Golden Days Ahead: Dave Kranzler
Source: Peter Byrne of The Gold Report  (6/4/12)
Savvy investors and central banks in Asia are accumulating physical gold, the most stable form of value. In an exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Dave Kranzler, founder of Golden Returns Capital, contrarian gold investor and newsletter writer, shares his investment outlook and explains what he looks for when investing in gold miners poised to profit from economic turbulence. More >

Royalty Firms Could Spur Junior Miner Deal Bonanza
Source: Reuters, Euan Rocha  (6/4/12)
"With the recent pullback in precious metal prices and slumping stock markets, royalty firms could be the saviors for small and mid-tier miners who are eager to grow but strapped for capital." More >

Hong Kong-China Gold Imports Hit Record
Source: Financial Times, Leslie Hook  (6/4/12)
"China's gold imports from Hong Kong, a proxy for overseas buying, set a record in November for the fifth consecutive month as demand from the world's largest gold consumer continued to defy expectations." More >

China to Impose Rare Earth Tax
Source: Shivom Seth, Mineweb  (6/4/12)
"China is looking to tightly control the sale and production of rare earth minerals by instituting a new tax, even as it pursues a national rare earth reserve to stabilize prices." More >

It's Time to Take Advantage of the REE Dip
Source: Carl Delfeld, ETF Daily News  (6/4/12)
"I believe it's time to take advantage of this sharp pullback and make a value-driven move on rare earth stocks." More >

EU Policy Makers Urged to Tap into REE Supplies
Source: Rare Earth Investing News, Adam Currie  (6/4/12)
"Rare earth metals in European and Nordic countries have the potential to save the region's automobile and electronics industries from uncertain imports and predesignated quotas." More >

Worst. May. Ever.
Source: Hinds Howard, MLP HINDSight  (6/4/12)
"Not many MLPs were immune to this value destruction, so these stats might help you realize that if your portfolio was only down 5% including distributions, you have chosen wisely." More >

Italian Gov't Plans to Amend 2010 Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Ban: Senator
Source: Alina Trabattoni, Platts  (6/4/12)
"The planned changes would aim to boost local production of oil and gas, which has declined at a time when energy imports have become increasingly costly and vulnerable to disruption." More >

Autologous Immunotherapy Updates at ASCO Further Define Antitumor Immune Responses
Source: Patricia Dimond, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News  (6/4/12)
"Accumulating clinical and immunologic evidence presented at this year's ASCO meeting moved autologous cancer therapeutics further toward meeting the need for less-toxic therapies." More >

Major Improvement in Gold's Interim Outlook
Source: Clif Droke  (6/3/12)
"The 10-month price oscillator for gold, which measures how overbought or oversold gold is, registered its first 'oversold' reading since the bottom of the credit crisis in late 2008." More >

FSRUs: The Leading Edge of the LNG Market
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil and Gas Investments Bulletin  (6/3/12)
"Floating Storage and Regasification Units cost less than half the cost of an onshore facility. The benefits to Japan now, which is in a proverbial 'space race' to meet its electricity needs, are that they can be ordered, made and delivered in 2–3 years, versus 5–7 years for an onshore import terminal." More >

You Need a Strategy for These Uncertain Times: Here's Mine
Source: Kent Moors, Oil & Energy Investor  (6/2/12)
"Red ink is splattering across the investment markets today. Paltry new jobs figures (69,000 new jobs, less than half of what was expected) have combined with the ongoing mess in Europe and lagging figures from China to sap investor confidence. This latest action will further depress oil prices, as the rash of bad news translates into even more knee-jerk projections of reduced demand." More >

All Hail! Grade Is King Again for Junior Gold Stocks
Source: Kip Keen, Mineweb  (6/1/12)
"A number of gold juniors are looking to make their projects more palatable—and generate far quicker payback for investors—by decreasing their scope and/or focusing on higher grades." More >

Precious Metals and Miners Beginning to Outperform General Markets
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (6/1/12)
"Recently, the gold and silver miners have been outperforming the S&P 500, indicating that we may be seeing the rotation from overvalued equities into the undervalued miners." More >

