Why Are Markets So Hectic?
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (9/26/11)
"The real story features two lead characters: debt and growth. The world economy has too much of the former, and not enough of the latter to pay it off with." More >

David Christensen: The Long-Term Investing Advantage
Source: Sally Lowder of The Gold Report  (9/26/11)
After more than 50 years of investing for long-term shareholder profit, David Christensen, head of ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited—one of the world's oldest and largest closed-end precious metal investment funds—is seeing some new opportunities emerge. Seniors are trading at unbelievable values and, for the first time in a long time, acting as dividend income stocks, he says. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report conducted at the Denver Gold Forum, he shares some of his top 10 and top 30 picks. More >

Gold Market Report
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (9/26/11)
"Ongoing high volatility saw the gold price hit an eleven-week low." More >

Gold and Silver Pullback as Forecasted—Now for the Big Opportunity
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (9/26/11)
"The price action we have seen this year for both gold and silver indicate we are just warming up for something really big to happen." More >

The D-Wave Begins
Source: Toby Connor, GoldScents  (9/26/11)
"A D-Wave decline is a a normal regression to the profit-taking event that occurs when gold gets too stretched above the mean." More >

Mining and Exploration Stocks Have Upside
Source: Smallcap Network, Jonathan Yates  (9/26/11)
"Quality gold mining and exploration companies offer investors a new breed of management." More >

Understanding the Key Support Levels for Gold
Source: J.W. Jones, Options Trading Signals  (9/26/11)
"Gold prices could bounce as price is sitting right at the key 50 period moving average." More >

Gold to the Rescue to Fix Denver Capitol
Source: New York Times, Kirk Johnson  (9/26/11)
"Colorado's Capitol dome needs $17M in urgent repairs. The owners of the same mine that supplied the first gold leaf in 1908 said they would donate 72 oz. of the metal." More >

Hoping for Mining Boom, Canada Opens Last Frontier
Source: AFP, Jacques Lemieux  (9/26/11)
"The Quebec government promises up to 11 new mining projects will be launched in the next few years in the far north." More >

Divers Set Sights on Silver-Laden WWII Ship
Source: New York Times, William Broad  (9/26/11)
"Divers have found the wreck intact and they estimate its cargo at up to 240 tons of silver, a trove worth over $200M." More >

From Roads to Riches: London's Streets Paved with Platinum
Source: Daily Mail, Leon Watson  (9/26/11)
"A waste management company is planning to sweep up tens of thousands of tons of palladium dust from the city's pavements to turn into cash." More >

Japan Eyes Rare Earth Deal with Myanmar
Source: Japan Times  (9/26/11)
"Japan attempts to diversify its supply chain for rare earth metals." More >

Finding the Silver Lining in Solar Industry's Storm Clouds
Source: Business Journalism, Melissa Preddy  (9/26/11)
"The outlook for solar-related businesses in your region may be brighter than you think." More >

EU Ban Forces Syria to Cut Oil Production
Source: Financial Times, Javier Blas  (9/26/11)
"Industry executives and oil traders said the country had been unable to attract buyers despite offering discounts." More >

Scotland Turns to Middle East to Drive Renewables Investment
Source: Business Green, Jessica Shankleman and James Murray  (9/26/11)
"First Minister Alex Salmond is expected to announce a series of measures designed to support the country's fast expanding low-carbon economy." More >

Canada Expected to Add a Record 1,338 MW of Wind Capacity in 2011
Source: Platts  (9/26/11)
"Canada is expected to end 2011 with more than 5,300 MW of installed wind energy capacity—enough to power more than 1.5 million Canadian homes every year." More >

USGS Finds Earth More Acidic
Source: UPI  (9/26/11)
"While companies in coal regions in the eastern U.S. have taken steps to improve their environmental legacy, regulations to do so in China aren't yet in place."
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World Energy Use Will Grow by 53%, Led by China and India
Source: Sustainable Business  (9/26/11)
"Energy use in China and India is expected to more than double by 2035." More >

REE Price Growth Moderates as Supply Outlook Brightens
Source: The Australian, James Areddy  (9/24/11)
"Determining prices for rare earths is tricky because the market for them is illiquid. Some of the biggest buyers and sellers complain that they have little clarity on pricing." More >

Red Bull: The World's Most Informative Metal
Source: The Economist  (9/24/11)
"Copper has slumped to a ten-month low, but it is less sensitive to the ups and downs of rich world economies than it was." More >

Doug Casey: How to Prepare for "When Money Dies"
Source: Karen Roche and JT Long of The Gold Report  (9/23/11)
If dollar-dumping turns from a trickle into a flood, look out. Exploding prices (aka exorbitant inflation) resulting from the devaluation of the dollar will compound the problems we saw in 2007–2009. Catastrophe will come when everybody realizes that the dollar is an "IOU nothing." That's the downside in the decade(s) ahead, according to Casey Research Chairman Doug Casey. But an optimist at heart, in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Doug also identifies some reasons to be hopeful. More >

Gold Continues Fourth-Wave Correction
Source: David Banister, MarketTrendForecast  (9/23/11)
"During fourth-wave consolidation periods, sentiment's influence calms and lets the economics catch up with price action." More >

Why We Know Gold Prices Are Headed Higher
Source: William Pantalon, Money Morning  (9/23/11)
"Powerful trends are in place to steady gold prices in the near term—and to send prices higher in the longer term." More >

Is This How Gold's Bull Market Ends?
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (9/23/11)
"The dollar and the yen are at the heart of this current slump." More >

How Long Might It Take to Get Rich from Gold Stocks?
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey Research  (9/23/11)
"Make sure you invest in gold and not just gold stocks." More >