Cutting-Edge Technologies Will 'Green' Fracking: Keith Schaefer
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report   (9/25/12)
Fracking in the U.S. is here to stay, affirms Keith Schaefer, editor of the Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin. North American business is dependent on cheap energy, and even energy utilities are switching from coal to natural gas. Although environmental concerns remain, the industry has incentive to do the right thing, says Schaefer. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Schaefer profiles service companies that are using cutting-edge technology to make fracking safer, greener and cheaper. More >

Venture Capital Firm Aims to Match Up Clean-Tech Start-Ups and Energy Companies
Source: Technology Review, Martin Lamonica  (9/25/12)
"The idea is to make it more efficient for corporate investors to evaluate outside firms and to give smaller companies access to the manufacturing, marketing and distribution expertise of established businesses." More >

This U.S. Lab Just Hit a Nuclear Fusion Milestone
Source: Martin Hutchinson, Money Morning  (9/25/12)
"If just a fraction of all these new findings live up to their promise, we're still looking at a very bright future indeed." More >

Investors Add Nearly $3B to Gold ETFs in September
Source: ETF Trends, John Spence  (9/25/12)
"SPDR Gold Shares has seen net inflows of $2.1B in September, while iShares Gold Trust has gathered $615M, according to ETF flow data from IndexUniverse." More >

Citi Raises Gold Price Forecasts for 2012–13
Source: Reuters, Naveen Arul  (9/25/12)
"The bank increased its 2012 price forecasts for gold, silver and platinum by about 2%, 5% and 1.5%, respectively, while it cut its earlier forecast for palladium prices by about 1.7%." More >

Two Key Rules for Avoiding Stock Bubbles
Source: Dan Steinhart, Casey Research  (9/25/12)
"Sky-high stock prices can't persist without sky-high profit margins." More >

How Gold and Silver Act as Safe Havens in Today's Troubled World
Source: The Market Oracle, Jeff Lewis  (9/25/12)
"Physical gold and silver investments can take up a core position in an investment portfolio because they offer an easy way to have some wealth stashed out of dollar-denominated assets." More >

For Most Biotechs, the Tough Times Continue
Source: Pharmalot, Ed Silverman  (9/25/12)
"The overall assumption continues to be that many biotech companies are finding it difficult to raise money, generate revenue and simply keep the lights on. But what is the reality? In some respects, the hard times continue, but the picture is a bit mixed." More >

Malaysia Court Puts Lynas Rare Earth Plant Licence on Hold
Source: Reuters, Siva Sithraputhran  (9/25/12)
"Activists and opponents of the controversial rare earth plant in Kuantan say the high court has put Lynas' temporary operating license on hold." More >

An In-Depth Analysis of Trading Gold Relative to US Real Interest Rates
Source: Bob Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (9/24/12)
"Lower real rates could imply higher inflationary expectations in the future, therefore gold is bought as a hedge against this possible inflation." More >

Firms Pen Deal for Mali's First Gold Refinery
Source: Reuters, Tiemoko Diallo and Adama Diarra  (9/24/12)
"Mali is Africa's third-biggest gold miner behind South Africa and Ghana, and is on track to raise output despite the chaotic aftermath of a military coup, which allowed militants to seize control of northern regions." More >

Speculators Continue to Buy Precious Metals Futures, Options
Source: Kitco, Debbie Carlson  (9/24/12)
"For the week ended Sept. 18, speculators in the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's weekly commitment of traders report saw their net-long positions in precious metals rise in both the legacy and disaggregated reports." More >

A Catalyst, a Correction and the Real 'Next Leg-Up' for Gold
Source: Geoff Candy, Mineweb  (9/24/12)
"Over the longer term, the fact that real interest rates are likely to remain negative for an extended period bodes well for gold, especially given the inflation concerns that come with QE3." More >

Investor Gold Buying to Resume, Fed Doubling Its Balance Sheet Again
Source: Chris Vermeulen, The Gold and Oil Guy  (9/24/12)
"A leading precious metals consultancy, Thomson Reuters GFMS, has forecast that investors will buy record amounts of gold in the remainder of 2012." More >

Creating Currency Is a Blank Check for Miners: Leonard Melman
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (9/24/12)
Worldwide monetary creation today has implications for the watchful investor in gold and silver. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Leonard Melman, publisher and editor of The Melman Report, explains why, and shows who will be well positioned to benefit from current economic stimulus strategies. More >

Gold 'Still a Buy' as Alternative to Money
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (9/24/12)
"Gold prices dropped to $1,757/oz Monday morning in London, 1.7% off a seven-month high hit briefly last Friday, as stocks, commodities and the euro also ticked lower and U.S. Treasuries gained amid signs of an ongoing political stalemate in Europe." More >

A TV as Thin as Saran Wrap Is Just the Beginning for These New Materials
Source: Michael A. Robinson, Money Morning  (9/24/12)
"Discovered in 2004, this graphene has turned the world on its ear. Since then, experts around the globe have heralded it as the hot new commodity that could change everything from satellites to semiconductors. But it's only a part of a larger story that includes other 'miracle metals.'" More >

Oil & Gas Stock Outlook
Source: Zacks Equity Research  (9/24/12)
"While the Western economies exhibit sluggish growth prospects, global oil consumption is expected to get a boost from sustained strength in the non-OECD countries that continue to expand at a healthy rate." More >

The Shale Boom Isn't All Shale
Source: Starr Spencer, Platts  (9/24/12)
"The term 'shale' is getting thrown around a bit too casually. It's a lot more complicated than that." More >

Curing Diabetes with 'Self Cell Therapy'
Source: Patrick Cox, The Penny Sleuth   (9/24/12)
"One tiny company, incorporated in America but with roots in Israel, has what I believe will be an actual cure for many diabetics and a vastly improved therapy for those it does not cure completely." More >

Four Biotech Ideas with Legs to Run
Source: George S. Mack, The Life Sciences Report  (9/24/12)
I had an opportunity to ask George Zavoico a few questions for The Life Sciences Report. Zavoico is senior biotechnology analyst at the boutique investment bank, MLV & Co. He originally got his career underway as a research scientist and worked in big pharma at Bristol-Myers Squibb, as well as small biotech firms Alexion Pharmaceuticals and T Cell Sciences (now Celldex Therapeutics). Zavoico is a guy loaded with knowledge about molecular biology, drug development and the needs of patients, and this was a great opportunity for me to get a few haunting esoteric questions off my mind. More >

London Sees Oil Prices on the Rise
Source: Kent Moors, Oil & Energy Investor  (9/23/12)
"The overwhelming consensus in Europe is that oil will rise, absent exogenous economic or financial problems." More >

Renewable Power Is Coming Back
Source: Brianna Panzica, Energy & Capital  (9/23/12)
"Prices are falling and there are clear industry front-runners. The question is: Which form of power will achieve grid parity first?" More >

A Cyber War on Cancer
Source: Alex Philippidis, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News  (9/23/12)
"New strategies are hoping to put an end to the war that Richard Nixon declared four decades ago." More >

Scotiabank Analyst Uncovers Mining Opportunities in Unusual Places
Source: Sally Lowder of The Gold Report   (9/21/12)
When Leily Omoumi, a gold analyst with Scotiabank in Toronto, turns her engineer's eye on a mining company, she can translate insight into profits for investors. The Gold Report caught up with Omoumi at the Denver Gold Forum for this exclusive interview, in which she discusses misunderstandings about Eastern European and West African mining companies and identifies opportunities in Canada and Armenia. More >