One of the Finest Opportunities to Buy Gold in the Whole Bull Market: Sprotts' Embry
Source: Geoff Candy, Mineweb  (5/30/12)
"For Sprott's John Embry, the current level represents a strong buying opportunity because nothing in recent months has really been 'gold unfriendly.' More >

House Votes to Approve FDA Funding Bill
Source: Reuters, Anna Yukhananov  (5/30/12)
"The House of Representatives approved a bill that helps fund the Food and Drug Administration and gives it new authority to prevent drug shortages and speed reviews of medical devices." More >

Don't Tip the Balance on Graphite Supply: Stephen Riddle
Source: Sally Lowder of The Critical Metals Report  (5/29/12)
Asbury Carbons CEO Stephen Riddle, the fourth-generation Riddle to run the 118-year-old company that bills itself as "the world's carbon and graphite source," is delighted to see sources of natural graphite resurfacing outside of China now that the commodity's price justifies investment in exploration and production. However, in this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Riddle tells us he's not convinced the buzz about exploding demand is justified—in fact, he worries overzealous producers may tip the balance toward too much supply. More >

Canadian Oil Explorers Pump Profits Abroad: Frederick Kozak
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (5/29/12)
Smaller Canadian-based companies are exploring and producing in countries all over the globe, in areas that may present even greater returns in the coming years. Frederick Kozak, oil and gas research analyst at Canaccord Genuity, draws on nearly 30 years of experience in the field to focus on investment opportunities in locations ranging from New Zealand to Colombia and Egypt. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, he discusses hospitable jurisdictions (it's not what you think) and which companies are flourishing in them. More >

The Flock of Black Swans Facing Gold
Source: Geoff Candy, Mineweb  (5/29/12)
"While the commodity spectrum as a whole peaked out around 14 months ago, the sheer number of potential black swan events on the horizon could see gold breach $2,500/oz before year-end." More >

Gold’s 'Contrarian Moment'
Source: David Galland, Casey Research  (5/29/12)
"Be very cautious about industrial commodities as a whole, at least until we see signs of inflation showing up in earnest, but don't miss this opportunity to use the recent correction to fill out that corner of your portfolio dedicated to gold and gold stocks." More >

Platinum Glut Diminishing as Bear Market Approaches
Source: Bloomberg, Nicholas Larkin  (5/29/12)
"The first drop in platinum mine supply in four years and record car sales, the biggest source of demand, are reducing a surplus of the metal and shoring up prices on the brink of a bear market." More >

The 152-Year-Old Brain That Changed the Course of Science
Source: Michael Robinson, Money Morning  (5/29/12)
"An accident a century and a half ago has provided a major link to one of the biggest quests in all of science: getting a complete map of the human brain. Once we have that under our belts, you will see one biotech breakthrough after another after another." More >

Strong Evidence of an Important Low in Gold Stocks
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (5/28/12)
"There is compelling evidence that the gold shares have completed an important bottom. A rebound is underway and should continue well into June. However, until we see a successful retest of this low, we have no way to confirm if this is the start of the next cyclical bull market." More >

Musings on the Long-Term Fundamentals of the Copper Market
Source: Mickey Fulp, The Mercenary Geologist  (5/28/12)
"Shy of a complete global economic meltdown or a catastrophic natural disaster, long-term supply and demand fundamentals remain strong and that certainly bodes well for a robust and healthy Dr. Copper." More >

Will Gold and Silver Fall All the Way with the Euro?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (5/28/12)
"What we've seen lately is gold and silver prices moving with (and often faster, both ways) than the euro, but the link remains solid." More >

M&A Likely to Grow with Deal Premiums and Multiples
Source: Alex Philippidis, Genetic Engineering & Biotech News  (5/28/12)
"The bad news for the IPO market should be good news for biopharma M&A this year. Big companies are increasingly willing to pay a big price for a larger presence, notably specialty pharma and diagnostics." More >

'Arise and Walk!'—A Miracle Cure in the Works
Source: Severine Kirchner, Daily Reckoning  (5/28/12)
"Stem cell therapies are on the threshold of making truly miraculous cures an everyday event." More >

