Master Limited Partnerships Set to Rebound
Source: Seeking Alpha, Timothy O'Rourke  (8/17/11)
"With the price of most Master Limited Partnerships falling with the Dow, this makes MLPs a great buying opportunity and a chance to pick up a 12.5%–17% effective yield." More >

Lithium-Ion batteries to Reign Auto Space
Source: GigaOm, Ucilia Wang  (8/17/11)
"If the electric car market is a Daytona 500 race, it's only on its first lap. Will the industry speed ahead and power a growing lithium market? An IHS report gives a resounding 'yes.'" More >

China's Wind Power Sector Struggles with Rare Earth Price Hikes
Source: Renewable Energy World, Liu Yuanyuan  (8/17/11)
"The price hikes are expected to intensify the already fierce competition in the sector." More >

Jason Burack and Kevin Kerr: Six REE Metals to Watch
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Critical Metals Report  (8/16/11)
Rare earth elements have made possible improvements in everything from smart phones and plasma televisions to clean energy technology. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Jason Burack, independent investor and cofounder of Wall St. for Main St., and Kevin Kerr, commodities trader and president of Kerr Trading, share the names of the rare earth element companies to watch as the market grows. More >

Can the U.S. Break China's REE Stranglehold?
Source: Fast Company, Ariel Schwartz  (8/16/11)
"Miners are using everything from satellite technology to 'old-fashioned' prospecting to locate REE deposits. Still, there are hurdles for ambitious companies to jump through." More >

Keith Schaefer: Predicts Market Rebound After Solution to European Debt Crisis
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (8/16/11)
Oil and gas producers have come to rely on the know-how and skills of an innovative group of service providers that create efficiencies through novel technologies and products. Keith Schaefer, editor and publisher of The Oil and Gas Investments Bulletin, believes investors can both derisk their portfolios and achieve growth with energy services companies that dramatically improve profits of producers. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Keith stakes out some ideas that could yield big upside and add a cushion during volatile times. More >

How to Find Energy Company Value in a Schizophrenic Market
Source: Kent Moors, Money Morning  (8/16/11)
"Markets will find equilibrium, although the balance resulting will be less secure and subject to more rapid spikes in instability. But until the sector finds its feet, select individual companies to invest in." More >

Researching Safer Nuclear Energy
Source: New York Times, Matthew Wald  (8/16/11)
"The DOE, affirming its support for energy fields that are low in carbon emissions, announced that it will give $39M to university programs around the country to research nuclear energy safety." More >

Why Smart-Grid Analytics Are a Big Deal
Source: Washington Post, Emi Kolawole  (8/16/11)
"Upgrades to the energy grid are leading to a 'data tsunami,' according to clean-tech market research, but the industry needs programs that can make it actionable for energy producers and consumers." More >

Venezuela May Move Cash, Gold from U.S.
Source: Bloomberg, Daniel Cancel and Corina Rodriguez Pons  (8/16/11)
"Venezuela may transfer billions of dollars in cash and gold reserves held in U.S. and European banks to financial institutions in 'allied' countries." More >

Gold Miners Worth a Look
Source: Debbie Carlson, Kitco  (8/16/11)
"With the selloff in the equity markets and rise in gold, the gap between the gold price and mining stocks has been especially evident." More >

Swiss Ponder Unthinkable as World Chaos Turns Franc Economy Upside Down
Source: Bloomberg, Simone Meier  (8/16/11)
"Switzerland, the nation that hasn't gone to war since Napoleon, is reluctantly debating a generational taboo: ceding monetary independence to win a battle over its runaway currency." More >

Tanzania Invites Gold Processors
Source: East African Business Week, John Mbalamwezi  (8/16/11)
"Tanzania is calling for international and local firms to venture into modernization of artisan mining and establishment of a gold processing plant." More >

Recent Gold Hedging Activity—a Warning Sign?
Source: Andrey Dashkov, Casey Research  (8/16/11)
"As gold hits one nominal high after another, is such behavior a sign that the bull market in gold is over?" More >

Obama Frack Panel to Weigh Link Between Drilling and Health
Source: New York Times, Mike Soraghan  (8/16/11)
"Commission to review available information on the relationship between shale drilling and health." More >

Joe Mazumdar: Gold Mining Companies Too Good to Pass Up
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (8/15/11)
Suffocated by staggering unemployment and economic woes, many mining jurisdictions around the world are finding the nearly $1,800/ounce gold too good to pass up. Joe Mazumdar, a senior mining analyst with Haywood Securities in Vancouver, tells The Gold Report in this exclusive interview which projects are primed to see the light of day in the face of rising gold prices and a dearth of other industry. More >

Is It Time for a Gold Standard Revival?
Source: MarketWatch, Myra Saefong  (8/15/11)
"'If people lose faith in a nation's paper currency, the money will no longer hold value.'" More >

Gold Demand "Strong on Dips"
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (8/15/11)
"Confidence in currencies 'goes down the drain' 40 years after the gold standard's end." More >

QE2.5 and Gold Stocks
Source: Neil Charnock, GoldOz  (8/15/11)
"This is incredibly accommodating monetary policy by the Fed; it guarantees the world will maintain current trends for some time, and fits with my investment model." More >

Gold Stocks' Relative Strength Signals Bullish Future
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (8/15/11)
"Savvy and experienced market technicians and traders will laud the concept and importance of relative strength, an analysis method that can be used in any time frame." More >

The Market Dynamics That Sent Gold Past $1800
Source: Sam Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (8/15/11)
"Whilst we think that gold prices are vulnerable to a correction in the short term, the U.S. interest rate environment still points to much higher long-term gold prices." More >

Gold Climbs, Poised to Break Losing Streak
Source: MarketWatch, Myra F. Saefong and Virginia Harrison   (8/15/11)
"Gold's current strength indicates long-term economic concern, globally and domestically." More >

S. Africa's Municipal Workers Strike
Source: Reuters, Agnieszka Flak  (8/15/11)
"More than 200,000 South African municipal workers walked off the job on Monday, fueling the ongoing labor strife that has rocked the mining industry and Africa's biggest economy." More >

The Week Ahead: Gold Sees Corrective Influence
Source: Kitco  (8/15/11)
"The longer-term secular bull trend remains firmly intact, but the market remains in the midst of a minor corrective pullback." More >

Tanzania in Talks with Miners to Raise Gold Royalties
Source: Reuters, Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala  (8/15/11)
"Tanzania plans to conclude negotiations with mining companies early next month to allow the government to raise royalty payments on gold exports to 4% from 3%." More >