7/17/12)
Not every beaten-down oil stock is necessarily a bargain. Picking the true gems requires in-depth analysis of the type that Ray Kwan, professional engineer and oil and gas analyst, does at Macquarie Capital Markets. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, he explains what to look for and talks about several of his "discount darlings" and why he thinks they offer investors a good shot at above-average returns. More >

Floating LNG: The New Revolution in Offshore Natural Gas
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil & Gas Investment  (7/17/12)
"A full 10% of the world's LNG is expected to be sourced offshore by the end of this decade, with costs potentially as much as 40% lower than onshore projects." More >

Germany May Scrap Energy-Source Goal as Nuclear Overhaul Stumbles
Source: Bloomberg, Stefan Nicola  (7/17/12)
"'We need the right decisions for more energy efficiency, grid expansion and smart market design,' said Claudia Kemfert, chief energy expert at the Berlin-based DIW economic institute." More >

Is Natural Gas Ready to Pop?
Source: Chris Vermeulen, The Gold And Oil Guy  (7/17/12)
"Over the last two weeks, there been significant support above $18 and significant volume for natural gas." More >

Gold and Silver Investors Are Turning to Undervalued Junior Explorers
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (7/17/12)
"We have long maintained that capital will move from fiat currency, to conservative bullion, to productive miners and finally to explorers that will significantly outperform the staid metal." More >

Is This the Swan Song of a South Africa's Mining Industry?
Source: Geoff Candy, Mineweb  (7/17/12)
"South Africa's gold mining sector is undergoing a dramatic change, the question is, what will it end up looking like?" More >

Bernanke Keeps the Stock Market Waiting for QE3
Source: Ben Gersten, Money Morning  (7/17/12)
"Some are beginning to wonder if QE3 will ever happen and how much worse things have to get before we see it." More >

Four Ways to Outrun Obsolescence in Biotech
Source: Zachary N. Russ, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News  (7/17/12)
"To stay ahead in the ever-quickening world of research, scientists must be fast and cunning." More >