Gold Financing in India: The Next Level
Source: Commodity Online  (4/19/11)
"With modernity wafting in the air, lenders are introducing all sorts of funds." More >

Argentina to Boost Gold Production
Source: Commodity Online  (4/19/11)
"Canada's private sector invests $850M to develop nation's gold reserves." More >

Kazakhstan's Gold Reserves Top $70B
Source: Interfax  (4/19/11)
"Gold and Forex reserves have risen significantly since January 2011." More >

PGMs Enhance Quality of Life
Source: Platinum Today  (4/19/11)
"PGMs play a vital role in a number of well-established medical and biomedical applications." More >

Diamonds Follow Gold, Silver into Stratosphere
Source: Times of India, Shishir Arya  (4/19/11)
"The smaller the size, the bigger the jump: Small diamonds are the most in demand." More >

Silver ETFs See Performance Diverge
Source: ETF Trends, John Spence  (4/19/11)
"Closed-end silver funds are trading at a premium." More >

NV to Revamp Mining Deduction Regs
Source: Nevada Appeal, Geoff Dornan  (4/19/11)
"We need legislative guidance in interpreting the statute." More >

So What Is Silver Shouting About?
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (4/19/11)
"There's no bull market like a silver bull market; just ask the Hunt brothers." More >

Race Is on for Kazakh Uranium
Source: Asia Times, Roman Muzalevsky  (4/18/11)
"As global nuclear energy demand grows, countries with uranium reserves are poised to reap enormous economic and political dividends." More >

Can You Pass the 2011 Gold Quiz?
Source: Jeff Clark, BIG GOLD  (4/18/11)
"Regardless of your score, I'm sure you'll agree with the ramifications each point makes for the gold market." More >

U.S. Budget Impasse
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades   (4/18/11)
". . .has momentous significance for gold and silver holders." More >

Gold, Silver Little Changed After Reaching Records
Source: Bloomberg, Nicholas Larkin and Kim Kyoungwha  (4/18/11)
"Concern about European debt and faster inflation boosted demand for alternative investments." More >

S&P 500, Oil & Gold Will Respond to USD Price Action
Source: J.W. Jones, Options Trading Signals  (4/18/11)
"If the U.S. Dollar Index falters, I expect gold and silver to continue higher." More >

Equities Don't Follow the Dollar Index
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (4/18/11)
". . .so hold on!" More >

Massive Gold Purchase Shocks Markets
Source: GoldAlert  (4/18/11)
"Texas teachers pension fund places 5% of its assets in gold bullion." More >

Superconductors and Copper Oxides
Source: BBC, Jason Palmer  (4/18/11)
"Thin strips of superconducting wire vastly outperform copper cables." More >

Paul Dockweiler: Right Place, Right Time
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (4/18/11)
Armed with a degree in geology, in 2003 Silver Spartan LLC Founder Paul Dockweiler got himself invited to explore in a mineral-rich area of southwestern Nevada that was falling out of favor because the price of gold barely covered the cost of production. As Paul explains in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, a lot of virgin ground with the same mineralogy as a past-producing mine had never even been drilled and, of course, the gold price has since marched up fivefold. More >

Printed Battery Technology Unveiled
Source: Energy Matters  (4/18/11)
"New process 'prints' batteries with potential for far more energy storage capacity." More >

Leading Economies Still Hooked on Coal
Source: The International News  (4/18/11)
"Coal utilization is projected to rise in the next 20 years, even as the world debates its use." More >

Cuba Explores for Oil as U.S. Watches
Source: Miami Herald, Lesley Clark  (4/18/11)
"The U.S. and Mexico have been meeting to strengthen drilling standards, but Cuba has not been part of the talks." More >

EU Tells Italy to Keep Solar Incentives Stable
Source: Reuters  (4/18/11)
"Investors fear government will introduce an annual limit on installed photovoltaic capacity, braking sector growth." More >

Energy-Starved Future Looms
Source: Vancouver Sun, Mike De Souza  (4/18/11)
"Canada's military drafts four possible scenarios about global energy supplies." More >

Ag Will Have a Role in Growing Alt Energy
Source: Domestic Fuel  (4/18/11)
"Ag could play a prominent role in U.S. energy production over the next 20 years." More >

Sector Snap: Energy Firms Seen as M&A Targets
Source: Associated Press  (4/18/11)
"Deals of $8B–$13B could transpire every quarter through year-end 2011." More >

States Seek Greenhouse-Gas Curbs
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin and Stephen Power  (4/18/11)
"Supreme-Court case puts a twist on the debate over climate policy." More >