Early-Stage Investing Opportunities: James West and Tobias Tretter
Source: Sally Lowder of The Gold Report   (3/23/12)
The Midas Letter Opportunity Fund, a new niche fund, focuses on early-stage micro-cap miners in the junior resource sector. This sector has been an underperformer in recent months despite high gold prices. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, the fund's founders, Tobias Tretter, the managing director of Commodity Capital AG, and James West, publisher of The Midas Letter, explain why they are bullish on micro-cap miners even in the face of improving economic numbers that may stall gold's rise and name some juniors they expect to shine. More >

What Does Mali's Coup Mean for Miners?
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (3/23/12)
Investors are holding their breath after a military mutiny and coup March 22 in Mali, one of West Africa's most established democracies. This Gold Report exclusive delves behind the headlines to analyze the coup's impact on miners.

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The Curse
Source: Eric Coffin, HRA Hard Rock Analyst  (3/23/12)
"Pullbacks in resource stocks seem to follow on the heels of the PDAC convention. So far, this month is looking like this annual scourge is alive and well and making life miserable for resource stock traders yet again. Precious metals have to stabilize after their recent fall but there will be room for gains once that happens." More >

Inter-Citic CEO on Gold, China and Stocks
Source: Thom Calandra, Baby Bulls Twits   (3/23/12)
"A China-centric gold developer says China's consumer price inflation is understated and real estate developers will melt down if the nation's banks step away from largely vacant offices, subdivisions and warehouses. The informed warning is good for gold." More >

Gold Stock Panic Levels
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Intelligence  (3/23/12)
"As long as fat profit streams continue for gold miners, the immutable law of long-term stock pricing guarantees gold stocks will eventually be bid up to reflect their earnings." More >

Shiny New Tool for Imaging Biomolecules
Source: ScienceDaily   (3/23/12)
"The ability to observe signaling spatial patterns in the immune and other cellular systems would be a critical tool in the fight against immunological and other disorders that lead to a broad range of health problems, including cancer. Such a tool is now at hand." More >

Next-Generation Nuclear Power: Thomas Drolet
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report  (3/22/12)
Can the nuclear industry sustain itself with a once-every-ten-years accident frequency? Absolutely not, says Tom Drolet, principal of energy consulting firm Drolet & Associates Energy Services Inc. However, with new reactor technology underway, the industry has an opportunity to show the public it can safely generate reliable, affordable low-emissions energy. In this exclusive interview for The Energy Report, Drolet outlines his vision for U.S. energy policy and how next-generation nuclear energy figures into it. More >

Looking for Innovative Small-Cap Biotech Companies: George Zavoico
Source: George S. Mack of The Life Sciences Report  (3/22/12)
High-quality science underlies successful drug development companies, even those that turn one company's discarded junk into biotech treasure. That's an example of one compelling investment strategy being employed by Senior Analyst and Managing Director George Zavoico of MLV & Co. In this exclusive interview with The Life Sciences Report, Zavoico lays out a number of solid ideas predicated on good science that growth seekers can leverage for real gains. More >

Gold Swerves to Avoid the Cross of Death
Source: Bob Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (3/22/12)
"As investors, maybe we need to consider the possibility of an extended period of consolidation with not much more to look forward to than range-trading and sideways movement." More >

Why Gold Can Go the Distance
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (3/22/12)
"Historically, negative real interest rates (where the inflationary rate is greater than the current interest rate) combined with global stimulative money supply efforts have been an especially powerful combination for gold prices." More >

Mining and Metals Outlook
Source: Zacks Equity Research  (3/22/12)
"Armed with healthy balance sheets, reduced economic uncertainty and a pent-up demand for new projects, we expect companies in the industry to accelerate deal activity with a re-focus on consolidation." More >

Chinese Potash Contracts Give Market Hope
Source: Resource Investing News, James Wellstead  (3/22/12)
"China's activity in the potash sector has brought mixed reactions to the potash market in early 2012. But with the first week of spring upon the Northern Hemisphere, the promise of record grain prices has kept sentiments high as farmers begin entering the market." More >

