Streetwise Articles
Rare Earth Metals in a Bubble?
Source: Sovereign Society, Eric Roseman (6/28/11)
"Since hitting the market over a year ago, REE miners have been on a tear, with many stocks gaining several hundred percent."
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REE Ring Laser Detects, Counts Nanoparticles
Source: R&D, Diana Lutz (6/28/11)
"Ytterbium- and erbium-doped sensors detect particles in water, blood and air."
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Russia Forays into Rare Metals Market
Source: Voice of Russia, Chernitsa Polina (6/28/11)
"Russia's rhenium production may soon amount to more than 26 tpy."
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A Good Old-Fashioned Staking Rush
Source: Northern News Services, Thandiwe Vela (6/28/11)
"Whenever there's valuable REE-rich ground like that, claims overlap."
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Rising Lithium Prices: Inflation Phenomena or a Tighter Market?
Source: signumBOX, Daniela Desormeaux (6/28/11)
"The 20% increase is in line with the behavior of primary commodities."
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Rick Mills: Cash In, Not Out on $1,500 Gold
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (6/27/11)
Some pundits are yelling for investors to take profits in junior resource stocks now. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Richard (Rick) Mills, host of Ahead of the Herd online and editor of Ahead of the Herd newsletter, explains why $1,500 gold means investors should be cashing in, not cashing out.
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Death by a Thousand Cuts
Source: Bob Kirtley, SK Options Trading (6/27/11)
"To stick with paper currency is akin to a death by a thousand cuts."
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New Stock Bear?
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Research (6/27/11)
"Was the SPX's latest interim high greedy enough to kill this latest bull?"
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How to Buy Rare Earth Bullion
Source: Luke Burgess, Hard Money Millionaire (6/27/11)
"Dwindling REE supplies from China signal higher prices."
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Greek Citizens Turn to Gold
Source: Gold Made Simple (6/27/11)
"Coin sales overtake bullion as savings accounts dwindle."
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Speculators Build Gold, Silver Positions
Source: Kitco, Debbie Carlson (6/27/11)
"Traders built up their gold and silver net-long positions."
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Cambodia's Gold Lures Foreign Investment
Source: AFP, Suy Se (6/27/11)
"Big mining likely to move in to the nation's 'Gold Forest,' displacing illegal prospectors."
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Gold Miners ETF Set to Rebound
Source: SmarTrend, David Diaz (6/27/11)
"Short-term traders may play for some degree of mean revision."
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New Gold Rush for BC Prospectors
Source: Vancouver Sun, Derrick Penner (6/27/11)
"A new round of enthusiasm for the yellow metal is breathing life into old gold mines."
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Gold Association Calls for Loosening Policy
Source: Vietnam Business News (6/27/11)
"Vietnam Gold Traders Association has urged the central bank to ease proposed regulations."
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Vietnam's Rules Mean Less Gold for Switzerland
Source: Financial Times, Ben Bland (6/27/11)
"Shipments to Switzerland are a tiny fraction of what they were last year."
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Gold Holds Steady—Eyes Euro/Dollar, Greece
Source: Reuters, Frank Tang (6/27/11)
"Gold stayed nearly unchanged."
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E-Waste Bill Reappears with REE Provision
Source: Sustainable Business (6/27/11)
"The bill also promotes the creation of environmental jobs in the U.S."
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Strategic Oil Release Won't Hurt REE Progress
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades (6/27/11)
"REE research hub modeled after the 'Manhattan Project' to begin in 2012."
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Secrets Are Scarce in Energy Market
Source: UPI (6/27/11)
"Did someone leak information before last week's strategic oil release?"
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Your DVR's Dirty Little Secret
Source: GigaOm, Ryan Lawler (6/27/11)
"The boxes cost U.S. households more than $3B each year to operate."
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Fracking Rules Under Review
Source: Durango Herald, Joe Hanel (6/27/11)
"Colorado regulators put their fracking rules to the test."
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Nuclear Shutdown Threatens Japan's Economy
Source: Industrial Fuels and Power (6/27/11)
"Most-pessimistic scenario sees growth slashed by 1.6% in FY12/13."
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DOE Awards $11M for Geothermal Projects
Source: Environmental Protection (6/27/11)
"Eight projects have been selected to receive up to $11.3M."
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Brine Mining the Puna for Potash and Lithium
Source: Richard (Rick) Mills, AheadOfTheHerd (6/27/11)
"Rising food prices are a macro trend with a long-term time horizon."
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