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By James Baldwin |
May 11, 2012
The recent low in natural gas prices is doing more than just hamstring production around the country. It's also slashing government budget forecasts due to the loss of tax revenue associated with natural gas sales.
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By Zig Lambo |
April 24, 2012
Examining the macro-economic environment is how the publisher of the Big Picture Speculator likes to begin his stock-picking process. However, his understanding goes beyond headline news to reveal surprising investment themes with profit potential.
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By Chris Berry |
April 3, 2012
It's a great time to be invested in energy metals, says the president and founder of House Mountain Partners. The current worldwide desire for a higher quality of life is a trend that will continue.
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By Stephan Bogner |
March 30, 2012
Considering the current extreme REE market fundamentals on the one hand and REE deposits like Bear Lodge on the other, we value the owners of such near-mine REE projects as high-potential take-over candidate.
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By Ron Hera |
March 28, 2012
Defenders of fiat currency schemes claim that they promote stable prices and moderate economic volatility. In fact, the opposite is true. Fiat currencies not only destabilize economies but undermine the moral basis of society.
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By Eric McWhinnie |
March 7, 2012
The state of Wyoming recently brought up legislation to launch a study into what the state should do in the event of a complete financial collapse in the country. The bill was rejected but would have allocated $16,000 to study various measures.
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By Brian Sylvester |
January 4, 2012
China's tight grip on rare earth elements supply may loosen as other deposits around the world come to fruition in 2012 and the head of global research with investment bank Byron Capital Markets, discusses the supply and demand fundamentals.
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By Jason Simpkins |
December 21, 2011
This was an up-and-down year for oil prices, but don't expect that pattern to repeat in 2012. No, next year, the trajectory for oil prices will be far more linear - and it's pointed up. In fact, we could even see $150 oil by mid-summer.
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By Jack Lifton |
December 6, 2011
The various rare-earth markets are interdependent in a complex way that depends on their end uses. Greedy stock promoters are no match for the forces of the market. "Announcements" are not solutions to problems of supply.
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By Karen Roche |
November 18, 2011
In the high-risk junior resource sector, 95% of the companies investors might choose will fail to hit paydirt. For your best chance to pick winners from among the remaining 5%, the Exploration Insights Editor has some advice.