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By Debarati Roy, Bloomberg |
May 16, 2013
Billionaire investor George Soros joined Northern Trust Corp. and BlackRock Inc. in cutting holdings of exchange-traded products backed by gold before a bear market in prices last month.
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By Debarati Roy, Bloomberg |
May 6, 2013
Hedge funds increased positions on a gold rally by the most in three weeks as central banks signaled no end to economic stimulus, driving prices higher just as analysts and traders turned the most bearish in three years.
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By Peter Byrne |
January 24, 2013
If a person consumed only nuclear-generated power, the amount of waste generated over his or her lifetime could be contained in a soda can. Compare this to the trainloads of coal delivered daily to coal-fired power plants.
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By Richard (Rick) Mills |
November 2, 2012
The issue of Canada diverting part of its fresh water resources to the US has never been on, or has long since faded off, most Canadians' radar screens, but the country with the world’s largest economy is also the world’s largest producer of corn, soybeans and wheat.
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By Richard (Rick) Mills |
October 25, 2012
It’s obvious that starting very soon, and continuing for at least a decade , there is going to be a significant shortfall of uranium supply. Where is the US, and the rest of the world, going to source its needed uranium from?
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By Nicole Engbert |
September 19, 2012
There has been a growing focus within the Canadian mineral exploration industry towards supplying materials for the high-tech and alternative technology sectors. This is evident in the increasing number of companies acquiring graphite, lithium and rare earth element properties.
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By Richard (Rick) Mills |
August 16, 2012
Our groundwater is being used up at record rates and claims to ownership are becoming increasingly contentious. It won't be long before the first water war begins.
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By Jen Alic |
July 6, 2012
Much like the Republican attempt to force Keystone XL to fail early on and force a vote loss on the Obama, the issuance of the first Texas permit for the southern extension is but a Democratic bone to big oil and a job-hungry public. It has little marrow.
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By Sally Lowder |
July 5, 2012
Despite market malaise, the outlook for rare earth element demand is growing more and more compelling. China still controls a majority of the supply, but has been cautioning the world that even its reserves can't last forever.
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By Alec Gimurtu |
June 20, 2012
There is no single rare earth element market. Instead, the rare earth universe is made up of four or five distinct "critical rare earth" markets. The Institute for the Analysis of Global Security Senior Fellow explains how investors can play a crucial role in building a supply chain.