Nat Gas Inventory in Record Territory
Source: Zacks Equity Research  (3/30/12)
"Gas stocks, currently some 59% above the benchmark five-year average levels, are at their highest point for this time of the year, reflecting low demand amid robust onshore output." More >

Oil and Gas: A Tale of Two Prices
Source: Kent Moors, Money Morning   (3/30/12)
"How can the price of oil be declining, yet the price of gasoline remain so high?" More >

FDA Issues New Guidance Considerations for Medical Device Approval Decisions
Source: Infection Control Today  (3/30/12)
"The Food and Drug Administration has published first-of-kind guidance for medical device manufacturers, describing how the benefits and risks of certain medical devices are considered during pre-market review." More >

How to Play the Cleantech Energy Boom: Pavel Molchanov
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (3/29/12)
With ever-higher oil prices encouraging record investment interest, the cleantech energy sector looks poised for leaps and bounds. The most successful investors will be those who understand the challenges facing not only different industry segments, but individual companies within the same segment. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Raymond James Energy Analyst Pavel Molchanov explains the four principal areas that comprise the cleantech arena—wind, solar, smart grid technology and biofuels—focusing on case-by-case investability. He also shares some names that just might be the next big winners in this rapidly developing space. More >

Sharpen Your Medtech Investing Edge with Genomics, Imaging and Diversified Supplies: Junaid Husain
Source: George S. Mack of The Life Sciences Report  (3/29/12)
Medical supplies and diagnostics may not sound exciting, but recurring revenue is key to restful nights and steady growth. Dougherty & Company Vice President and Senior Medical Technology Analyst Junaid Husain has a rule-based approach for selecting winners. In this exclusive interview with The Life Sciences Report, he offers his best ideas and the logic behind them. More >

The Truth About $6 Gas, $200 Oil and the Quest for Energy Independence
Source: Jason Simpkins, Money Morning  (3/29/12)
"Current oil supplies already exceed global demand by 1-2 Mmbl/d, but in 'crisis mode,' retail cost is set by the price of the most expensive next available barrel." More >

Tension Mounts as the Focus Turns to Bernanke and QE3's Possibility
Source: Tom Cleveland, ForexTraders  (3/29/12)
"What are the current prospects for QE3? Gold, stocks, and the euro would surely benefit from any hint that more easing in the U.S. was definitely on the table." More >

Martin Armstrong on the Sovereign Debt Crisis
Source: Ron Hera, Hera Research  (3/29/12)
"It gets to a stage where it doesn't matter if you use conch shells for money or gold. There is no fiscal responsibility in government. We have to eliminate the core problem and eliminate government borrowing except in time of war." More >

The WTO Rare Earths Trade Dispute: An Analysis
Source: Gareth Hatch, Resource Investor  (3/29/12)
"What are the consequences of the various potential outcomes of the disputes, once they have been concluded, and what clues can a similar trade dispute in the past show us as to how things might actually turn out?" More >

The Medical Device Tax? No Big Deal.
Source: Medical Device +Diagnostics Industry, Brian Buntz  (3/29/12)
"There is a lot of price pressure in the medical device sector, acknowledged Pivot Medical's Julian Nikolchev at the Bay Area Biomedical Device Conference. 'But we have more than enough leeway.'" More >

Great Values Among Battered Medical Technology Stocks
Source: George S. Mack, The Life Sciences Report  (3/29/12)
No industry in the healthcare sector has been shrouded with more pessimism than medical technology. It would be easy to check off all the boxes on your list of gloomy headwinds, dust off your hands and find another story for your investible dollars. Starting in 2013 the medical device tax is slated to empty $20 billion (B) from the pockets of medtechs over 10 years, and there seems to be no respite from FDA's prolonged approval times and ever-increasing demands for additional data. Combine these annoyances with a recession hangover, and you've got a classic case of malaise. Senior Medical Technology Analyst Junaid Husain of Minneapolis-based investment bank Dougherty & Company told me all the news isn't bad, however. In fact, if you know what you're looking for, there are real actionable ideas on the table.. . More >

