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Bidding War for Uranium Miner Mushrooms (RIO, CCJ, POT, BHP, HTHXF, DNN, URZ, URRE)

Posted: November 18, 2011 at 11:25 am

Mining giant Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RIO) has gotten itself into another bidding war. This time the playing field favors Rio over Canadian uranium miner Cameco Corp. (NYSE: CCJ) mostly ...
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The 13 Countries That Own the World’s Gold

Posted: November 17, 2011 at 7:41 pm

Central banks are contributing to world gold demand. The latest data from the World Gold Council indicate even more changes among the nations holding the most in gold reserves. Those are ...
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Another Look at Expected Gains in Metals and Materials Stocks (X, NUE, STLD, NEM, ABX, SLW, FCX, SCCO, TIE, AA, MCP)

Posted: November 11, 2011 at 3:01 pm

In mid-October, we took a look at target prices and implied gains among 11 metals and materials stocks. The companies we examined were United States Steel Corp. (NYSE: X), Nucor ...
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Charting Silver Versus Gold… Dollar/Euro Reserve Currency Challenge (SLV, GLD, FXE)

Posted: November 11, 2011 at 9:30 am

We often look for a read on gold and silver and we have a potentially interesting development underway.  We track these via iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) and SPDR Gold Shares ...
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Mining Stocks Undervalued According to BlackRock (BLK, BHP, RIO, VALE, FCX, SCCO)

Posted: October 25, 2011 at 11:47 am

Investors appear to have lost faith in mining stocks, sending share prices down steadily throughout the year. Both iron ore and copper prices are down nearly 20% since the beginning ...
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New Leveraged Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium ETF/ETNs, The Wild West (GLD, SLV, PPLT, UGLD, DGLD, USLV, DLSV, LPAL, IPAL, LPLT, IPLT)

Posted: October 17, 2011 at 3:17 pm

Leveraged ETFs and ETNs are not new to most investors.  They are also not new in all cases when it comes to precious metals.  You are likely familiar with the SPDR Gold Shares ...
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Has Gold Moved From ‘Safe Haven’ To ‘Risk-On’?… Reading the Charts (GLD, IAU)

Posted: October 13, 2011 at 3:08 pm

Paper money was supposed to be dead, the dollar was supposed to implode, and hyperinflation from all of the bailout money and deficit spending was supposed to eat us alive.  ...
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Expected Upside Gains for Leading Metals Companies (X, NUE, STLD, NEM, ABX, SLW, FCX, SCCO, TIE, AA, MCP)

Posted: October 13, 2011 at 2:28 pm

Companies focused on mining and metals have been experiencing high volatility this year based on both the overall global economy and, in some cases, expected demand, especially from China. We ...
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Alcoa Avoids Recession, But… (AA, CENX, KALU, ALUM)

Posted: October 11, 2011 at 5:04 pm

Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) is going to be a case study for how strange this new earnings season is going to be.  The company is not describing a recession.  It ...
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Comex Raises Copper Margin Requirements — Gold & Silver Next? (CME, FCX, SCCO, NEM, ABX, SLW, JJC, GLD, GDX, GDXJ, SIL)

Posted: October 6, 2011 at 12:43 pm

In what appears to be a counterintuitive move, CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) today raised its margin requirements for copper futures contracts. The requirement rose by 15%, from $6,750 to $7,763 ...
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Drop in Copper and Corn Prices May Be Overrated (FCX, SCCO, BHP, RIO, MON, ADM, BG, POT, MOS, VLO, PEIX, JJC, CU, CORN, MOO, DBA)

Posted: October 5, 2011 at 10:45 am

Since the beginning of September, copper and corn prices have fallen dramatically, with copper off nearly -35% from its 12 month high and corn off about -25%. Because both are ...
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Molycorp’s Boost From Heavy Rare Earths ‘Discovery’ (MCP, VALE, LYSCF, AVL, REE, SHZ, REMX)

Posted: October 4, 2011 at 12:59 pm

When rare earth minerals miner Molycorp Inc. (NYSE: MCP) re-opened California's Mountain Pass mine last year, the focus was on a variety of minerals known as the "light" rare earths. ...
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Global Recession or Economic Stagnation: Take Your Pick (RIO, VALE, SCCO, FCX, MT)

Posted: September 29, 2011 at 9:14 am

Prospects for the global economy are currently as dark or darker than they've been since the financial crisis began three years ago. Consumers and investors likely see either another recession ...
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The Bursting Gold & Silver Bubble… Both Became The Devil’s Metal (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, SLV, TIF)

Posted: September 26, 2011 at 3:59 pm

On the way up, you heard many $2,000 gold targets.  On the way down, the dooms-day crowd not only gets bold but they come out of the woodwork.  Monday marked ...
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How a Plane Wreck Could Have Altered Rare Earths in North America (AVL, MCP)

Posted: September 23, 2011 at 11:03 am

There is some very odd news out of Canada today.  A plane wreck could have, or could, have an impact on the development of rare earth metals in North America.  ...
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