New York Times

• ‘Anemic Interest’ in Buying Bullion at Rupee Record

  By Ben Traynor  |  May 1, 2012

  Dollar prices for buying gold rallied above $1,670 per ounce for the first time in over two weeks ahead of US trading, while stocks and commodities were broadly flat, with the main European markets except London closed for the May 1 holiday.

• What Molycorp Has Not Said About Future Rare Earth Output

  By Gareth Hatch  |  November 14, 2011

  To my knowledge Molycorp has never actually explicitly said that they would produce separated MREOs/HREOs as part of the ramp up to 40,000t of, but the company has asserted that it will produce such elements in "commercially significant quantities."

• Debt Dimensions: From Nations to Individuals

  By Jon Nadler  |  July 6, 2011

  More gains in the metals ought not to be ruled out as the European debt turmoil still presents chain-reaction-like potential dangers and investors might wish to remain on the safe side. As such, we could see a second day of tandem dollar-gold gains.

• A Brush With Death

  By Jon Nadler  |  May 2, 2011

  Monday's trading in New York opened under selling pressure for all of metals in the complex. Gold fell $13.40 per ounce to start at $1,552.30 on the bid-side. Silver opened with a $2.94 per ounce loss and was quoted at $45 in fairly hectic early action.

• What Will the World Look Like in 100 Years?

  By The Mad Hedge Fund Trader  |  April 13, 2011

  China is in serious trouble. That is the conclusion of Dr. George Friedman, president of Stratfor, a geopolitical strategy consulting firm. While it has had a great 30 year run, that performance will not extrapolate 30 years into the future.

• Stimulation Acclamation

  By Jon Nadler  |  March 17, 2011

  Precious metals prices opened amid mixed price trends this morning, reflecting on-going uncertainty and unease in all markets. Spot gold dealings got off to a rocky start, despite a sizeable slide in the US dollar overnight.

• Habits for Confident Investors

  By Frank Holmes  |  July 13, 2010

  Ambitious doom-and-gloomers are racing to the bottom to conjure up the most apocalyptic market scenarios - it's small wonder why many investors are curled up in the fetal position.

• Global Deflation, Global Inflation & Australia's Gold Tax Grab

  By Daniel R. Amerman, Cfa  |  May 7, 2010

  The week of May 3rd to 6th has rocked the financial world.

• The Massey Pile On Builds

  By Resource Investor  |  April 12, 2010

  Sharks, vultures and hyenas are circling Massey following the disaster at its Upper Big Branch Mine South.