Fatal Flaws and Opportunities in Gold Investing: Brent Cook
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (3/28/12)
Brent Cook, editor of Exploration Insights, describes the past 15 years of change in gold, copper and iron. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he shares what he sees as the fatal flaws and opportunities in this complex industry, details the most important factors he looks for before investing, and names companies he believes have the right stuff. More >

Platinum and Palladium: The Other Precious Metals
Source: Martin Hutchinson, Money Morning  (3/28/12)
"Even gold and silver investors need to diversify, and there's a small window of opportunity to get in on platinum and palladium before prices really start to take off." More >

Current Gold and Oil Trading Patterns Unfolding
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (3/28/12)
"The four-hour chart is one timeframe most traders overlook, but I find it to be the best one for spotting day trades, momentum trades and swing trades, which pack a powerful, quick punch." More >

US Interest Rates Support Gold Prices
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (3/28/12)
"Wholesale market gold prices dropped to below $1,680/oz Wednesday morning, 1% down on their high for the week, after failing a day earlier to break the $1,700/oz barrier." More >

Rick Rule's New Strategy for Profiting from Volatility
Source: Special to The Gold Report  (3/28/12)
Global Resource Investments Founder and Chairman Rick Rule is worried about the impact trillions of dollars of manufactured liquidity will have on global markets. In this summary of his recent web broadcast for The Gold Report, he outlines his new strategy for staying above water for the volatile 3–12 months he sees on the economic radar screen. More >

Will Monetary Policy and Inflation Continue to Support Gold?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (3/28/12)
"Although gold and silver prices have fluctuated during the past decade, the general trend has been higher. Using CPM Group's support levels of $1,400/oz and $1,500/oz for gold, it appears that the precious metal has more upside than downside." More >

The [Recovery] Has No Clothes
Source: Eric Sprott and David Baker  (3/28/12)
"'The prevalence of paper trading in the silver market is what makes the drastic price declines possible by allowing non-physical holders to sell massive size into a relatively small market.'" More >

Rare Earth Metals Growth Drivers: Siddharth Rajeev
Source: JT Long of The Critical Metals Report  (3/27/12)
With so many moving variables in the rare earth space, how can investors evaluate investment opportunities? Siddharth Rajeev of Fundamental Research Corp. finds his top prospects by zeroing in on a specific material and tracking its growth drivers. Rajeev argues that critical materials used in viable new technologies will see increasing demand. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, he explains how lithium-ion battery development and the forthcoming WTO ruling effect his outlook for graphite and niobium. More >

Energy Metals Bonanza: Chris Berry
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report  (3/27/12)
It's a great time to be invested in energy metals, says Chris Berry, president and founder of House Mountain Partners. The current worldwide desire for a higher quality of life is a trend that will continue, argues Berry. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Berry highlights the amount of research and development underway in the tech and energy sectors and why it spells a bullish message for lithium, graphite and uranium. More >

Crude Supply and Retail Price Not Related: AP
Source: John Kingston, Platts  (3/27/12)
"The conclusion of the AP article is very clear: U.S. production of oil has no impact on the price of retail gasoline in the U.S." More >

Is the US Dollar Headed for a Major Fall?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (3/27/12)
"The use of the international monetary system as a war machine (aka the SWIFT system) has surprised and angered BRIC nations, who are meeting next week to work out ways to prevent the U.S. from exercising such power." More >

Emerging Gold Juniors and Explorers Should Recover in 2012: Jeff Berwick
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (3/26/12)
Jeff Berwick, chief editor and founder of The Dollar Vigilante and avowed anarchist, holds precious metals for safety and holds their equities for profits. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, he counsels geopolitical diversity and paying close attention to precious metal stocks. More >

Gold Gains as Fed Chairman Points to Continued Stimulus
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (3/26/12)
"Ben Bernanke said the U.S. economy still needs 'continued accommodative polices' despite recent signs of improvement." More >

Gold and China: Where the Bulls and Bears Square Off
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (3/26/12)
"Gold and China are two areas that have been caught in the bear trap this week, but we believe the gold and China bulls still have room to run." More >