A Thousand Pictures Is Worth One Word
Source: Jeff Clark, Big Gold  (7/29/11)
"The temptations allowed under a fiat monetary system caught up with these governments, and their currencies went poof! So what's the one word for the 'thousand pictures' below? Worthless." More >

Indian Temple Trove a Testament to Gold's Long-Term Value
Source: Cliff Droke  (7/29/11)
"There is a vast difference between billions of dollars worth of gold from centuries gone by and hundreds of billions of dollars today's hedge fund managers oversee." More >

Are Support and Resistance Levels in Precious Metals Holding?
Source: Eric McWhinnie  (7/29/11)
"Although precious metals have pulled back recently, they still remain near key price targets." More >

Gold, Silver Unaffected by Debt Crisis
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (7/29/11)
" In this fog of spin, smoke, and mirrors, it is important for subscribers to know what really is driving the gold and silver prices." More >

Devil's Advocate
Source: Toby Connor, GoldScents  (7/29/11)
"Until the dollar breaks below the May bottom, I think we need to be very careful in assuming that gold is going straight up." More >

Countdown to Default
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (7/29/11)
"Dollars continued to pour out of Washington into foreign-reserve accounts overseas." More >

Humboldt Gold: A Trend Waiting to Happen?
Source: Gold Investing News, Michelle Smith  (7/29/11)
"There is little reason for most people to know or care about Pershing. That is unless they are or want to be gold investors." More >

Silver to Rise but Tarnished by May's Rout
Source: Reuters, Jan Harvey  (7/29/11)
"Silver prices look set for further gains after rallying more than 15% this month on gold's coat-tails." More >

Gold Market Report
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (7/29/11)
"Stocks and commodities fell following the decision to cancel a vote on proposals to cut the U.S. deficit." More >

Rising Rare Earth Prices Cripple Japan's June Imports
Source: International Business Times  (7/29/11)
"Japanese imports of rare earths from China fall as a rise in prices make it unaffordable to many Japanese hi-tech companies." More >

China Still Strangling Rare Earths Market
Source: New York Times, Manuel Quinones  (7/29/11)
"China's export quota is really closer to around 20,000 tons and global demand is predicted to be much higher." More >

Josh Young: Forget Commodity Prices; Invest in Undervalued Companies
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (7/28/11)
Oil and gas prices may go up or down, but that doesn't bother Josh Young, portfolio manager and founder of Young Capital Management. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, he tells us why his key to finding potential winners in the oil and gas (O&G) business is based on finding stocks with attractive assets trading at a large discount to their intrinsic values rather than particular commodity prices. More >

Equities Are Hit with Panic Selling, What Does It Mean?
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (7/28/11)
"We are in for some choppy price action, but the odds are pointing to higher prices for both stocks and commodities." More >

Calif. Governor Vows to "Crush" Foes of Renewable Energy
Source: Greenwire, Debra Kahn  (7/28/11)
"Brown's goal is to build 12,000 MW of distributed renewable energy, extending former Gov. Schwarzenegger's target of 5,000 MW by 2020." More >

U.K. to Plug Solar Tariff Loophole
Source: Reuters, Karolin Schaps  (7/28/11)
"The Department of Energy and Climate Change aims to prevent developers from snapping up higher tariffs for projects of commercial size." More >

World Gains From U.S. Natural Gas Abundance
Source: VOA News, Greg Flakus  (7/28/11)
"A new study says the U.S. natural gas boom also may help ease energy problems in other parts of the world." More >

Nuclear Power Use to Grow: IAEA
Source: Times Live  (7/28/11)
"The International Atomic Energy Agency pledges to 'play the lead role in shaping a safer nuclear future throughout the world.'" More >

Could a Natural Gas Cartel Emerge?
Source: Daily Green, Jim DiPeso  (7/28/11)
"With oil, the results of global market reactions will soon show up at the corner gas station. Not so with natural gas." More >

Gold's New High: Still Time to Buy?
Source: Mineweb, Simon Black  (7/28/11)
"Nobody wants to be the sucker who buys gold at the top, only to watch it crater back to $1,200/oz. But here's some food for thought. . ." More >

Canadian Miners See Higher Prices
Source: Mining Weekly, Liezel Hill  (7/28/11)
"Bullish miners predict $1,700/oz. gold by year-end." More >

Peru's President's Prudence
Source: Resource Clips, Ted Niles  (7/28/11)
"Investors quailed when economic nationalist Ollanta Humala was elected President of Peru, which ranks first in the world for production of silver, second for copper and zinc and sixth for gold." More >

Rare Earths Perking Up
Source: Seeking Alpha  (7/28/11)
"There appears to be a bright spot in the rare earths arena." More >

John Williams: Debt Limit Debate Sign of Deeper Dysfunction
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (7/27/11)
ShadowStats Editor John Williams advises legislators to stop fooling around with the country's credit rating. Regardless of the deal reached, he predicts that the Treasury and Fed will continue to print money to meet obligations and add liquidity to the economy. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he explains how that will have the effect of pushing the price of gold and other commodities even higher. More >

Historic Move in the Gold Stocks Directly Ahead
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (7/27/11)
"We've been saying this for a while, but the reality is we are moving closer and closer to that moment." More >

Debt Ceiling: What Now?
Source: William Poole, Merk Investments   (7/27/11)
"In the past, when there have been fundamental conflicts, our leaders have found a way to compromise some way or other. Not this time." More >