Colin Healey: Which Uranium Stocks Will Rise on a Supply Shortfall?
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report  (2/14/13)
With energy demand looking up in China and Japan, both coal and uranium are likely to experience an uptick. But which producers will move with prices? Colin Healey of Haywood Securities weighs in on some names that are leveraged to spot prices in this interview with The Energy Report, explaining why it's time for investors to get excited again. More >

Two Reasons to Expect Greater Volatility in Oil Prices
Source: Kent Moors, Oil & Energy Investor  (2/14/13)
"A combination of rising demand and tension in the Middle East means oil prices will continue to climb." More >

Big Growth Stories in Biotech
Source: George S. Mack of The Life Sciences Report  (2/14/13)
Bacteria are pure survivalists, and over billions of years they have evolved to produce ever-newer chemicals to protect themselves against other bugs. In the last 100 years they have begun to protect themselves against the antibiotics that humans have developed from those same bugs. But guess who's winning. In September 2012, the FDA said that more than 70% of the bacteria that produce hospital-associated infections (HAIs) are now resistant to at least one type of antibiotic—and in the year 2000 alone, almost 2 million (2M) cases of HAIs caused close to 99,000 deaths. Too bad the agency didn't give an updated number, because it's a certainty that things are not getting better. Unless a sustainable system is developed to counteract this tide, a catastrophe is just a matter of when, and not if. With not even a tiny bit of exaggeration, the appearance of a devastating superbug is a looming global crisis. More >

Buy Gold Stocks Like a ROTH Capital Price Taker
Source: Sally Lowder of The Gold Report  (2/13/13)
The risk-reward profile of resource companies resemble those of healthcare and biotech companies, according to Brian Post, an analyst at ROTH Capital Partners, an investment bank dedicated to the small-cap public market. Part of Post's mission is to educate his institutional clients about the value to be found in the resource sector. The value to be found in Mexico as a mining jurisdiction is one of the first lessons he offers. In his first interview with The Gold Report, Post focuses on Mexican silver names and ventures to both North and South America to talk copper. More >

The Case for Silver Outpacing Gold
Source: Miguel Perez-Santalla, BullionVault  (2/13/13)
"A lot of talk on the web right now says silver is significantly undervalued versus gold." More >

Obama's Call for R&D Investment May Boost Medical Research Budgets and Job Markets
Source: Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News  (2/13/13)
"'If we want to make the best products, we also have to invest in the best ideas,' Obama contended." More >

Chris Ecclestone: Gold Will Fall, Time to Switch to Specialty Metals?
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Metals Report  (2/12/13)
The U.S. and Europe may have been skirting the edge of financial peril for years, but Christopher Ecclestone, who is the principal and mining strategist of London-based Hallgarten & Co., told The Metals Report that the gold price should drop this year as investors realize that there's no more cause for panic. However, the frank and expressive Ecclestone has plenty of other suggestions for what's "sexy" this year (zinc, copper and specialty metals), even as he rips into "business as usual" gold majors and chastises any management team with the nerve to offer a 0.5% dividend. More >

Do the Companies You Hold Have a Backup Plan? They Should, Says Tim Murray
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (2/12/13)
Hiccups, either market- or operations-related, are the norm rather than the exception, especially in the junior oil and gas space. That's why Tim Murray, oil and gas analyst at Desjardins Securities, prefers to invest in management teams with long-term vision and a plan for worst-case scenarios. A stellar balance sheet doesn't hurt, either. In his interview with The Energy Report, Murray shares stories of capable management teams that are rolling with the punches—and rewarding investors who stick with them. More >

Why You Can Trust Your Analyst Again: Ingrid Rico
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (2/11/13)
Within the universe of junior mining companies, investors need to be choosy, says Ingrid Rico, mining analyst at Toronto-based investment bank M Partners. In this interview with The Gold Report, Rico explains how analysts value miners and reveals how she will be looking at junior mining companies in 2013—with a skeptical eye, preferring those funded to complete exploration plans for the year and a management track record to deliver results. She shares names of some companies whose projects stand out. More >

Big Gains Ahead with Platinum's Neglected Cousin
Source: Byron King, Daily Reckoning  (2/11/13)
"Let's cut to the chase. We've got a metal play here." More >

Mining in Ontario: A Dependable Engine of Growth
Source: Visual Capitalist  (2/11/13)
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Biotech May Be on a Roll, but Investors Still Need Innovation, Predictability
Source: Jennifer Boggs, BioWorld  (2/11/13)
"The past several years have seen investment enthusiasm move away from the supposedly risk-reduced reformulation-of-an-existing/generic-drug model. Innovation—new mechanisms, new targets—are what's going to attract the interest and the money." More >

John Williams: How to Survive the Illusion of Recovery
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (2/8/13)
There is no economic recovery, and there are no signs that a recovery is coming, says Shadowstats.com author John Williams. In this Gold Report interview, he blames mal-adjusted inflation statistics for creating an alternate reality that overestimates economic activity in a way that is unsustainable. Williams warns that eventually the painful truth will be so difficult that even government manipulation won't be able to deny it and that is when hyperinflation will take its toll on those who have not taken his advice for preserving purchasing power and securing wealth. More >

