A Battery that Breathes Air
Source: GigaOm, Venkat Srinivasan  (4/27/11)
"Is it too good to be true?" More >

Fertilizer Earnings: What's There to Worry About?
Source: The Street, Scott Eden  (4/27/11)
"The good times are rolling for potash producers, but a few questions remain." More >

Wind Farm Growth a Windfall for Truckers
Source: Des Moines Register, Dan Piller  (4/27/11)
"Iowa's 593-megawatt wind farm is good news for truckers, as turbine units can total up to nine truckloads apiece." More >

Reid Eyes End to Big Oil Tax Breaks
Source: Upstream, Luke Johnson  (4/27/11)
"The move could add about $4 billion to U.S. coffers." More >

Read more Streetwise Exclusives. . .
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (4/27/11)
including Geordie Mark: Global Demand for Iron Ore on Rise. More >

Brian Uhlmer: Elevated Oil Prices Push Interest in Service Stocks
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report  (4/26/11)
Large oil-drilling projects in the U.S. and abroad, the price of oil and new drilling technologies have brought growth and stability to oil field services and equipment companies. Read why investors are looking at this sector in The Energy Report's exclusive interview with Brian Uhlmer, managing director and senior analyst of Global Hunter Securities' Energy Group. More >

Oil Trades Near 31-Month High in New York
Source: Bloomberg, Sherry Su and Ayesha Daya  (4/26/11)
"This will add complexity to trading around the FOMC statement." More >

First the S&P Warning. . .
Source: Jason Hamlin, Gold Stock Bull  (4/26/11)
"Now, China wants to dump U.S. Treasuries." More >

Think Silver Has Gone Parabolic?
Source: Sam Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (4/26/11)
". . .1980 was 5 times faster." More >

QE2 and the Fate of the U.S. Economy
Source: David Galland, Casey Research  (4/26/11)
"A serious shift in Fed policy could play havoc on equities and commodities." More >

U.S. Investors Must Take Global View to Protect Wealth
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster   (4/26/11)
"Record U.S. gold prices aren't due to demand, but rather the falling USD." More >

Investors Stampede into a Modern-Day Silver Rush
Source: LA Times, Tom Petruno  (4/26/11)
"The relative affordability of 'the poor man's gold' has helped polish silver's current allure." More >

Businesses Charged in Gold Sales Sting Operation
Source: Diamond News  (4/26/11)
"Businesses were operating under a "no questions asked" policy, in violation of state law." More >

Copper Thieves Cut Agency Communications
Source: Associated Press  (4/26/11)
"The state Department of Agriculture has lost communications with the outside world." More >

Don't Fear a Pullback in Prices
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (4/26/11)
"Time to load up on gold and silver?" More >

Read more Streetwise Exclusives. . .
Source: Zig Lambo and JT Long of The Gold Report  (4/25/11)
including Ron Wortel: High Gold Prices Raise Old Mines. More >

Ron Wortel: High Gold Prices Raise Old Mines
Source: Zig Lambo and JT Long of The Gold Report  (4/25/11)
Dramatic rises in metals prices over the past 2 years could bring 10 or more past-producing mining camps back to life. In this Gold Report exclusive, MineralFields Group's Engineer and Investment Analyst Ron Wortel shares how he finds promising gold juniors working these mines and structures tax-advantaged, flow-through investments to finance Canadian resource development. More >

Silver Shorts Feel the Burn
Source: Clif Droke   (4/25/11)
"Don't give credence to any headline rumor unless it can be proven conclusively." More >

Why Bank/Debt Crises Are Helping Gold and Silver Prices
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (4/25/11)
"Have the banks acted with government to reinvigorate the economy?" More >

Lost Inca Gold: Ransom, Riches and Riddles
Source: National Geographic, James Owen  (4/25/11)
"I could not remove it alone, nor could thousands of men." More >

Where Next for Gold, Silver and SP500?
Source: David Banister, Market Trend Forecast  (4/25/11)
"Crowd recognition means we're in the biggest of the 13-year bull." More >

Rising Gold Price Fuels Destruction of the Amazon
Source: Inside Science, Joel Shurkin  (4/25/11)
"There is no big 'Goliath' mining company to blame: Artisanal mining is the major culprit." More >

Platinum's Prospects Better and Better
Source: Mineweb, Geoff Candy  (4/25/11)
"Auto demand and South African supply issues create a perfect PGM storm." More >

China Lifts Quotas for Minor Metals
Source: Mining Weekly, Matthew Hill  (4/25/11)
"Production quotas were increased for tungsten, tin, antimony and molybdenum." More >

California Fish and Game Struggles to Rewrite Dredging Rules
Source: Sacramento Bee, Carlos Alcalá  (4/25/11)
"It's gold vs. golden trout in the state's historically gold-rich rivers." More >