U.S. Rough Diamond Imports Triple in 2010
Source: IDEX Online  (2/14/11)
"Volumes of rough trade to and from the U.S suggest money laundering." More >

Gold:Silver Ratio: Silver Value Highest in Five Years
Source: Commodity Online  (2/14/11)
"At this point, silver has momentum." More >

Canadian Gold Miners to Come Back Strong in 2011
Source: Reuters, Claire Sibonney  (2/14/11)
"Canadian gold mining stocks to shrug off pullback, glitter in 2011." More >

Speculators Return as Buyers to Gold Market
Source: Kitco, Debbie Carlson  (2/14/11)
"Speculators add to their net-long positions in precious metals and copper markets." More >

Seven Steps to Reclaiming the Nuclear Initiative
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (2/14/11)
"America has no time to lose in the nuclear race." More >

Gold Steady Under $1,360; Eyes China Inflation
Source: Reuters  (2/14/11)
"The resignation of Egypt's president took some heat out of risk aversion." More >

Congo Investigates Suspected Gold Smugglers
Source: Bloomberg, Michael Kavanagh  (2/14/11)
"The suspected smugglers are citizens of the U.S., Nigeria and France." More >

Current Silver Move Not Like the Others
Source: Gene Arensberg, Got Gold Report  (2/14/11)
"Backwardation and tightening contango show very heavy immediate demand." More >

Stephen Baldwin Sues Kevin Costner over Gulf Spill Invention
Source: Guardian, Ed Pilkington  (2/14/11)
"Baldwin says he was duped into selling shares in 'Costner solution' as BP agreed to pay more." More >

Gulf Claims Process Under Fire
Source: Associated Press  (2/14/11)
"Washington lawmakers are demanding the White House step in." More >

UAE: OPEC Ready to Boost Oil Supply
Source: Bloomberg  (2/14/11)
"IEA forecasts global consumption will rise to 89.3 Mbbls./day in 2011." More >

GOP Continues Efforts to Block GHG Regulations
Source: Environmental Leader  (2/14/11)
"GOP's spending legislation would bar EPA from regulating GHG emissions." More >

Lithium Sector Set to Rip Higher
Source: Inside Futures, Paul Thornton  (2/14/11)
"The Global X Lithium ETF, LIT, has just resumed its uptrend." More >

Standing up to King Coal
Source: Louisville Courier-Journal, James Bruggers  (2/14/11)
"We want the bulldozers to stay off our mountains' backs." More >

Obama Budget Calls for Major Nuclear Investments
Source: The Hill, Andrew Restuccia  (2/14/11)
"Proposal calls for $36B in loan guarantees, over $800B for research." More >

Bear Season in the S&P 500 and Oil
Source: J.W. Jones, Options Trading Signals  (2/14/11)
"Oil prices are hanging onto a key support level by a thread. . ." More >

Read more Streetwise Exclusives. . .
Source: The Gold Report  (2/14/11)
including Brien Lundin's recent interview, Look to History to Profit from Gold. More >

Peter Grandich: Gold, the Mother of All Bull Markets
Source: George Mack of The Gold Report  (2/11/11)
Market commentator and investor Peter Grandich of Grandich.com and Grandich Publications tells The Gold Report that certain plays on surging demand and looming commodity shortages are no-brainers for investors, and he shares a few ideas on how to profit from these conditions. He's bullish on China and on base—and especially—precious metals, energy, food and water. Gold and silver are still his big plays. More >

Monetary Inflation, Supply Concerns Drive Commodities More than Demand
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Commodities  (2/11/11)
"Commodity bull markets are primarily driven by monetary factors." More >

Gold Miners Index May Be Warning Us
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy   (2/11/11)
"The charts are still pointing to lower prices in the coming days or weeks." More >

Fiat World: Uprising and Down Falling
Source: James West, Midas Letter  (2/11/11)
"What has changed fundamentally to justify $2 billion in redemptions of GLD?" More >

Escaping the Great Depression, and Extending the Greater Depression
Source: Doug Casey, The Casey Report  (2/11/11)
"The Greater Depression, still in its early stages, will be nasty indeed." More >

Philip Williams: Uranium to Cross $100 Threshold in 2011
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report  (2/10/11)
Philip Williams, Pinetree Capital's VP of business development, says the spot price for uranium will likely explode above $100/lb. in 2011. The good news, Philip says, is that even when uranium comes off its high, it will likely only fall to around $80. If Philip's right, we're on the cusp of another round of uranium market madness. Read this Energy Report exclusive for some of Pinetree's favorite uranium and lithium plays. More >

The What and Why of Rare Earth Metals
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (2/10/11)
"Estimates show global demand is expected to reach 205,000 tons by 2015" More >

Abu Dhabi Planning Solar Energy-Generating Pyramids
Source: Construction Week Online, Elizabeth Broomhall  (2/10/11)
"Project aims to harness energy, attract tourism with award-winning structures that double as sundials, lunar calendars." More >