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Kevin Puil: Copper Stocks Gleaming in Gold's Glow
Source: Sally Lowder of The Gold Report  (5/20/11)
Blinded by the glare of gold's rocketing rise over the last several years, investors may want to follow the leads of the Barricks, Thompson Creek Metals, Goldcorps and other major miners targeting the copper space, according to Kevin Puil, portfolio manager at Malcolm H. Gissen & Associates and senior analyst for its Encompass Fund. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Kevin tells us that major gold miners increasingly want to diversify and are turning to the red metal on the opposite end of the economic spectrum. More >

FTC Sues Precious Metal Scammers
Source: Wallet Pop, Jorgen Wouters  (5/20/11)
"Con-artist couple swindled seniors out of tens of millions of dollars." More >

The Fracking Controversy
Source: Marin Katusa, Casey Research  (5/20/11)
"While the fracking controversy continues, what the investor needs to do is the same as always: separate the wheat from the chaff." More >

Alka Singh: No Substitute for Nuclear Power
Source: JT Long of The Energy Report  (5/19/11)
Emotional selloffs of uranium stocks in the wake of the Japanese nuclear disaster created a buying opportunity, says Alka Singh, a mining analyst at Jennings Capital. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Alka runs down the supply/demand problem that could drive prices to $75/lb. More >

IEA Urges Oil Producers to Lift Output
Source: New York Times, Matthew Saltmarsh  (5/19/11)
"There's an urgent need for additional supplies on a more competitive basis." More >

China Tightens Rare Earth Rules
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Yajun Zhang  (5/19/11)
"China to impose quotas on ferroalloys with more than 10% REEs Friday." More >

Rumor Mill Hits Uranium
Source: Nine MSN Finance  (5/19/11)
"There's been some positive news on uranium price upside. . ." More >

Shale Information Initiative Launched
Source: Scranton Times-Tribune  (5/19/11)
"Organizers who are native to the regions seek to educate their communities about the resource's potential benefits." More >

India Seeks Review of Mining Policies
Source: Commodity Online  (5/19/11)
"Deteriorating supplies have India warming up to coal." More >

Geothermal Energy: The Most Economical Long-Term Energy Solution
Source: The OTCInvestor, Justin Kuepper  (5/19/11)
"Geothermal power providers could see significant upside over the long-term." More >

MSW to Become Official Renewable Energy Source
Source: Biomass Power & Thermal, Lisa Gibson  (5/19/11)
"Maryland will classify municipal solid waste as a Tier-I renewable." More >

Senate Fails to Expand Offshore Drilling
Source: Voice of America, Cindy Saine  (5/19/11)
"Poll shows 28% of respondents blame O&G companies for gas-price surge." More >

George Soros Sells His Gold
Source: Telegraph, Richard Evans  (5/19/11)
"Not everyone shares his view; Paulson left his SPDR holding unchanged." More >

Eat Gold (Before It Melts)
Source: Business Insider, Laurie DePrete  (5/19/11)
"Tequila goldsicles pack a wallop and a $1,000 price tag." More >

Short Covering Led to Silver's Parabolic Rise
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (5/19/11)
"Mainstream pundits and reporters assumed it was speculative buying." More >

Sex, Lies and Ticker Tape
Source: Resource Investor, Jon Nadler  (5/19/11)
"Market bets now focus on if Fed action on rates comes in 2011 or 2012." More >

China Is Now Top Gold Bug
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Carolyn Cui and Rhiannon Hoyle  (5/19/11)
"China's growing middle-class has a voracious appetite for gold." More >

Hugo Salinas Price Interview: Returning to a Silver Peso
Source: Dollar Vigilante  (5/19/11)
"What if a silver coin could remain permanently in circulation with paper money?" More >

Copper's Talking Infrastructure
Source: Richard Mills, AheadOfTheHerd   (5/19/11)
"There's still time for investors to capitalize on the coming infrastructure boom." More >

Clive Maund: Mitigate Investment Risk Until End of Dollar Rally
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (5/18/11)
Clive Maund returns to The Gold Report to provide some keen insight into the U.S. dollar's recent surge. "Be patient," he says, "because once the dollar rally is over, an excellent buying opportunity will be in the offing." Clive says the Fed is doing all it can to get investors out of commodities and into Treasuries before it unleashes QE3, and with it a new round of inflationary pressure. Read more in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report. More >

Base Metals Recover on Global Cues
Source: Business Standard  (5/18/11)
"Industrial metals rebounded from Tuesday's losses, supported by weakening dollar coupled with improved demand from China." More >

Silver ETFs Experience Record Trading Volumes as Prices Slip
Source: Resource Investing News, David van der Linde  (5/18/11)
"Many investors are shedding their holdings in this volatile precious metals market." More >

Indian Investors Turn to Gold ETFs
Source: Mineweb, Shivom Seth  (5/18/11)
"Gold ETFs are the flavor of the season in India." More >

Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange Launches Gold Futures
Source: Reuters  (5/18/11)
"The HKMEx is hoping to cash in on explosive investment demand for gold from mainland China." More >

Commodities Advance
Source: Bloomberg, Kim Kyoungwha and Glenys Sim  (5/18/11)
"The outlook for increased demand from emerging markets prompted speculation that this month's decline was excessive." More >