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By Jon Nadler |
September 30, 2011
Friday's market action in precious metals got off to a bit of a mixed and rocky start as the US dollar continued its ascent on the trade-weighted index and as traders began to square books and close the trading logs on a quarter.
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By Jon Nadler |
September 20, 2011
Metals prices with the exception of silver attempted to recover some of Monday's heavy losses in early trading action. The currently apparent fatigue being exhibited by the precious metal has not halted unequivocal pronouncements that gold "has to go up."
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By Richard (Rick) Mills |
June 8, 2011
Concerns about climate change, carbon footprints, energy security and the rising cost of fossil fuels spurred a revival of interest in nuclear power generation in early 2010 and a global civil nuclear renaissance but it derailed with Fukushima-Daiichi.
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By Jeb Handwerger |
January 18, 2011
A cheaper dollar will open door for Chinese investments in North American natural resource companies.
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By Jeb Handwerger |
January 11, 2011
It is easy to accuse the Chinese of using rare earth quotas in tactical diplomacy. However, the fault lies not in the stars but in ourselves. We closed our rare earth production facilities years ago - in effect forfeiting the very means of manufacture.
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By Jon Nadler |
July 16, 2010
Following the confirmation that inflation is indeed wilting, the metals' complex took a further liquidation hit. Gold fell to well under the $1,200 mark, losing some $19 and was seen even breaking the $1,190 level.
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By World Nuclear News |
January 20, 2010
The Clinton nuclear power plant in the USA will begin producing cobalt-60 for medical and industrial use.
