E&P MLP Acquisition Boom Continues
Source: Hinds Howard, MLP HINDSight  (4/5/12)
"I expect MLP M&A activity to continue to be high, as well-capitalized explorers and producers will have the ability to pick up properties." More >

Beautiful Music from Small Medtech
Source: George S. Mack of The Life Sciences Report  (4/5/12)
I was already aware that the Manhattan School of Music (MSM) produced the world's greatest musicians, but I didn't know that great sellside analysts were also minted there. Managing Director Frederick "Rick" Wise of New York City-based Leerink Swann is a proud MSM graduate, and he likes to say that he took the "classical route" to Wall Street. "I believe music was great preparation for being an analyst," he says. "I've been deciphering symbols and interpreting them and conveying the bottom line to people on a stage." More >

Junior Miners Building for a Rebound: Jordan Roy-Byrne
Source: Zig Lambo of The Gold Report  (4/4/12)
The turnaround in precious metals prices and mining shares has been slower in coming than most analysts and investors have expected. This has certainly not deterred Jordan Roy-Byrne, publisher of The Daily Gold Premium, from searching for and uncovering some of the situations he expects to provide winning returns. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Roy-Byrne discusses a couple of new gold and silver names with near-term production in the works. More >

The Federal Reserve Did It Again to Gold Prices
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (4/4/12)
"Once again, the markets made large moves based on the Fed's word of mouth, this time to the downside." More >

Is It Safe to Start Buying Gold Stocks Yet?
Source: David Banister, Technical Traders  (4/4/12)
"Should gold hold the $1,620/oz area and rebound past $1,691/oz, you will see gold stocks take off." More >

Emerging Trends in Critical Metals: Richard Karn
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Critical Metals Report  (4/3/12)
While markets do not always reward every deserving company, quality deposits carry an intrinsic value. That's why Richard Karn, managing editor of The Emerging Trends Report, advises investors to "buy the resource" over the stock. In this exclusive Critical Metals Report interview, Karn shares some companies with deposits worth their salt. More >

Big Picture, Small Cap Investing: Jim Letourneau
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (4/3/12)
Examining the macro-economic environment is how Jim Letourneau, publisher of the Big Picture Speculator, likes to begin his stock-picking process. However, his understanding goes beyond headline news to reveal surprising investment themes with profit potential. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Letourneau talks about the hype and commodity investment cycles and where to dig for blue-sky stocks. More >

Why Saudi Arabia Is Trying to Talk Down Oil Prices
Source: The Daily Reckoning, Dan Denning  (4/3/12)
"The sooner energy consumers realize that the oil reserves are a scarce and depleting resource being carefully managed by producers like Saudi Arabia, the sooner energy consumers will look for different sources of energy. The Saudis don't want oil users looking for other suppliers." More >

Antibody Offers Hope Against Cancers
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, Victoria Colliver  (4/3/12)
"In a potential breakthrough for cancer research, Stanford immunologists discovered they can shrink or even get rid of a wide range of human cancers by treating them with a single antibody." More >

Game Changer for Gold and Stocks
Source: Neil Charnock, GoldOz  (4/3/12)
"Non central banks are buying gold as well as the central banks. This is in preparation for a upcoming total acceptance of gold as a first-tier asset for reserve ratios." More >

Will Gold be Part of the Emerging World's Future Monetary System?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (4/3/12)
"With the emerging world starting to build an alternative system to that of the Western world, the times ahead are likely to be turbulent, uncertain and volatile. It's in this climate that gold acts as an anchor, a stabilizer and helps to keep the flow of international money going." More >

Alternative Energy Stock Outlook
Source: Zacks Equity Research  (4/3/12)
"Going forward, we expect to see a paradigm shift from a market hoisted by growing governmental/institutional support to one of stable growth." More >

The Decline and Fall of the US Dollar
Source: Julian Phillips, The Gold Forecaster  (4/2/12)
"Gold will always remain international money completely free of national markings. It is the one 'currency' that can be exchanged that is trusted between enemies." More >

Avoid These Energy Sector Investment Traps
Source: Marin Katusa, Casey Research  (4/2/12)
"Successful investing is based on comparing good information about hundreds of companies and selecting those that stand out. But comparisons only work when each candidate can be examined across a standard set of parameters." More >

Australian Gold Offers Good Protection: Richard Karn
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (4/2/12)
Richard Karn, managing editor of The Emerging Trends Report, has been in Australia investigating precious and specialty metal projects for over two years. He likes what he sees. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, he reveals that in an environment where the U.S. dollar continues to lose its purchasing power, Australia and its gold offer good protection against what he sees as a "global pandemic of corruption." More >

Australian Gold Offers Good Protection: Richard Karn
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (4/2/12)
Richard Karn, managing editor of The Emerging Trends Report, has been in Australia investigating precious and specialty metal projects for over two years. He likes what he sees. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, he reveals that in an environment where the U.S. dollar continues to lose its purchasing power, Australia and its gold offer good protection against what he sees as a "global pandemic of corruption." More >

China to Officially Launch Rare Earth Association April 8 in Beijing
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (4/2/12)
"More than 100 Chinese rare earths exploration, mining and processing companies have reportedly been invited by the central government to attend the official launch of China's rare earth association." More >

Technology Improves Neural Imaging, Human Brain Research
Source: Laboratory Equipment  (4/2/12)
"A new cost-effective neural imaging system allows researchers to make much more complex maps of the brain with just one camera and one imaging system." More >

Genetic Sensor Boosts Biofuel Production
Source: Technology Review, Susan Young  (4/2/12)
"A genetic sensor enables bacteria to adjust their gene expression in response to varying levels of key intermediates for making biodiesel. As a result, the microbes produced three times as much fuel." More >

With or Without "Obamacare," Healthcare Stocks Are Headed Higher
Source: Don Miller, Money Morning  (4/2/12)
"With the bill's fate up in the air, major players will have to devise new strategies for either outcome." More >

Early Third-Party Testing Benefits Medical Devices Producers
Source: Today's Medical Developments, Pam Streed  (4/2/12)
"Early engagement of third-party testing partner yields significant benefits to medical device manufacturers." More >

Personal Gene Mapping Has Its Limits
Source: HealthDay, Amanda Gardner  (4/2/12)
"The costs of whole genome sequencing are plummeting, making the test more accessible to more people, yet the ability of the test to provide useful information to patients has not been studied quantitatively." More >

Chasing Cheaper Cancer Drugs
Source: Reuters, Ben Hirschler  (4/2/12)
"A new model that takes advantage of the highly specific nature of modern targeted therapies could slash drug development timelines and costs." More >

Why Graphite Stocks May Continue To Outperform In 2012
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (4/2/12)
"Graphite is rapidly earning a new recognition as a component in the latest clean energy technologies such as the lithium-ion battery, fuel cells, pebble bed nuclear reactors and vanadium-redox batteries." More >

Did Gold Stocks Bottom Last Week?
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (4/1/12)
"Considering the extreme negative sentiment and our technical work, we believe the market made an important long-term low last week." More >