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 >

Rare Earth Supply Too Tight for Comfort
Source: Resource Investing News, Michael Montgomery  (8/15/11)
"Though prices are seen to be stabilizing, high rare earth prices are the new reality until non-Chinese sources of the elements hit the market." More >

Are Sleeping Giants in Uranium and Rare Earths Awakening?
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (8/15/11)
"Gold Stock Trades has long been beating the drums for attention to be paid to the ongoing developments in nuclear and rare earth stocks. . .We anticipate opportunities." More >

Japanese REE Consumers Set Up Shop in China
Source: Reuters, Yuko Inoue and Julie Gordon  (8/15/11)
"Japanese manufacturers concerned about China's restrictive export quotas on essential rare earths may have found a way to resolve their supply concerns—relocate production to China." More >

Natural Gas Builds, but Slowly
Source: Zacks Equity Research  (8/15/11)
"Production and stock performance factors cut into the U.S. supply overhang, creating an inventory deficit after erasing a hefty surplus over last year's level." More >

China's Appetite for Oil Imports Increases
Source: UPI  (8/15/11)
"China's dependence on imported oil grew to 55.2%. Its growing need for imported oil poses a threat to the country's energy security, analysts say." More >

Sector Snap: Energy
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek  (8/15/11)
"Oil jumped to the highest level in more than a week." More >

Security Industry: Bright Light for Fuel Cell Market
Source: UPI  (8/15/11)
"The military fuel cell market is expected to grow to a $1.2B industry segment by 2017." More >

Gov't Panel: Fracking Chemicals Should Be Revealed
Source: Associated Press  (8/15/11)
"There's little risk that the chemicals injected thousands of feet underground will ever reach shallow drinking water aquifers." More >

Silver Market Update
Source: Clive Maund  (8/15/11)
"Silver is believed to be poised for a really strong upleg." More >

A Rare Earth Element Opportunity, With Something for Gold Bugs
Source: Seeking Alpha, Justin Dove  (8/14/11)
"While this is a very speculative stock, there are some good reasons to watch Rare Element Resources." More >

Louis James: Add Gold Stocks During Dip
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (8/12/11)
Even with the turmoil in today's markets, Louis James, chief metals and mining investment strategist at Casey Research and the senior editor of International Speculator, Casey Investment Alert and Conversations with Casey, says business really does go on. He stresses that even in the face of what he calls "truly economically suicidal behavior on the parts of world governments," he remains very bullish on precious metals. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, James discusses what we can expect for the rest of 2011 and 2012. More >

Dumb and Dumber
Source: David and Eric Coffin, HRA Dispatch  (8/12/11)
"As Europe were pouring oil on the waters, Washington was busy adding gasoline to the flames. All this drama is not making any markets happy other than those for gold and the Swiss Franc." More >

Gold: Not Just for Nutjobs
Source: Zoe Tustain, BullionVault  (8/12/11)
"Some assume only western speculators buy gold—either that or paranoid conspiracy theorists preparing for Armageddon. This couldn't be further from the truth." More >

What Does Gold's Jump Mean?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (8/12/11)
"This rise in the gold price has said so much more than simply, 'trading peak.'" More >

Gold Market Report
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (8/12/11)
"Stocks and commodities rallied after yesterday's decision by four European regulators to ban short selling." More >

Gold Rush Is a Boon for the Refinery Biz
Source: ABC, Ellen Tumposky  (8/12/11)
"Refiners, who buy scrap gold from dealers and private owners, are also seeing an upsurge in activity." More >

Too Much of a Good Thing Is Not a Good Thing
Source: David Galland, Casey Research  (8/12/11)
"While the blowup in China will wreak havoc in world markets, a bright side for gold investors is that the country's rising inflation should help keep the wind in the sails of monetary metal." More >

Rare Earth Prices Continue to Squeeze Upwards
Source: Citywire, James Phillipps  (8/12/11)
"Rare earth prices are expected to continue to rise over the next two years until new supply lines go live." More >

ETF to Watch: Rare Earths (REMX)
Source: ETF Database  (8/12/11)
"REMX has been severely beaten down by the market selloff in the past few days, but investors should look for REMX to trade sharply higher." More >

Jason Wangler: Williston Basin Stocks are Hot
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (8/11/11)
The Williston Basin is a hot area of exploration and production that oil and gas analyst Jason Wangler follows from his SunTrust Robinson Humphrey office in Houston. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, he shares his thoughts on the near-term prospects for oil and gas demand and prices, and tells us about several attractively priced names with good upside potential from current levels. More >

Richard Kelertas: Potash Demand High Through 2013
Source: JT Long of The Energy Report  (8/11/11)
Fed by rising food prices and increased fertilizer demand, potash juniors and producers could ride high for the next two-and-a-half years, says Richard Kelertas, a senior analyst at Dundee Securities. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, he separates the promising prospects from the companies that may not be able to get up to speed before global demand is satisfied. More >