Streetwise Articles
$460K Gold Nugget's Authenticity Questioned
Source: Ballarat Courier, Tom McIlroy (6/8/11)
"Auctioneer confirms he now believes the nugget was not found locally."
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Jason Mann: Silver and Gold Exposure Advised
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (6/8/11)
Finding great values in precious metals, Freestone Capital Senior Analyst Jason Mann explains why roughly one-third of the firm's $2.1B assets under management is invested in non-traditional assets in this Gold Report exclusive.
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Gold and the Collapsing Dollar
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster (6/8/11)
"Is the UN Economic Division incompetent?"
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Our Economic Future: From Best to Worst Case
Source: Doug Casey, Casey Research (6/8/11)
"The essential advice remains the same: Own gold and silver."
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NA Miners Seek Dialogue with Peru's Humala
Source: Reuters (6/8/11)
"Juniors in Peru urge President-Elect Humala to engage with mining industry."
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John Embry: Big Summer for Gold
Source: Mineweb (6/8/11)
"Gold tends to take a breather during the summer, but this year should be different."
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U.S. Dodd-Frank Law 'Stigmatizing' Africa's Gold?
Source: Mining Weekly, Martin Creamer (6/8/11)
"DRC's tragedies of war can't be ignored, but law not intended to hurt miners."
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Gold, Silver Prices Bust on Bernanke
Source: The Street, Alix Steel (6/8/11)
"Bernanke's speech was a mixed bag for gold prices."
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IEA, U.S. Lawmaker Call for OPEC Battle Plan
Source: Reuters, Timothy Gardner (6/8/11)
"Rep. Edward Markey asks Obama administration to tap strategic oil reserves."
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Tanzania Considers "Super Tax"
Source: Reuters (6/8/11)
"Tanzania mulls super-profit minerals tax to fund its development plan."
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Russia, Norway Resolve Oil-Rich Barents Sea dispute
Source: AHN (6/8/11)
"The deal will divide the disputed region into two equal parts."
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Nanoscale Conductors Enable New Battery Architecture
Source: IEEE Spectrum, Dexter Johnson (6/8/11)
"Tenfold improvement seen in liquid-flow batteries energy density."
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Green Jobs Dominate Fastest-Hiring Industries
Source: Forbes, William Pentland (6/8/11)
"Clean energy policies are putting scores of U.S. citizens to work."
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Western Australia Committed to Uranium
Source: Mining Weekly, Mariaan Webb (6/8/11)
"WA uranium exploration expenditure increased by 87% last year."
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Golden Age for Gas to Benefit Canada
Source: National Post, Peter Foster (6/8/11)
"Latest report represents a major revision in the IEA's energy outlook."
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Energy Consumption Highest Since 1970s
Source: The Street, Joseph Deaux (6/8/11)
"Global energy consumption rates rose 5.6% as demand for all energy forms grew strongly."
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Iran to Boost Uranium Enrichment
Source: Financial Times, Najmeh Bozorgmehr and James Blitz (6/8/11)
"Tehran insists its uranium production is for peaceful, electricity-related purposes."
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MENA Set for Solar Boom
Source: Renewable Energy World (6/8/11)
"An estimated 80,000 jobs could be created in the MENA region by 2025."
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The New Canadian Energy Income Trusts
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin (6/7/11)
"Canada's energy income trusts transformed business in junior markets."
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Critical Metals Myths, Markets and Geopolitics
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Critical Metals Report (6/7/11)
William Stanley Jevons was a 19th century British economist who said, "The more efficient use you make of a scarce material, the greater the total demand will eventually be." Investors in critical metals projects all over the world hope Jevons' theory, known as Jevons Paradox, will eventually ring true. Read more in this Critical Metals Report exclusive.
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Rare Earth Stocks
Source: Scott Wright, Zeal Research (6/7/11)
"Use well-executed research to find stocks to capitalize on this REE bull."
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Chen Lin: Capitalize on Oil Stock Fluctuations
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report (6/7/11)
Successful resource investor Chen Lin loves energy equities. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Chen shares some favorite positions currently boosting his portfolio.
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China Agrees to End Domestic Wind Power Subsidies
Source: USA Today, Richard Wolf (6/7/11)
"The WTO prohibits government programs that give preferences to companies using local products, such as China's 'indigenous innovation' program."
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Japan Admits It Was 'Unprepared' for Disaster
Source: BBC (6/7/11)
"Report more than doubles initial estimate of leaked radiation, cites poor oversight."
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