'Money Stimulus Marathon' Good for Gold Price: Eric Winmill
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (2/8/13)
Eric Winmill, mining equities research analyst with Casimir Capital, sees great potential for small-cap metals producers and developers in the Americas—home to good infrastructure, skilled workers and great geology. In this Gold Report interview, Winmill also explains how "all-in" cash costs are making it easier for companies and investors to understand—and predict—cash-flow generation and identifies companies that he expects to take off. More >

What the Major Breakout in the Platinum to Gold Ratio Signifies
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (2/8/13)
"Platinum is breaking out compared to gold as South Africa, which supplies three quarters of world production, continues to struggle with labor issues and possible nationalization." More >

Bruno del Ama: Junior MLPs Are Undervalued and Ready for Growth
Source: George S. Mack of The Energy Report  (2/7/13)
Master limited partnerships (MLPs) aren't just pipeline builders, nor are they all large caps. Bruno del Ama, CEO and co-founder of Global X Funds, sees significant value in junior MLPs anchored to exploration, production and storage as well as transportation. In this interview with The Energy Report, del Ama talks about a rare bottom-floor opportunity to profit while avoiding the tax and bookkeeping pitfalls of MLP investing. More >

Keith Schaefer: Refineries Will Be Big Winners When Price Gaps Widen
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (2/7/13)
The Street thinks oil price differentials stem from lack of pipelines. That's only partly true, says Keith Schaefer, editor of Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin, arguing that limited refinery capacity is just as big a challenge. Schaefer expects most investors to be caught completely off guard when the Brent/WTI gap widens and light oil prices plummet later this year, and in his nuanced interview with The Energy Report, he tells us who stands to profit, who stands to lose and why select natural gas companies are getting a lot of love right now. More >

Eight Biotech Growth Names: Greg Wade
Source: George S. Mack of The Life Sciences Report  (2/7/13)
The driving principle behind successful biotech investment for Managing Director and Senior Analyst Greg Wade of Wedbush Securities is to find companies with clinical assets that are of value to patients and hence to the marketplace. In this interview with The Life Sciences Report, Wade offers compelling cases for eight important names that span the market cap gamut. More >

What’s Black, Dusty. . .and Set to Profit?
Source: Matt Insley, Daily Reckoning  (2/7/13)
"It’s a coal bloodbath! But it’s also a perfect opportunity to 'buy low.'" More >

Ian Gordon: Economic Winter Could Thaw Gold Equities
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (2/6/13)
Ian Gordon has said it before: We're on the edge of an economic maelstrom that will breathe new life into the gold exploration industry. While his cautionary tales may be beginning to sound like the boy who cried wolf, Gordon, the founder and chairman of Longwave Group, gives some persuasive evidence to support his doomsday scenario for the greater market. In this Gold Report interview, Gordon talks about what he forecasts as an unprecedented period of growth and investment in gold, which is just about to get underway as the market sinks. More >

The New Valuation Paradigm in Small-Cap Energy Stocks: Josh Young
Source: Alec Gimurtu of The Energy Report  (2/5/13)
What's more important: the size of the acreage or the amount of oil and gas gushing from it? Josh Young, founder of Young Capital Management, sees investors shifting their attention to the latter category. However, Young is more focused on the risk an investment poses compared to its potential reward. In this Energy Report interview, Young discusses which stocks have him particularly excited and why he sees interesting times ahead for oil—and the small caps that produce it. More >

Kevin Puil: $4/lb Copper Is on Its Way
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Metals Report  (2/5/13)
Kevin Puil thinks analysts need to be realistic when it comes to copper. The Malcolm Gissen & Associates portfolio manager points to copper's historic levels at over $3/lb as proof that there are brighter times ahead for base metals as economies around the world continue to industrialize. On the other hand, with economic projects less abundant than they once were, supply is under severe pressure. The good news is, as Puil remarks in this Metals Report interview, there's money to be made for investors who can pinpoint the right projects. Read on to learn who's on Puil's list. More >

A Different Way to Invest in Natural Gas Stocks
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin  (2/5/13)
"Ask producers about condensate." More >

What's Behind Moving Swiss Bank Clients from 'Unallocated' to 'Allocated' Gold Accounts?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (2/4/13)
"Swiss banks UBS and Credit Suisse, have moved to offer 'allocated' gold and silver accounts to their clients, including high net worth individuals, hedge funds, other banks and institutions." More >

Chen Lin Places His Bets on Self-Financing Producers
Source: Zig Lambo of The Gold Report  (2/4/13)
The tough financing markets of the past few years have taken their toll on many junior resource companies, as continuing needs for capital have led to dilution and lower stock prices. In this tricky environment, Chen Lin likes to place his bets on companies that can minimize dilution through internal cash flow that helps to finance expansion and exploration activities. In this interview with The Gold Report, Lin talks about how he has played the difficult market in 2012 and where he sees some of the best opportunities in 2013. More >