Nuclear Energy's (Growing) Rebound Potential
Source: Kent Moors, Money Morning  (1/16/12)
"All told, despite the political and environmental moves to end nuclear power, the global increase in reactors was inevitable. According to Sergei Kiriyenko, head of Russia's state atomic energy company, the number of plants worldwide will double in the next 20 years." More >

New Zealand to Make 'Significant Changes' to Crown Minerals Act
Source: Dorothy Kosich, Mineweb  (1/16/12)
"We're going to make significant changes to the Crown Minerals Act because conversations under previous ministers have found that there are opportunities to improve the way that companies can access our minerals and apply for opportunities to explore." More >

2012 Natural Gas Price Forecast: Why to Avoid the 'Widow Maker'
Source: Jack Barnes, Money Morning  (1/16/12)
"Natural gas has collapsed in price instead of climbing during the peak winter cold months, but this price drop has more to do with U.S. production rising on a year-over-year basis than it does the weather." More >

Gold Trend Forecast for Q112
Source: Chris Vermeulen, The Gold and Oil Guy  (1/15/12)
"Expect a bumpy ride for both stocks and commodities in the first quarter of 2012." More >

Revisiting Our Proposal for an Overnight Gold Fund
Source: Sam Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (1/15/12)
"The majority of gold's declines in the recent major correction occurred during the intraday trading session, not the overnight trading session." More >

Gold Bugs, Stop Laughing!
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (1/14/12)
"Even the best stores of wealth, meaning gold and silver since 2002 and especially 2007, in Japan just as much as in the U.S. and Europe, might be vulnerable. Zero growth, and the zero rates through which central banks hope to undo it, are starting to set around investors like concrete." More >

Will Gold Regain Its Safe-Haven Status in 2012?
Source: Clif Droke, Silver & Gold Stock Report  (1/14/12)
"Gold and silver haven't yet benefited from the problems in Europe and instead investors have bypassed the precious metals and have flocked to the dollar." More >

New Era of Stability in Some African Countries: Christopher Welch
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (1/13/12)
Christopher Welch, a mining analyst with Ocean Equities, has been crisscrossing the Atlantic for most of the last year. He tells The Gold Report in this exclusive interview that recent trips have bolstered his conviction that mining plays in Africa are being overlooked, but it's not too late for investors to get in on the ground floor. More >

Markets Comfortable Again with Gold
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (1/13/12)
"Copper and gold provide 'the best value opportunities' for investment this year, according to a report published by Goldman Sachs on Friday." More >

Economic and Gold Stock 2012 Outlook
Source: Neil Charnock, GoldOz  (1/13/12)
"As upheaval increases, the environment for gold improves. Then you have negative real interest rates. Inflation for energy and food combines with deflation to create stagflation. Negative real interest rates are great for gold." More >

People Don't Buy Gold to Make Money; They Buy It Because They Have Money
Source: Julian D.W. Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (1/13/12)
"Investments that have done well in bad times since 2007 will continue to do well. Leading that pack are gold and silver bullion as well as the derivatives and mining company shares producing them." More >

Wheelchairs in West Africa
Source: Thom Calandra, BabyBullTwits  (1/13/12)
"In the case of Mexico, Africa and other corporate efforts, the program coordinates with miners and prospectors to place chairs directly in the hands of the folks who need them." More >

Global Factors Boost Gold and Silver Demand
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (1/13/12)
"Although gold and silver prices pull back at times, the demand continues to remain strong for both precious metals." More >

Dollar to Launch Gold
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Research  (1/13/12)
"As gold gains steam, more and more capital will flock back to it. And the universally hated gold stocks, many hammered to ridiculous levels last year, are likely to stage a massive rally as the dollar once again launches gold." More >

Renewable Energy Stocks that Deliver: John McIlveen
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (1/12/12)
Retail and institutional traders invested record amounts in renewable energy producers in 2011, but separating the wheat from the chaff can be challenging. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Jacob Securities' Senior Vice President for Research John McIlveen shares how to pick and choose. For steady dividends, high-yield Independent Power Producers deliver shareholder value, while renewable projects in the developing world offer incredible potential returns. Whatever the project, it's the internal rates of return that matter. More >

Anticipating the Golden Cross
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (1/12/12)
"The 'golden cross' identifies when the 50-day short-term average crosses above the 200-day long-term average of a stock or index; today, the S&P 500 is only about one and a half percentage points away from the golden cross." More >

Fractal Analysis Suggests Massive Gold Rally Is Coming
Source: Hubert Moolman  (1/12/12)
"If my comparison of the patterns is accurate, then gold should rise like it did from July 1 to August 23, 2011; however, this time the move would be much bigger and with much more momentum." More >

Small Shale Oil Companies Make Prime Takeover Targets
Source: David Zeiler, Money Morning  (1/12/12)
"Small oil companies have become attractive takeover targets because they have something that oil majors like Exxon and Chevron want—expertise in the hydraulic fracking and horizontal drilling methods to extract oil from North America's vast shale reserves." More >

Gold Volatility Breeds Equity Opportunities: Mike Niehuser
Source: Special to The Gold Report   (1/11/12)
Volatility in the markets isn't going away any time soon and Mike Niehuser, founder of Beacon Rock Research, expects 2012 to be a year of extreme swings. Niehuser draws parallels to the beginning of 2009, which was a short period of time that produced some very high returns. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Niehuser shares his market outlook and names a host of companies that are positioned to take off. More >

Bullish Macro Factors to Drive Gold in 2012 Rather than Dollar
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (1/11/12)
"The negative effects of a stronger dollar on gold are likely to be largely diminished in 2012, allowing the bullish macro drivers to dictate price action once again." More >

What Do Euro's Lows Mean For Precious Metals?
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (1/11/12)
"We emphasize the importance of avoiding knee jerk reactions when precious metals experience healthy pullbacks." More >

Why Silver For A Monetary Collapse?
Source: Hubert Moolman  (1/11/12)
"The debt-based monetary system has created a 'mirror-effect,' whereby, silver (and gold) is pushed down in value and paper assets such as general stocks are pushed up in value." More >

India: Land of Energy Opportunity
Source: Marin Katusa, Casey Research  (1/11/12)
"To electrify all those houses, power the industries that keep all those people employed and fuel the vehicles that more and more Indians own, India's energy needs are shooting skyward." More >

Watch It Now: Kent Discusses a High-Stakes Game in Iranian Oil
Source: James Baldwin, Money Morning  (1/11/12)
"In his interview with Fox News, Kent Moors explains how geopolitical events are 'the great outlier' in terms of influencing energy prices." More >

Energy Investing in 2012: How to Come Out on Top in Volatile Markets
Source: Elliott Gue, ETF Daily News  (1/11/12)
"A surge in market volatility and the increased correlation between stocks reflect the primacy of macro developments over stock-specific news and catalysts." More >