Gold, Recession and Why Britain Is Winning the Currency War
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (4/26/12)
"One way of looking at gold's long-run price behavior is to view it not as a commodity, but as a currency. Gold's bull market over the last decade or so can thus be viewed as one currency (gold) gaining value against its central bank-issued counterparts." More >

Gold Reacts to Fed
Source: Guiseppi Borelli, The Unpunctured Cycle  (4/26/12)
"More than likely, gold's next line of defense will be at $1,671/oz and good support will be down at $1,640/oz, as gold works its way higher in spite of the price suppression." More >

Pharma & Biotech Stock Outlook
Source: Zacks Investment Research  (4/26/12)
"With most of the big pharma companies already facing or likely to face patent challenges for their blockbuster products, the companies have been looking toward M&A and in-licensing activities to make up for the loss of revenues that will arise with key products losing patent exclusivity." More >

Equities Will Catch Up to Higher Gold Price: Matt Badiali
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (4/25/12)
Ongoing inflation pressures and China's investments in the African gold supply chain point to a higher gold price, according to Matt Badiali of Stansberry & Associates. Bullion in all its forms belongs in every portfolio and when it comes to equities, investors have their choice of business models—dividend payers, prospect generators and royalty companies. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Badiali outlines companies whose equities should catch up to the higher gold price. More >

Gold Stocks: Where Is the Bottom?
Source: Ron Hera, Hera Research Newsletter  (4/25/12)
"The share prices of gold and silver mining companies achieving consistent growth can be expected to rebound vigorously when confidence in metals prices firms." More >

Gold's B-Wave Bottom
Source: Toby Connor, GoldScents  (4/25/12)
"I think the next momentum move is about to begin in the sector most overlooked and least expected by investors: the mining stocks." More >

Is This the End of the Consolidation in Gold, Silver and the Miners?
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (4/25/12)
"We are actually near a bottom in precious metals and miners. A turnaround should be coming sooner rather than later." More >

A Return to the Gold Standard or Gold Behind Currencies, Part 5
Source: Julian Phillips,Gold Forecaster  (4/25/12)
"A gold swap allows the lender of currency to benefit from greatly reduced credit risk, as the gold can be held in an allocated account, usually at the Bank of England via the B.I.S. The currency deposit is secured with this gold throughout the life of the deposit." More >

Computing the Best High-Resolution 3-D Tissue Images
Source: ScienceDaily  (4/25/12)
"Real-time, 3-D microscopic tissue imaging could be a revolution for medical fields such as cancer diagnosis, minimally invasive surgery and ophthalmology." More >

Natural Gas: Why It's Time to Stop Shorting the Commodity
Source: Jared Cummans, ETF Daily News  (4/25/12)
"As natural gas has continued its massive decline, a number of investors (myself included) have hopped into short positions, allowing most to receive handsome profits in recent weeks." More >

Get Natural Gas 'for Free' After Massive Selloffs: Porter Stansberry
Source: Karen Roche of The Energy Report  (4/24/12)
Stansberry & Associates Investment Research Founder Porter Stansberry envisions a future that is anything but rosy, but savvy investors may find solace and security against the crippling inflation he expects. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, the popular publisher talks about opportunities in the beaten-down natural gas industry, where investors with good timing have the opportunity to get natural gas "for free" following massive selloffs. He also discusses some niche energy plays that offer great ways to book profits in a market that has many analysts scratching their heads. More >

Rare Earth Juniors Have a Five-Year Window: John Kaiser
Source: JT Long of The Critical Metals Report  (4/24/12)
John Kaiser, editor of Kaiser Research Online, sees 2015–2020 as a critical time for rare earth projects. Any later, he argues, and companies who have not reached production will be out of the game. In this exclusive Critical Metals Report interview, he profiles promising juniors in the space with the "full spectrum" of rare earth deposits and details how end-users like Toyota are leapfrogging the market to secure the elements they need most. More >

Why Rick Rule Is Excited About This Gold Market
Source: Rick Rule, Casey Research  (4/24/12)
"After a reasonably long period of sustained and occasionally dramatic escalations, commodity markets in general and precious metals markets in particular have declined. This is normal and healthy behavior, even if it is uncomfortable for some market participants." More >

Golv Vs. Fiat Currencies
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (4/24/12)
"It was a challenging quarter for gold due to a pullback in March, but gold prices still finished 8.6% higher to reach $1,662.50/oz by the end of the quarter. Furthermore, gold continues to perform well against all fiat currencies." More >

Gold and Silver Enter Period of Low Volatility and Disinterest
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (4/24/12)
"It appears that gold and silver could have a few more months of consolidation before the next big move can develop. Summer is naturally a period of low volatility when these metals make lows, so be patient and keep your eyes out for bargains and a potential final low in the summer." More >

Amgen Kicks Off Week of Big Biotech Earnings
Source: Minyanville, Brett Chase  (4/24/12)
"It's imperative that each company meets sales and profit targets for the past quarter, but investors are particularly interested in updates on drugs being developed as they represent future growth." More >

Large-Cap Miners Underperforming Juniors and Silver Stocks
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (4/24/12)
"During a bull market's final phase, it experiences widespread participation, increasing valuations and increasing speculation. The current relative strength in the speculative areas of the sector (juniors and silver stocks) is a harbinger of things to come." More >

Indicators Predict Gold Trend to Continue: John LaForge
Source: Zig Lambo of The Gold Report  (4/23/12)
Many forces influence the gold markets today, sometimes producing confusing indicators of what may lie ahead. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, John LaForge, commodity strategist at Ned Davis Research Inc., talks about the numerous and sometimes not-so-obvious factors that he considers in his research and how they influence the gold markets and, ultimately, mining shares. As long as there is no significant improvement in the world monetary situation and real interest rates don't rise dramatically, he believes the gold price trend remains positive and gold stocks should shine brighter. More >

Navigating Gold Equities During the Weakest Quarter: Barry Allan
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (4/23/12)
Barry Allan, vice chairman of Mackie Research Capital Corp.'s mining group, is guarded about gold equities from March to May, statistically the weakest period. However, Allan remains bullish on gold stocks through the end of the year and has Buy recommendations on more than 70% of his coverage universe. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Allan points to where he's finding value during this period of seasonal weakness. More >

Bullion Refiners Stocking Up for Europe
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (4/23/12)
"Gold bullion refiners have been stocking up on small gold bars popular with European gold buyers in preparation for an escalation in the Eurozone crisis." More >

Weighing the Evidence of Oil and Gold Stocks
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (4/23/12)
"Today's extreme divergence in oil and gold stocks and their underlying commodities presents a rare opportunity: What these stocks need now are investors to take advantage of it." More >

The Oil Constriction Heats Up this Summer
Source: Kent Moors, Oil & Energy Investor  (4/23/12)
"The constriction in oil availability will not hit all oil sector shares the same way. There are four overriding elements in what is coming." More >

The Permian Basin Oil Play Unleashed
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil and Gas Investments Bulletin  (4/23/12)
"The Permian is bursting with new resource plays—what's old is not only new again, but pistol hot." More >

AstraZeneca's Big Drug Deal
Source: Diallah Haidar, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (4/23/12)
"The acquisition will give the company access to a number of promising drugs, including a developing treatment for gout, a condition that causes joint inflammation." More >

Coal Industry Stock Review
Source: Zacks Equity Research  (4/23/12)
"High-quality, ultra-low-sulfur-dioxide coal is in huge global demand due to stringent government regulations on emissions standards." More >