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By Jon Nadler |
June 1, 2012
That old adage took on a whole new meaning this time around. Last month was quite unkind to gold and to the other precious metals as well as to commodities overall.
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By Philip Burgert |
May 24, 2012
The rapidly expanding list of junior mining companies chasing graphite projects will produce only a few successes but currently high graphite prices and the boom in the sector should continue -- unlike other bubbles.
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By Frank Holmes |
May 23, 2012
Investors have “defriended” gold recently in favor of the dollar, as Greek and French voters rejected austerity measures. I often say, money goes where it is best treated, and these deposits will need to find a safe haven.
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By Chris Munford |
May 18, 2012
Together in a good year the industry spends about $2 billion more than it generates in earnings and takeovers. In a bad year the industry loses $8 billion more than it generates, Rick Rule of Global Resource Investments warned, in what he termed the “price loss ratio.”
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By Chris Munford |
May 17, 2012
Gold remains a premiere investment and will end the year above $1,600 per ounce to mark the 12th consecutive year of increases for the metal, gold expert Pamela Aden of Aden Forecast said in a presentation at this week’s Hard Assets Conference in New York.
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By Philip Burgert |
May 16, 2012
Trader, economist and Gartman Letter publisher Dennis Gartman knows when he is wading into a hostile crowd. He brought up gold in his keynote address to the New York Hard Assets Investment Conference and immediately acknowledged his contrarian views.
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By Peter Grandich |
May 16, 2012
When we last visited this price area on gold in December 2011, I challenged the loud-mouthed gold bears to wager $1 million dollars on gold hitting $2,000 before $1,000. I offered the world’s worst gold forecaster and the “Tokyo Rose” of the gold market to double that bet.
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By Philip Burgert |
May 15, 2012
A Q&A with the chairman of Sprott Inc., chief excutive officer, chief investment officer and senior portfolio manager for Sprott Assett Management LP and chairman of Sprott Money Ltd., on his “Call to Action” to silver producers.
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By Alasdair Macleod |
May 14, 2012
When this mispricing is inevitably resolved, it is unlikely to be gradual. It will be so swift that those old-fashioned enough to own gold for insurance purposes will have the protection they sought.
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By Karen Roche, JT Long |
May 14, 2012
Casey Energy Opportunities Senior Editor Marin Katusa, Global Resource Investments Founder and Chairman Rick Rule and Casey Research Senior Editor Louis James, turn their attention to oil and natural gas prices and opportunities in equities.