Special Report: Richard Russell Calls a Bear Signal
Source: The Gold Report Editors  (5/27/12)
In an early alert to subscribers on May 27, Dow Theory Letters Newsletter Writer Richard Russell announced that his analysis of the April to May activity on the Dow Jones Industrials showed the continuation of a primary bear market that started on October 9, 2007. "We are now dealing with the latter part of the primary bear market... subscribers should now follow a course of utmost caution," he said. "As for gold, I think it will be under pressure for a while, but before this bear market is over, gold will embark on a major bull move. The current correction in gold will test every gold bug's nerves," he said. Look for further bull vs. bear market analysis throughout the week. More >

Gold and Silver Stocks Are in Deep Value Territory: Alka Singh
Source: George S. Mack of The Gold Report  (5/25/12)
Gold and silver began a correction nine months ago, but shares of the mines that produce these valuable metals have suffered in a much more exaggerated fashion. Mine2Capital Co-Founder and Partner Alka Singh has prospected for ideas that she believes will maximize shareholder value when the markets turn upward in the relatively near future. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Singh delivers her best junior ideas, and she also sweetens the story with a handful of more liquid names that she recommends in a fear-driven and uncertain environment. More >

Central Banks Boost Gold Holdings Yet Again
Source: Lawrence Williams, Mineweb  (5/25/12)
"Gold may have fallen out of central bank favor for a few decades, but central banks are realizing that it should be a significant part of a country's foreign reserve base as fiat currencies lose their intrinsic value." More >

What This Global "Texas Standoff" Means for Oil Price
Source: Kent Moors, Oil & Energy Investor  (5/25/12)
"The rising tension between Tehran, on the one hand, and Washington and Brussels, on the other, is still the single most serious geopolitical element impacting the global oil market today." More >

Is Natural Gas a Deflation Catalyst?
Source: Jared Levy, Zacks Investment Research  (5/25/12)
"While a conversion to natural gas has been difficult in the past, we may have the perfect storm of price, technology and politics to propel this initiative to wide adoption." More >

ASCO Abstracts 2012
Source: Market Technology Stock Newsletter  (5/25/12)
"The ASCO abstracts came out last week and a review of the massive data dump has revealed a few nuggets." More >

Investing in the Eagle Ford Shale Oil Play
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin  (5/25/12)
"Eagle Ford production will continue to rise—production is forecast to jump to 1.2 Mboe/d in 2015—with a surge in drilling permits." More >

Make Friends with Companion Diagnostics to Bolster Your Biotech Portfolio: Stephen Brozak
Source: George S. Mack of The Life Sciences Report  (5/24/12)
Hitting just the right target and engineering cells to perform certain tasks will unlock the deep secrets of biology and change the entire paradigm of medicine, says WBB Securities President and Managing Partner Stephen Brozak. He is not picking the ultimate winners just yet, but he is playing stem cell and personalized medicine developers as a diversified portfolio, knowing that successes will overpower the also-rans. In this exclusive interview with The Life Sciences Report, Brozak shares names from his list of finalists. More >

Uranium Is a Deep-Value Sector: Alka Singh
Source: George S. Mack of The Energy Report  (5/24/12)

Having just founded her own research company, Mine2Capital, Alka Singh has her sights set on the uranium sector, where she sees deep values in a beaten-down industry. With two major catalysts likely to boost spot prices, M&A activity afoot, new mines coming into production and new companies coming to market, well-positioned investors stand to benefit from what just may be a coming boom. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Singh shares what she sees on the horizon. More >

New Facilities Spotlight Next-Generation Biofuels
Source: Reuters, Matt Daily  (5/24/12)
"Advanced biofuels makers are entering a crucial make-or-break period with the first of a new generation of production facilities about to come on-line." More >

Silver Prices: An Option Trading Strategy That Tells You When to Buy
Source: Larry Spears, Money Morning  (5/24/12)
"In today's volatile market, picking the right time to buy silver is something of a guessing game. But if you are familiar with options, you can let them be your guide in learning precisely when to buy." More >

Australian Graphite Explorers Kicking Goals
Source: Australian Journal of Mining, Mike Foley  (5/24/12)
"Activity is heating up amongst Australia's graphite explorers, fueling speculation that graphite might just be a boom mineral in the making." More >