The Myths and Realities of a Gold Standard
Source: Terry Coxon, Casey Research  (6/1/12)
"The gold standard is now within the living memory of just a few million Americans, nearly all of whom would be dangerous behind the wheel. But thanks to money printing and federal deficits, the idea of a gold standard has resurfaced in the public's consciousness." More >

Is the Market at a Historic Turning Point? Top Watchers Say. . .
Source: Streetwise Reports Editors  (6/1/12)

Legendary Dow Theory Letters Writer Richard Russell issued a big bear warning May 27. In a special early alert for his subscribers, he announced that his analysis of the April to May activity on the Dow Jones Industrials showed the continuation of a primary bear market that started on October 9, 2007. "We are now dealing with the latter part of the primary bear market. . .subscribers should now follow a course of utmost caution," he said. "As for gold, I think it will be under pressure for a while, but before this bear market is over, gold will embark on a major bull move. The current correction in gold will test every goldbug's nerves," he added.

The Gold Report asked other market watchers for their interpretations of the numbers and the impact these trends could have on the price of gold and gold equities. Their responses reflected their unique perspectives. More >

The Ultimate Gold Bull Peter Grandich vs. The Muted Bear Steve Palmer
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report   (6/1/12)
Is gold preparing for another shot up to $2,500/ounce heights or on the way down after being overbought? In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, two respected names in the investing world share their arguments for what could happen in the coming years and how to profit from it. Financial Adviser Peter Grandich predicts a lot more upside while AlphaNorth Asset Management Chief Investment Officer Steve Palmer has a more cautious outlook on the shiny metal. Where are you putting your money? More >

The Golden Wealth of Turkey
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (6/1/12)
"When I talk about the Love Trade, India and China are frequently discussed since the two countries have been dominating world jewelry demand. Turkey's love for gold, though, cannot be overlooked, as an estimated 5,000 tons have been accumulating in people's homes for years." More >

Global Gold Mining Trends
Source: Scott Wright, Zeal Intelligence  (6/1/12)
"Where in the world is the gold coming from? As investors, it behooves us to understand the forces that are driving industry trends, the same forces that may govern the decision-making process of a miner looking for gold." More >

Rare Earth Elements in Medicine
Source: RareMetalBlog, Ian London   (6/1/12)
"Their unique properties, such as radiation emission or magnetism, allow REEs to be used in many different therapeutic and diagnostic applications in modern medicine." More >

Natural Gas: Following T. Boone Pickens into the Energy Patch
Source: G. S. Early, Money Morning  (6/1/12)
"An iconic Southwestern energy patch player, T. Boone Pickens has built a legacy over the decades that proves the old Texas saying: 'It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.'" More >

Gold Mining Stocks: Now Is the Time to Buy
Source: Don Miller, Money Morning  (5/31/12)
"At these levels, it's time to take a closer look at shares of big gold miners—while they are still a bargain." More >

Which Gold Miner ETF Has the Highest Correlation to Gold?
Source: Business Insider, ETF Database  (5/31/12)
"Investors should do their research before buying into a position and keep in mind that gold mining ETFs are not always perfectly correlated with spot prices, although the relationship between the two is fairly positive." More >

What's Next for Silver Prices
Source: Deborah Baratz, Money Morning  (5/31/12)
"A solid statement from the FOMC meeting announcing new easing, instead of its more recent waffling statements, will get a silver bull market going." More >

Biotech Ideas That Will Change the World: Patrick Cox
Source: George S. Mack, The Life Sciences Report  (5/31/12)
For Patrick Cox, disruptive technologies drive change and harbor opportunity. Cox, editor of Breakthrough Technology Alert and Technology Profits Confidential, and a contributor to The Daily Reckoning, strives to find novel ideas in small-cap companies that are off investors' radar screens. In this exclusive interview with The Life Sciences Report, Cox reveals—in his characteristic none-too-shy style—where he believes investors can find huge returns in biotech companies that will change the world. More >