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Gold Up, And So is Gold Recycling

Posted by MMarquit 1104 days ago, popular 1103 days ago (http://blog.gftuk.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: gold investing jewelry
Gold prices are inching upward again. But even more interesting is the increase in gold recycling as people sell their gold jewelry for cash. Gold re[...] read more »
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Is the Price of Gold Being Manipulated by the Banks?

Posted by lcrigger 1104 days ago (http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: banks commodities gold silver
Is the price of gold being manipulated by the banks? Brad Zigler looks for a smoking gun amid rumors of conspiracy theories. read more »
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Good Times Return For Commodities (Stocks)

Posted by lcrigger 1105 days ago (http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: commodities gcc moo hap
What's been good for commodities has been better still for commodity producers, at least as measured by their stock prices. Brad Zigler reports. read more »
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How Gold Gets Out Of The Ground

Posted by lcrigger 1106 days ago (http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: gld gold miners
If you really want to understand how to invest in gold mining companies, you have to understand how mines operate, and how costs are controlled. Juli[...] read more »
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Oil Refiners Grab A Stake In The Ethanol Business

Posted by lcrigger 1106 days ago (http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: corn ethanol gas oil refiners
San Antonio oil refiner Valero Energy Corp just grabbed up 7 ethanol plants from now-bankrupt VeraSun Energy. Is this the start of a new trend? read more »
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CPI At Breakfast: Coffee Talk

Posted by lcrigger 1109 days ago (http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: coffee cpi inflation goods
Brad Zigler takes a look at what's shaking in the world of "breakfast items", and what the latest Consumer Price Index numbers mean for inflation. read more »
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Why Rare Earth Metals Matter: An Interview with Mark Smith

Posted by lcrigger 1109 days ago, popular 1108 days ago (http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: china clean tech rare earth metals
Tom Vulcan sits down with rare earth metals guru Mark Smith to discuss what rare earth metals are, why they matter to investors, and why the U.S. nee[...] read more »
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Brazil’s Big Oil Bet

Posted by lcrigger 1109 days ago (http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: brazil oil pbr tupi
Julian Murdoch examines how Brazil's Tupi oil field could shake up the Big Oil world map in the next few years. read more »
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Producer Prices Led Higher By Food Costs

Posted by lcrigger 1110 days ago (http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: food inflation ppi
The latest Producer Price Index numbers, pushed higher by food prices, has got people talking about reflation again. So what do rising food costs ind[...] read more »
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Uranium: An Under-The-Radar Bull Market?

Posted by lcrigger 1111 days ago, popular 1110 days ago (http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: nuclear uranium nucl pkn nlr
As uranium prices rebound, some analysts are optimistic on the metal's long-term outlook, calling this "the early stages of a bull market rally tha[...] read more »
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Oil Drawdown Takes Traders By Surprise

Posted by lcrigger 1111 days ago (http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: futures gas oil outlook distillates
This morning's EIA report of a 4.7 million barrel drawdown in crude oil supplies took traders by surprise. But what does it mean for demand (and are[...] read more »
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Perez-Santalla: Platinum and the "Big Hurt"

Posted by lcrigger 1111 days ago (http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: auto industry precious metals platinum
Precious metals expert Miguel Perez-Santella discusses the huge pullback in platinum over the past year, including the impact of tightening credit, h[...] read more »
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Q&A With Will McClatchy of ETF Zone.com

Posted by longdongsilver 1111 days ago, popular 1110 days ago (http://etfdb.com)
Category: Funds and ETFs | Tags: etfs will mcclatchy etf zone
"ETFs will probably overtake mutual funds, mostly by taking market share away from actively managed stock picking mutual funds. At some point every [...] read more »
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Is Good News Bad For Gold Investors? HAI Podcast, 5/12/09

Posted by lcrigger 1112 days ago (http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: gld gold inflation rally
With good news seeming to come from all corners of the global economy, Matt Hougan and Dave Nadig ponder what this means for gold investors. Is good [...] read more »
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Gold Hoarding? Fear Mongering? Not Quite...

Posted by lcrigger 1113 days ago (http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: contango gold fearmongering hoarding
Last week, Brad Zigler pointed out evidence of gold's fading luster as a safe haven. But some readers took exception, alleging fearmongering and pri[...] read more »
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