Gold and Silver Long-Term Signal
Source: Chris Vermuelen and J.W. Jones, Traders' Video Playbook  (5/22/12)
"The reasons why I believe gold and silver will perform well in the longer term are a bit different than what many economists and pundits are expecting." More >

Time to Buy Oil and Gas Services ETFs?
Source: Zacks ETF Research  (5/21/12)
"The influx of hydraulic fracturing created a shale gas production boom in the U.S., and new drilling technologies are playing the key roles in the growth of oil and gas equipment companies." More >

The People Have Spoken and Precious Metals Will Soar: Leonard Melman
Source: Zig Lambo and JT Long of The Gold Report  (5/21/12)
The elections in Greece and France have shown that in democratic societies the people are the ultimate deciders of how well the best-laid economic plans will work out in the long run. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Leonard Melman, veteran precious metals analyst and publisher of The Melman Report, talks about the implications of the recent European elections on the prospects for the gold and silver markets. He also discusses some of his favorite stock picks for taking advantage of the huge rebound he sees in the metals markets later this year. More >

Natural Resource-Related Stocks Show Promise: Frank Barbera
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report   (5/21/12)
From gold and silver to energy and oil services, Frank Barbera, editor of The Gold Stock Technician Newsletter, sees a bright future for commodities and their equities. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Barbera cites large blue-chip and midtier mining companies, especially those now paying dividends, as favorites and suggests that investors looking to protect retirement savings invest in bond funds outside the U.S. More >

This Is the Bottom for Gold: John Hathaway
Source: Louis James, Casey Research  (5/21/12)
"In an interview with Louis James, John Hathaway discusses the U.S. economic outlook and why he's delighted by the current bearish sentiment toward gold." More >

If You Want to Be a Winner, Follow These Four Rules
Source: William Patalon III, Money Morning  (5/21/12)
"Rick Rule capped off predictions for gold, energy and other commodities with four rules successful resource investors must follow." More >

Euro Crisis Gives Gold Significant Upside
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (5/21/12)
"The potential for a secession in Europe and/or a U.S. fiscal crisis represent significant upside risks to gold prices." More >

Sprott Sees Great Things for Gold and Silver
Source: Lawrence Williams, Mineweb  (5/21/12)
"In an expectedly upbeat presentation in New York, Eric Sprott pointed to a large number of factors supporting his premise that gold and silver will revert back to their rising paths." More >

No Major Changes in Chinese REE Export Update
Source: Mining Weekly, Matthew Hill  (5/21/12)
"The updated 2012 rare earths export quotas China published on Thursday implied a total of 31.438 tons for the year, a slight increase on last year's figure." More >

Natural Resource-Related Stocks Show Promise: Frank Barbera
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report   (5/21/12)
From gold and silver to energy and oil services, Frank Barbera, editor of The Gold Stock Technician Newsletter, sees a bright future for commodities and their equities. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Barbera cites large blue-chip and midtier mining companies, especially those now paying dividends, as favorites and suggests that investors looking to protect retirement savings invest in bond funds outside the U.S. More >

China's Domestic Natural Gas Production Throttles Back
Source: Yen Ling Song, Platts  (5/21/12)
"A combination of less domestic demand and rising imports means that China is cutting back on its own production of natural gas. But there's more to the relationships that lead to this reduction." More >

Gold: The World's Friend for 5,000 Years
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (5/21/12)
"Beware of the herd mentality that accompanies tech stocks. Groupon has lost more money than all precious metals funds' losses combined. Yet investors have 'defriended' gold recently in favor of the dollar." More >

What Is Volume Telling Us About Gold Stocks?
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey Research  (5/21/12)
"If buyers become the dominant player in the market, which could easily occur once gold heads north again, stock prices could push dramatically higher." More >

How Strong Is Global Gold Demand?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (5/21/12)
"According to the latest 'Gold Demand Trends' report by the World Gold Council, the world continues to have a strong appetite for the precious metal, despite higher prices in the first quarter of 2012 when compared to a year earlier." More >

World's First Stem-Cell Drug Approved
Source: Medical News Today  (5/21/12)
"The decision is historic as it's both the first stem-cell drug going into formal use, as well as the first treatment for graft-versus-host disease, a devastating breakdown occurring after a bone marrow transplant that kills around 80% of children affected." More >

An Extraordinary Time to Be in the Driver's Seat: Aaron Kennon
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (5/18/12)
Aaron Kennon, co-founder and CEO of Clear Harbor Asset Management, shares some of his company's trade secrets in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report. Educating yourself is critical before investing, and Kennon suggests questions to ask, what specialized knowledge your adviser should know and why small-cap and junior resource equities are offering surprisingly thrilling returns. More >

The Recovery Is an Illusion: John Williams
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (5/18/12)
John Williams, author of the ShadowStats.com newsletter, shines light on his interpretations of the GDP, CPI, unemployment and other government statistics in this exclusive Gold Report interview from the recent Recovery Reality Check conference. Highlights include what the money supply measures tell him and why QE3 will be a hard sell. More >

Counterattack by Bulls Sets Up Gold for Weekly Gain
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (5/18/12)
"Heading into the weekend, gold prices looked set for a slight weekly gain by Friday lunchtime in London, having risen 4% from Wednesday's low." More >

Dramatic Turnaround for Silver?
Source: Hubert Moolman  (5/18/12)
"Patterns indicate a dramatic turnaround in the price of silver is coming—it might have started already." More >

Big Majority of Survey Participants See Higher Gold Prices Next Week
Source: Kitco   (5/18/12)
"A solid majority of survey participants expect prices to rally next week, especially since June gold futures on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange held the low set on Wednesday of $1,526.70/oz. Many said the selloff was overdone so the rebound was in due course." More >

Gold Rises 1%, Eyes Weekly Gain as Euro Recovers
Source: Reuters, Jan Harvey  (5/18/12)
"Gold bucked the trend in the wider markets, with European shares falling 0.6% and oil prices slipping to their lowest this year." More >

Bottom Is In, But Is It September 2008 or October 2008?
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (5/18/12)
"Judging from the technicals and recent sentiment data, it is clear that the gold stocks are currently more oversold and much closer to a major bottom relative to the failed recovery in the summer of 2008." More >

Investing in Alternative Energy Stocks: Five Solar Power Winners
Source: Patrick Vail, Money Morning   (5/18/12)
"It has been a tough year for solar power. Solyndra famously imploded, the price of polysilicon dropped 60% and a glut of natural gas has made it the 'new' alternative energy source. But make no mistake about it: Solar power stocks are going to be long-term winners." More >

Gold Stock Capitulation
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Intelligence  (5/18/12)
"Capitulation, the wholesale abandonment of a sector by traders pushed to their emotional limits, is one of the greatest buy signals. And the intense technical weakness and extreme sentimental distress in gold stocks sure looks like one." More >

Two Culprits in the Oil Demand-Pricing Disconnect
Source: Kent Moors, Oil & Energy Investor  (5/18/12)
"As we wait for a 'floor' in the price of oil, the pundits continue to talk about declining oil demand in the U.S. and Europe. But the figures are beginning to tell us something very different—at least on one side of the pond." More >