Is Energy Independence Really on the Oil and Gas Agenda?
Source: The Christian Science Monitor, Kurt Cobb  (10/16/12)
"Inadequate infrastructure has U.S. oil and gas priced below global rates, but when transportation costs are reduced, companies will ship their oil to the highest bidder." More >

What Will the Price of Gold Be in January 2014?
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey Research  (10/16/12)
"The largest economies of the world are all grossly devaluing their currencies. Gold and silver will be direct beneficiaries–along with mining companies–starting with rising prices." More >

China Issues Nuclear Safety Blueprint, Eyes $13B Investment
Source: Reuters, Fayen Wong  (10/16/12)
"China will have to spend around 80B yuan ($12.74B) by 2015 to upgrade the security of its nuclear facilities and radioactive contamination control to international standards, a report issued by the Ministry of Environmental Protection said." More >

When Greg McCoach Picks Mining Stocks, It's Location, Location, Location
Source: Zig Lambo of The Gold Report  (10/15/12)
The looming financial meltdown will affect the global economy and the U.S. will not escape, says Greg McCoach. Whatever happens, the precious metals are bound to fly, as investors scramble for tangible cover. Mining stocks will be major beneficiaries of the soaring metals prices, but where mines are situated will be an important factor as governments try to get a bigger piece of the action. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, McCoach names some favorite companies that he expects to do well in the coming turbulent times. More >

Copper Shenanigans from Beijing
Source: Rick Mills, Ahead of the Herd  (10/15/12)
"According to the Beijing Antaike Information Development Co., copper consumption is expected to expand this year at the slowest rate since 1997." More >

Silver Prices: $50 by 2013?
Source: Tony Daltorio, Money Morning  (10/15/12)
"Silver is the only major commodity not to have reached a new all-time high in the decade-long commodity bull market." More >

Cheap Gold Stocks
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Research  (10/15/12)
"While sentiment (greed and fear) dominates short-term stock price swings, over the long run stock prices are nearly exclusively determined by fundamentals." More >

You Can Print Money as Much as You Like, but You Can't Print Gold
Source: Lawrence Williams, Mineweb  (10/15/12)
"For years, institutions like the Federal Reserve and most central bankers have publicly stated that gold is effectively an irrelevance—yet they continue to hold huge amounts of it." More >

Gold Drops Below $1,750/oz
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (10/15/12)
"In New York, the difference between the aggregate number of long (bullish) and short (bearish) contracts held by noncommercial gold futures and options traders on the Comex, known as the speculative net long, rose for the eighth week running in the week ended last Tuesday, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission data." More >

Evolving Microbes Help Turn Bio-Oil into Advanced Biofuels
Source: R&D Magazine  (10/15/12)
"Iowa State researchers are using a hybrid approach to produce the next generation of biofuels." More >

EU Ministers Adopt More Iran Sanctions, Including Gas Ban
Source: Stuart Elliott, Platts  (10/15/12)
"EU foreign ministers adopted Oct. 15 a raft of new sanctions against Iran, including a ban on the import of natural gas, a ban on the supply of vessels for the transportation or storage of Iranian oil and a ban on flagging Iranian vessels." More >

Cancer Stem Cells: Just Hype or Hope for New Therapies?
Source: Peter Winter, BioWorld  (10/15/12)
"The panelists said that cancer stem cells have moved well beyond hype, with meaningful and positive early-stage clinical results being reported. The early data point to the prospect of exciting new future cancer therapies." More >

Personalized Genomic Medicine: How Much Can It Really Empower Patients?
Source: ScienceDaily  (10/15/12)
"Genomic medicine's stakeholders—including direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies, private research centers, and the National Institutes of Health—are deeply invested in promoting how this information will benefit patients." More >

Troubles in South Africa's Mining Sector Start to Affect the Economy
Source: The Telegraph, Emma Rowley and Jessica Winch  (10/14/12)
"South Africa's strikes have now affected some 28% of its platinum production, or 17% of global production, according to the Deutsche team. It believes that production losses have the potential to drive up the price of platinum so that it trades at a premium to gold." More >

Is Vanguard About to Release a Gold ETF to the Market?
Source: ETF Daily News, Christian Magoon  (10/14/12)
"The launch of a Vanguard gold ETF appears to be an easy extension of Vanguard's approach in the ETF business to go after large buckets of existing ETF assets with newly launched low-cost options." More >

VPs Debate, Gas Inflates, MLPs Deflate. . .Distributions to Disinflate?
Source: Hinds Howard, MLP HINDSight  (10/14/12)
"In the absence of news, commodity prices drove the bus, which helped MLPs outperform the S&P 500 for the week." More >

Gold Hunters Unearth Riches, and Conflict, in Latin America
Source: McClatchy Newspapers, Tim Johnson  (10/13/12)
"Steadily high prices for gold are having a dramatic impact on parts of Latin America, bringing a flood of foreign investment and stirring a goldbug among wildcat miners in the jungles." More >

How to Profit from the Imbalance in Platinum and Zinc Inventories: Matthew O'Keefe
Source: Peter Byrne of The Gold Report  (10/12/12)
Now is the moment to take a hard look at the state of supply for zinc and platinum, says Matthew O'Keefe of Mackie Research Capital Corporation. In an exclusive interview with The Gold Report, O'Keefe explains how market fundamentals are about to pop up some serious game changers in this space. International demand for zinc and the platinum group metals is booming, but the global supply is about to seriously contract. Well-financed mining corporations will celebrate, while others miss the party. More >

Gold and Silver Capped Until After the US Election?
Source: Business Insider  (10/12/12)
"Prices may remain contained until after the U.S. election but we expect that soon after, precious metal prices will again surge." More >

Sudan to Export First Batch of Refined Gold
Source: Bullion Street  (10/12/12)
"A month after opening its first gold refinery, Sudan is all set to export the first batch of refined gold, worth $5.6M, to an unknown destination." More >

Gold Price 'Lacking Impetus'
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (10/12/12)
"For days now, the gold price has been hovering in a narrow trading range." More >

Fluorspar: Critical Mineral, Burgeoning Canadian Industry
Source: Joel Chury, Resource World  (10/12/12)
"As colourful and translucent as a gemstone, fluorspar has so many practical uses that it's gained EU designation as a critical mineral." More >

Cameco Signs Landmark Kintyre Uranium Deposit Development Agreement
Source: Dorothy Kosich, Mineweb  (10/12/12)
"But as CEO Tim Gitzel told analysts last July, 'We need more price, or more pounds, or hopefully both' to develop the project." More >

Is Medical Device Tax a Lame Duck?
Source: Mass Device   (10/12/12)
"There's a growing confidence among medical device industry insiders that there may be an opportunity to repeal the medical device tax in the interim session between the November election and the seating of a new Congress—no matter who wins the race to the White House." More >

Casey Analyst Forecasts Explosive Biotech Growth
Source: Streetwise Staff  (10/11/12)
The myth of technology, whether for smartphones or cancer treatments, is that the next big thing appears suddenly and magically. Casey Research Analyst Alex Daley sets the record straight in this exclusive interview with The Life Sciences Report. While the science of genetic medicine has accelerated the process of turning magical thinking into practical medicine, Daley cautions investors in biotech and medical device companies to be patient, and names companies with innovative technologies poised for explosive growth. More >