Long Term, North American Gas Stocks Might Be Worth It
Source: Bill Holland, Platts  (2/27/12)
"The recent crop of earnings reports from exploration and production companies indicate long-term promise for the sector." More >

Biofuel Flights: Will 'Green' Air Travel Be Cheaper?
Source: CNN GO, Hiufu Wong  (2/27/12)
"Airlines traveling through Europe have to pay for their carbon emissions, so there is a financial incentive for using alternative jet fuels. This is seeing real results." More >

Will Another Round of LTRO Send Gold and Silver Higher?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (2/27/12)
"If Wednesday's LTRO satisfies the market and sends the euro higher, gold and silver are also likely to climb higher." More >

The Financial System Is Sick: Are Precious Metals the Cure?
Source: Vin Maru, TDV Golden Trader  (2/27/12)
"History has show us over and over again that owning gold and silver is the best way of protecting yourself when currencies become devalued or inflated away to nothing." More >

Too Quiet. . .Expect Equity
Source: Hinds Howard, MLP HINDSight  (2/26/12)
"The MLP Index benefited from solid earnings announcements, rising oil prices and a lack of equity issuance. As a result of a sort of no-catalyst week for MLPs, the index largely tracked the S&P 500." More >

Gold, Silver Juniors Should Shine in 2012: Mark Raguz
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (2/24/12)
After a tough 2011, Mark Raguz and his colleagues at Pinetree Capital are looking at the junior resource sector with renewed optimism. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, he names some of the plays that are fueling that sentiment, from gold names in Northern Ontario to silver names in Mexico. More >

Gold Stocks Nearing End of Wall-of-Worry Stage
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (2/24/12)
"Increased dividends will attract more mainstream investors who can achieve income, inflation protection and exposure to a bull market. However, the real gains will be in juniors who can grow their production or juniors that outline significant discoveries." More >

Silver and Gold Looking at Gains on Week
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (2/24/12)
"Heading into the weekend, gold bullion at lunchtime Friday looked set for a weekly gain of over 3%, with silver looking at a gain of over 6% on last Friday's close."

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Will Gold be Paulson's Next 'Greatest Trade Ever'?
Source: Peter Krauth, Money Morning  (2/24/12)
"As the demand for gold continues to climb, its scarcity will become a major factor. Those who want exposure to gold will look progressively toward gold stocks." More >

London Metal Exchange Reviews Bids, Changes Fees
Source: Reuters, Maytaal Angel and Harpreet Bhal  (2/24/12)
"The London Metal Exchange board examined non-binding bids for the world's biggest marketplace for industrial metals on Thursday, but a partial climbdown on plans to charge a controversial new trading fee could threaten the sale." More >

Spanish Treasure to be Flown Home from US Military Base
Source: Reuters, Robert Green  (2/24/12)
"A treasure trove of gold and silver coins worth $500M and recovered from the wreckage of Spanish ship sunk during colonial times will be returned to Spain from Florida on Friday aboard military aircraft." More >

Rare Earth Investment Update
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey Research  (2/24/12)
"It's hard to miss the steep rise in prices from mid-2010 to April 2011. Should we expect similar price spikes in the future? And what's the long-term trend?" More >

Will Gold Miners Finally Get Some Respect?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (2/24/12)
"Although miners have underperformed bullion, recent earnings may finally cause a shift in sentiment and share prices." More >

The Companies Looking to Solve Fracking's Water Issues
Source: Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin Research Team  (2/24/12)
"These wells use anywhere from 2-13M gallons per well, leaving parched states like Texas scrambling to encourage water conservation in the energy sector. Which technologies will get adopted by this multibillion dollar industry?" More >

Biotech Stocks Start Strong in 2012: John McCamant
Source: George S. Mack of The Life Sciences Report  (2/23/12)
After a three-and-one-half year slide, biotechnology stocks started 2012 with a powerful move to the upside. Is this an arms-acquisition race for products in development, or is it about excellent fundamentals that are just getting noticed? Medical Technology Stock Letter Editor John McCamant sees a bit of both, and in this exclusive interview with The Life Sciences Report, he has selected a few names that he believes will rise to the top. More >

The Who, What and Where of Energy Investing: James West
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report  (2/23/12)
James West, publisher of the Midas Letter, asks himself three questions when considering energy investment opportunities: Who is the management? What is the asset mix? Where is the project located? He shares the names of companies in the oil, gas, uranium and lithium sectors that have all the right answers in this exclusive interview with The Energy Report. More >

South African Project May Host Highest Grade Rare Earths Deposit Outside China
Source: John Chadwick, Mineweb  (2/23/12)
"One of the largest known rare earth resources outside of China classified under international resource reporting standards could well be in production by mid-2015." More >

If Gold Could Talk
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey Research  (2/23/12)
"After what I've witnessed throughout history, and based on the current path your government leaders insist on pursuing, I suggest using me as your savings vehicle instead of putting dollars in a bank." More >

India Predicted to Import More Silver in 2012
Source: Shivom Seth, Mineweb  (2/23/12)
"Silver prices in India have more than doubled in the last two years. Despite the high prices, the consumption of the metal has been rising in India." More >

Poll Names New Brunswick Most Attractive Mining Jurisdiction
Source: Mining Weekly, Matthew Hill  (2/23/12)
"Of the 93 jurisdictions the Frasier Institute survey covered, Finland, Alberta, Wyoming, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Sweden, Nevada, Ireland and the Yukon all made it into the top 10." More >

Bailouts Benefitting Metals Miners
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Resource Investor  (2/23/12)
"The short-term deflationary crisis in 2011 provided a unique opportunity to buy undervalued miners at historic bargain-basement prices." More >

Precious Metals Takeovers Push Share Prices: James West
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (2/22/12)
Even in an environment ripe for takeovers, finding and sticking with quality precious metals assets is the strategy that speaks loudest to James West, publisher of the Midas Letter. Read about his philosophical and practical switch from "trader" to "investor" and about which companies lead his list of favorites in this exclusive Gold Report interview. More >

Gold Profits from World Turmoil: Carlos Andres
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (2/22/12)
Volatile markets. Natural disasters. Geopolitical turmoil. Last year was definitely one for the record books, according to Carlos Andres, managing editor and publisher of the Frontier Research Report. With the world in turmoil, is there any upside for mining investors? Andres believes there is for investors courageous enough to look past the perceived risk and snap up battered, but fundamentally sound, junior mining stocks. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Andres talks about why historical data points to a breakout year for gold and perhaps gold shares. More >

Gold Steady After Yesterday's Big Rise
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (2/22/12)
"Gold prices held steady just off $1,760/oz during Wednesday morning trading in London, after a rally in Tuesday's U.S. session saw gold climb 1.3%." More >

Ben Graham's Curse on Gold
Source: David Galland, Casey Research  (2/22/12)
"In order to have sustained, long-term investment success, one must accept that an intelligent portfolio allocation needs to include not two but three broad categories of investment: stocks, bonds and gold, with the amounts allocated to each guided by relative valuation." More >