Streetwise Articles
Gold Falls to One-Week Low
Source: Bloomberg, Nicholas Larkin and Pham-Duy Nguyen (6/13/11)
"Gold dropped on sales as investors sought to cover losses in equity markets."
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Gold Rush Spells Calamity for Peruvian Rain Forest
Source: Associated Press, Frank Bajak (6/13/11)
"Government controls against rampant illegal mining are mostly futile."
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Chinese Gold Transactions Hit New Highs
Source: Xinhua News (6/13/11)
"New record makes China the world's largest gold-producing country for four consecutive years."
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Summer Doldrums Queue Autumn Bulls
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich (6/13/11)
"June pullbacks bring September bounce backs."
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Bullions and Base Metals Outlook
Source: Myiris (6/13/11)
"While gold looks steady, copper comes under pressure this week."
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The Real Gold Price
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster (6/13/11)
"What you see may not be what you get."
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Miners Snap Up Graduates as Industry Booms
Source: Reuters, Karen Norton (6/13/11)
"After one year of experience, graduates 'come back six feet taller.'"
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Investors Clash over the True Value of REEs
Source: Citywire, James Phillipps (6/13/11)
"Goldman warns supply's outstripping demand, but investors remain bullish."
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China Holds World Hostage in Rare Metals
Source: Business Insider, Tanuj Khosla (6/13/11)
"Few people realize the U.S.' main battle tank, M1A2 Abrams, uses REEs."
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China to Strike Hard Against Illegal REE Mining
Source: Reuters (6/13/11)
"China justifies crackdown as a way to guarantee its domestic supply."
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Congress Mixed on Cuba's Gulf Drilling
Source: Hearst Newspapers, Jennifer Dlouhy (6/13/11)
"Only one of the companies lined up to drill near Cuba has U.S. leases."
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White House Smart Grid Policy
Source: Platts (6/13/11)
"U.S. government to add another $250M in loans for new technologies."
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The IEA's Golden Age of Gas
Source: Industrial Fuels and Power, Giles Crosse (6/13/11)
"IEA sees gas comprising more than 25% of global energy demand by 2035."
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NJ Scales Back Renewables
Source: Sustainable Business (6/13/11)
"Governor Christie plans to scale back NJ's renewable energy standard."
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KY Lawmakers Urge Sale of Re-Enriched U308
Source: DNJ, James Carroll (6/13/11)
"This piece of legislation appears to be a win-win-win."
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DOE to Hold Meeting on Fracking
Source: Associated Press (6/13/11)
"Over 3,000 wells have been drilled in the Marcellus in recent years."
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Geothermal Industry Faces Challenges
Source: Business Weekly, John Seelmeyer (6/13/11)
"But long-term debt isn't a problem, these plants are little banks."
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Lithium ETF Gets a Lift
Source: ETF Trends, Tom Lydon (6/13/11)
"Global X Lithium ETF rises after Morgan Stanley upgrade."
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The UK's Energy Triple Treat
Source: EcoGeek, Megan Treacy (6/13/11)
"A new UK generator harnesses energy from sun, wind and rain."
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Rare Earths Sector Posts Huge Gains
Source: Australian, Robin Bromby (6/12/11)
"Dysprosium, which was worth $410/kg. in February, is now at $1,500/kg."
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Push for Rare Earth Metal Refining
Source: Joongang Daily (6/11/11)
"Korea will spend $278M until 2020 to develop REE-refining knowhow."
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Gold Bugs Grit Teeth
Source: MarketWatch, Myra Saefong (6/10/11)
"Gold is like 'a planet that is pulled by various moons.'"
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Gold, Stocks and Options
Source: Bob Kirtley, SK Options Trading (6/10/11)
"Chop-chop, it's due diligence time for you—and time is of the essence."
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Silver and Gold at Key Support, Resistance Levels
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy.com (6/10/11)
"I can't help but think a bounce is very likely to form soon."
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Three Ways to Shelter Your Cash from Inflation
Source: Terry Coxon, The Casey Report (6/10/11)
"The year 2008 was just a preview of the downdrafts you'll need to survive."
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