Streetwise Articles
When Will Geothermal's Slump End?
Source: All About Energy, Dana Blankenhorn (6/6/11)
"In theory, there should be more than enough energy below our feet to power our world, and it should be cost-competitive."
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New MIT Battery Will Rock EVs
Source: Earth Techling, Nino Marchetti (6/6/11)
"This advance has tremendous value for future energy production and storage."
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Betting on the Farm with ETFs
Source: NASDAQ, Paul Baiocchi (6/6/11)
"For investors, the time is now and potash ETF choices have never been greater."
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California Poised to Outlaw Prospecting
Source: Dailyt Mail (6/5/11)
"There's gold in them thar hills, but soon you won't be allowed to touch it."
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The Search for Safe Havens
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades (6/3/11)
"Currency volatility should support gold and silver."
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Michael Ballanger: Buy Gold Stocks in May and Make Some Hay!
Source: Zig Lambo of The Gold Report (6/3/11)
"Sell in May and go away?" Not so, says Michael Ballanger, an investment advisor at Union Securities and a 30-year veteran of the junior resource market, in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report. Michael explains how the continuing worldwide financial upheaval is influencing his investment decisions regarding the resource sector and why he focuses on the huge opportunities for junior resource stocks in the Yukon.
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Gold Rush: From Everywhere to Everyware
Source: MetalMiner, Nate Burgos (6/3/11)
"In the digital realm, it's just faster, simpler, cheaper."
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U.S. Mint's American Eagle Silver Sales Best Since 1986
Source: Mineweb, Lawrence Williams (6/3/11)
"The Mint will be adding production from its San Francisco facility to meet growing demand."
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Currency #1
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault (6/3/11)
"Does Washington want to kill the USD's #1 status?"
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Market Sentiment and Volume Reach Extreme Panic Levels
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy (6/3/11)
"Buying into fear and selling into greed is my focus."
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Latest Dominique Strauss-Kahn Theory: It's All About Gold
Source: Business Insider, Courtney Comstock (6/3/11)
"DSK discovered that there's no gold in Fort Knox?"
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Legislative Push to End California Gold Rush
Source: Fox, Stephen Clark (6/2/11)
". . .has miners panning environmental rules."
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Daniela Desormeaux: Can Lithium Ride the Electric Vehicle Craze?
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report (6/2/11)
Although lithium is not in short supply now, electric and hybrid vehicles could soak up new production of the versatile light metal for decades to come. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Economist Daniela Desormeaux of Santiago, Chile-based signumBOX, elaborates on small exploration plays that could move up.
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Oil Slides under $99
Source: Associated Press (6/2/11)
"Traders digested news of a surprise jump in crude inventories."
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Africa's Riding the Red Dragon
Source: Richard (Rick) Mills, AheadOfTheHerd (6/2/11)
"China's aim to acquire Africa's, other nations' resources should be on everyone's radar screen."
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Durable Gold's Hold for Long-Term Investors
Source: Reuters, Nick Olivari (6/2/11)
"And investors haven't missed the boat. . ."
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India Financing Heats Up On Gold Fund Collaterals
Source: Commodity Online (6/2/11)
"In the past few months, India's banks have started giving loans against gold funds, popularly known as paper gold."
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Platinum Regains Poise for a Rally
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Rhiannon Hoyle (6/2/11)
"Commodity investors took a bath last mont, but a recovery is underway already."
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Downturn in China Would Slam Commodity Prices
Source: Reuters (6/2/11)
"While a severe downturn is unlikely, China's growth could slow more markedly at some point."
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Gold Prices Rally as Data Disappoints
Source: The Street, Alix Steel (6/1/11)
"Trading quickly quickly reversed course after a slew of disappointing data."
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Economists Call for Price on Carbon
Source: The Australian (6/1/11)
"There should be five elements in designing a carbon-pricing mechanism. . ."
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The Economist's Perfectly Useless Gold
Source: Paul Tustain, BullionVault (6/1/11)
"Will savers who own money-dated debt instruments in bonds panic at continued money-printing policies?"
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Jim Mustard: Is the Yukon Gold Rush Over-Hyped?
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (6/1/11)
Yukon explorers are just getting started, says Jim Mustard, vice president of investment banking, mining, at Vancouver-based PI Financial. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he shares several of the Yukon companies he believes have the potential to produce significant returns for investors.
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The Opulent BBQ
Source: Metro (6/1/11)
"Plated with 24-carat gold, the BBQ is worth £100K and stressful to clean."
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