Better Lucky than Good
Source: Severine Kirchner, Daily Reckoning  (6/26/12)
"Now think about it: If siRNA can essentially turn off genes by destroying them through a sort of sequence-detection, then what stops them from curing diseases? By knocking down the activity of one or several genes, RNAi could potentially block a plethora of diseases." More >

Drug Pipelines Improving
Source: Reuters, Ben Hirschler  (6/26/12)
"Drug industry productivity is finally improving after years of research disappointment, as drug makers shift their focus from mass markets to making medicines for rarer, undertreated diseases." More >

How You Can Profit from Fluctuating Oil Prices
Source: MoneyShow  (6/26/12)
"Jason Burack discusses large-cap stocks with potential and profiles a junior company in which he sees a great deal of headroom." More >

Is An Oil Shock Coming This Summer?
Source: Seeking Alpha, John Overstreet  (6/26/12)
"Typically, when the gold/oil ratio starts somewhere in the single digits and then breaks above 14:28 within a relatively brief time frame, one should be on the lookout for an oil shock twelve months after the gold/oil ratio peaks." More >

New UK Nuclear Power Plants Could Boost Economy
Source: Dow Jones, Salina Williams  (6/26/12)
"The construction of a new fleet of nuclear power plants in the U.K. could boost the economy by five billion pounds a year, said a report published by the Institute for Public Policy Research." More >

Platinum Outlook Remains Volatile: Erica Rannestad
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (6/25/12)
A third round of quantitative easing won't help support platinum and palladium prices, according to Erica Rannestad, platinum group metals specialist with CPM Group in New York. So, what will drive the platinum group metals, which have been suffering from lags in demand and increasing interest from short sellers? Rannestad discusses the outlook for these specialized metals in this exclusive Gold Report interview, including what they have in common with gold. More >

Gold in Sideways Range Ahead of European Summit
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (6/25/12)
"Gold bullion prices dropped below $1570/oz, though they remain broadly in line with where they ended last week, with markets focused on this week's European leaders' summit." More >

Gold-Stock Valuations
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Intelligence  (6/25/12)
"It is not fundamentals that have been plaguing gold stocks, but psychology. But fear paves the way for massive uplegs as sentiment slowly swings to the opposite extreme." More >

Gold Companies Where Management Has 'Skin in the Game' Outperform Others
Source: Geoff Candy, Mineweb  (6/25/12)
"Gold companies that have a high level of insider ownership have significantly outperformed peers with less insider ownership, says U.S. Global Investors." More >

Surprise Strength in Gold
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (6/25/12)
"Gold's unique mix of inflation and default insurance is currently cheaper than its peak price of 12 months ago." More >

What Will Drive the Next Leg of the Gold ETF Bull Market?
Source: ETF Trends  (6/25/12)
"In the current environment, the main driver of the gold price appears to be perceptions of the likelihood of another round of QE, as gold is viewed as one of the few hedges against U.S. dollar debasement." More >

New Mines Set to Bolster Gold Production
Source: The Australian, Barry Fitzgerald  (6/25/12)
"A Combination of new mine developments and the recycling of old operations is tipped to end the recent trend of falling gold production in Australia." More >

Gold Moves Higher, Seen as Safe-Haven Play
Source: The Street Joe Deaux  (6/25/12)
"Gold prices were higher Monday as gold offered a haven for investors amid sluggish U.S. economic indicators." More >

Liquefied Natural Gas Race Getting Thinner
Source: Calgary Herald, Dina O'Meara  (6/25/12)
"The United States has regulations limiting how much of its natural resources can be exported and to where." More >

US Energy Use to Slow, Get Cleaner
Source: Associated Press  (6/25/12)
"The energy landscape in the U.S. has shifted dramatically in recent years. Domestic oil and gas production has increased, while efficiency programs have led to lower consumption." More >

The Race for Canada's Pink Gold
Source: The Province  (6/25/12)
"A greater reliance on potash promises to virtually double the output of emerging economies' agricultural sectors." More >

Metals and Mining Stock Outlook
Source: Zacks Investment Research  (6/25/12)
"The recent focus on the weakening outlook for global economic growth has emerged as a major headwind for the global metal industry. These near-term challenges aside, the group's long-term dynamics appear attractive." More >

Speedier Drug Reviews Await Presidential OK
Source: Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News  (6/25/12)
"If the president signs the bill into law, FDA will be committed to reviewing and acting on 90% of standard applications within 10–12 months from the date of filing and on 90% of priority submissions within six to eight months from date of filing." More >

BIO 2012: Immunotherapies Make a Comeback at Big Pharma
Source: Fierce Biotech, John Carroll  (6/25/12)
"Immunotherapies—for autoimmune diseases as well as oncology—are now one of the two top fields of interest for Joe McCracken, the global head of business development at Roche, who also sees a bright future in matching immunotherapies to particular patient populations." More >

Calling the Rise in Natural Gas
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin  (6/25/12)
"Once natural gas gets to $3, the power companies start to turn back to coal. But gas really needs to go to $4 before these stocks start to make money." More >

UN: Sierra Club Wrong About Natural Gas
Source: Dana Bohan, Energy InDepth  (6/25/12)
"According to Kandeh Yumkella, an energy program director at the United Nations, natural gas will play a key role in preserving the global environment and improving the lives of the world's poor." More >

Oil Field Services: Three Ways To Invest in the Oil Sands
Source: Michel Massad, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin  (6/25/12)
"It's a business that doesn't have much sex appeal, but oil service stocks are forming great-looking charts." More >

Yield Hunger Trumps Oil Price Drop, MLPs Uptick
Source: Hinds Howard, MLP HINDSight  (6/24/12)
"MLPs outperformed most things, on average, this week, even with lower oil prices." More >

China's White Paper on Rare Earth Industry Stirs Rare Earth Juniors
Source: John Kaiser, Kaiser Research Online  (6/23/12)
"The real issue is where will domestic prices stabilize, and what impact will the projected 60,000 tons of mainly LREEs from Molycorp and Lynas have on rare earth prices? Why did these stocks bounce today, and is this the start of a sustainable recovery?" More >

Ian Gordon: Why Gold Stocks Outperformed Other Gold Investments
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (6/22/12)
Ian Gordon of Longwave Analytics and Longwave Strategies believes we're on the precipice of very difficult and frightening times and predicts complete financial collapse. But it's in those periods of darkness that gold really shines. Gordon, who recently published a special edition of his Investment Insights entitled "The Gold Rush of the 1930s Will Rise Again," believes that companies with gold in the ground now will be the ones to prosper. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Gordon discusses where he thinks the Dow will bottom and what companies will come out on top. More >