A Scientist Finds Treasure Researching Oncology Drugs
Source: George S. Mack, The Life Sciences Report  (3/22/12)
I love finding out how people move from point A to point B in their careers. It was an incremental process for George Zavoico, who is today a senior equity analyst at New York City-based MLV & Co., a boutique investment bank focusing on the small cap space. Armed with his doctorate in physiology, Zavoico loves the research model, in both science and finance, and he wants to get as close as possible to the drugs and their targets inside the companies he covers. His current small company niche seems to suit his trained curiosity just perfectly. "I find that I can approach the science, the investigators and the academic researchers developing innovative drugs mainly through smaller-cap companies," he told me in a telephone conversation. . . More >

Uranium Stocks Bounce Back on Nuclear Renaissance
Source: Jason Simpkins, Money Morning  (3/21/12)
"Already up as much as 30% from 2011 lows, rising demand for nuclear energy and a dearth of uranium supplies will soon conspire to push companies back to their pre-Fukushima levels." More >

The Gold Sector Is On Sale: Michael Fowler
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report Interviewed on 3/14/12   (3/21/12)
Michael Fowler, senior mining analyst with Loewen, Ondaatje, McCutcheon sees small- and mid-cap junior producers and developers as the "sweet spot" in the gold equities space, and provides a basket of names to consider in each space. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, he also shares his views on the irresponsibility of the "new paradigm" of large-scale financings now in vogue. More >

Have Gold and Silver Entered a Bear Market?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (3/21/12)
"Traders are trying to translate the short-term strength of the dollar to a weakness in gold. Their influence is short term." More >

How to Profit from the Energy Efficiency Boom
Source: Eric Dutram, Zacks Investment Research  (3/21/12)
"Companies in this segment could be key components in a time of high energy prices, helping to stretch supplies in all forms of energy." More >

Why the US Desperately Needs an East–West Oil Pipeline
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin  (3/21/12)
"In the debate over rising gas prices, one largely overlooked issue is the lack of U.S. oil pipeline distribution to the East Coast, where refineries that must import higher-priced Brent crude are being shut down." More >

US Navy Sails 1,200 Miles on Algae Biofuel
Source: TG Daily, Pete Danko  (3/21/12)
"The U.S. Navy Frigate fleet ship USS Ford sailed from its homeport in Everett, Wash., down to San Diego using 25,000 gallons of the company's Soladiesel blended in even proportions with F-76 military diesel." More >

How to Trade Gold with ETFs and Options
Source: Larry Spears, Money Morning  (3/21/12)
"For trading purposes, you can find some pretty good proxies for gold futures that require substantially less cash up front and carry significantly lower risk." More >

The Bullish Case for Large-Cap Oil Stocks: Fadel Gheit
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (3/20/12)
With oil prices near record highs, who are the big winners in this energy bull market? Fadel Gheit, managing director and senior analyst of Oppenheimer & Co. has large-cap explorers and producers on his radar. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Wall Street veteran Gheit shares his top picks for diversification, income and even growth. More >

Winning the Rare Earth Economic War: Luisa Moreno
Source: JT Long of The Critical Metals Report  (3/20/12)
China's sudden cuts to rare earth export quotas and domestic production marked the beginning of a Rare Earth Economic War, proposes Jacob Securities' Senior Mining and Metals Analyst Luisa Moreno. The good news is that partnerships between end-users and mining companies may just be the secret weapon to level the playing field for critical metals producers operating beyond China's borders. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Moreno points to the companies that are closest to delivering high-quality goods for the benefit of manufacturers and investors alike. More >

Perils and Profits in Offshore Drilling
Source: Michel Massaad, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin  (3/20/12)
"While presenting the industry with its biggest challenges, deepwater exploration and development yield the greatest potential rewards and healthy profit margins to the oil service companies involved." More >

Iran Says Gold Is Money
Source: Louis James, Casey Research  (3/20/12)
"As long as the sanctions remain in force and the Iranian government has limited access to international currency markets, gold will remain an obvious way to settle transactions." More >

A Massive Spike in the Price of Silver Is Imminent
Source: Hubert Moolman  (3/20/12)
"I expect that significant value will soon be diverted from the general stock market to silver and gold, causing prices to rally significantly, until these metals also become overvalued." More >