The Carbon Tax's Hazelwood Hitch
Source: Business Spectator, Keith Orchison  (5/17/11)
"The carbon price level needed to achieve the GHG cut is hotly debated." More >

Rehan Rashid: Shales Spur New Supercycle of Energy Production
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (5/17/11)
Over the next two decades, liquid and natural gas shales could release a treasure trove of new energy production. But even given this extraordinary new resource, FBR Capital Markets Head of Energy and Natural Resources Research Rehan Rashid expects demand to stay ahead of supply. Rehans's long-term bullish scenario favors a few select names that he shares with The Energy Report in this exclusive interview. More >

Rick Rule: Oil Will Be Major Economic Driver
Source: Special Report from the Casey Research Conference  (5/17/11)
Global Resources Investment Founder Rick Rule likes to look for unpopular investments because that usually means the prices are cheap. Today, that means oil, natural gas, uranium and geothermal. More >

Lower Growth, High Oil Prices Forecast
Source: Associated Press  (5/17/11)
"Economists' predictions reflect public's jitteriness." More >

Geothermal Without the Earthquakes
Source: Technology Review, Tyler Hamilton  (5/17/11)
"An underground 'heat nest' design avoids the need to fracture the rock." More >

Silver Price: The Least You Should Worry About
Source: Jeff Clark, Big Gold  (5/17/11)
"What silver expert Andy Schectman sees everyday might just compel you to count how many ounces you own. . ." More >

American Vanadium: Critical to U.S. Industry
Source: William Mbaho, BNW News  (5/17/11)
"Without doubt, vanadium is growing into one of the most important metals about which no one has ever heard." More >

Will Gold and Silver Fall with Higher Interest Rates?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (5/17/11)
"It remains the U.S. consumer who will decide the road forward for the U.S. economy." More >

Turning Point
Source: Hubert Moolman  (5/17/11)
"Silver may have peaked in pure commodity terms, but as a currency it will peak when gold does." More >

Will the Dollar Bull Monkey Dance End Badly, with a QE3 Party?
Source: David Banister, Market Trend Forecast  (5/17/11)
"It's rare to get a crash on top of a crash." More >

Don't Give Up On The Rare Earth Mining Sector Yet
Source: Jeb Handwerger, GoldStockTrades  (5/17/11)
"This pullback in REE miners may prove an excellent buying opportunity." More >

John Doody: Top 10 Gold Plays Revealed
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (5/16/11)
Production stage, location and dividend possibilities separate top mining and royalty stocks from the rest of the heap. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Gold Stock Analyst (GSA) Newsletter Writer John Doody reveals a few of his top 10 stocks and what diversifying your gold portfolio really means. More >

Lies, Damned Lies and the Z-Score
Source: Adrian Ash, Bullion Vault  (5/16/11)
"Things that just shouldn't be just keep happening. . ." More >

Gold Seesaws on Currency Worries
Source: Reuters, Amanda Cooper  (5/16/11)
"Twin forces of deepening concern about eurozone debt and the growing strength of the dollar offset each other." More >

Another Look at the Gold:Silver Ratio
Source: Andrey Dashkov, Casey International Speculator  (5/16/11)
"The gold:silver ratio is not a reliable tool in an investor's toolbox." More >

Goldman 'Most Constructive' on Copper
Source: Bloomberg  (5/16/11)
"We believe a demand-rationing environment still lies ahead." More >

Gold Coins Remain Strong
Source: Bloomberg, Nicholas Larkin and Pham-Duy Nguyen  (5/16/11)
"Sales of gold coins are on track for the best month in a year." More >

Massive Gold Coin Auctioned in Beijing
Source: Xinhua  (5/16/11)
"The largest ever minted in China has been auctioned for 7.7million yuan after 22 rounds of bidding." More >

Wary SA Miners Eye Record Rand Gold Price
Source: Business Day, Robert Laing  (5/16/11)
"If gold sustains its run in local currency, South African gold miners could show an 8% or better gain." More >

Palladium Production Behind Demand
Source: Bloomberg  (5/16/11)
"Palladium production could lag behind demand through 2015." More >

Melek: PGMs Will Outshine Precious, Base Metals
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (5/16/11)
"Analysts expect PGMs to be star performers into 2013." More >

Shanghai Exchange Lowers Silver Margin, Daily Limits
Source: Reuters  (5/16/11)
"All changes will take effect since the silver price did not hit the daily upward or downward limit." More >

Silver Near Crash
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Research  (5/16/11)
"After a parabola sucks in buyers and capital like a black hole, anything can ignite furious selling." More >

Sell Fort Knox's Gold, Some Say
Source: Washington Post, Joel Achenbach  (5/16/11)
"Selling that gold is just one level of 'crazy' away from selling Mount Rushmore." More >

Three Reasons to Believe in $100 Oil
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (5/16/11)
"Volatility ahead, but markets may remain volatile in the short term." More >