Gold and Resources

 

Profit from the Forgotten Commodities

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...
“These two beloved resources have been in a long and devastating bear market. In fact, they have seen little use for well over 200 years. This, in spite of the fact they are needed now more than ever. They are greatly appreciated by the masses of people yet abhorred by [...]

Prepare for a Silver Boom

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...
“Like gold, silver is a safe haven from inflation and a weak dollar. The prices of the two metals often move parallel to one another. However, silver is poised to rocket - handing investors not only gains in our bear-market economy, but steeper gains than gold.” — Mike Caggeso by Mike Caggeso Baltimore – [...]

CEO, ABX,GLD: Despite soaring U.S. inflation, there are still opportunities for gains

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...
Indexes show a rising U.S. inflation rate and consumer sentiment is at its most pessimistic in over 25 years. But Bill Patalon of The Money Map Report has three stocks that will see you profitably through these tough times. Join Laura’s interview with Bill Patalon… Read more

Kellogg (K:NYSE) Crashes on High Grain Prices

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...
“This price adjustment on select ready-to-eat cereal brands was taken to offset rising commodity costs for ingredients and energy used to manufacture and distribute these products.” — Kellogg spokeswoman Susanne Norwitz. by Adam Lass Baltimore – (TFN): The U.S. dollar isn’t the only thing shrinking these days. [...]

Gold Prices Peak, and Junior Mining Profits

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...
“The juniors are set up to throw quite a party. Think back to your most memorable high school ‘extra curricular activity’ and let’s get ready for a replay. Toss in financial rewards as a bonus.” — Russell McDougal Blogger’s note: Gold prices have stabilized in the last couple of months. But just like [...]

Copper Prices Boom Despite U.S. Recession

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...
“It doesn’t matter if the U.S. is in a recession or not because copper demand will continue to grow thanks to emerging economies like China, India and Brazil. Mix this in with sporadic strikes that cut back copper production and you have a clear cut case for higher copper prices in [...]

The Iowa Floods Will Change Agriculture Forever

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...
“Iowa in 2008 will be an even slower-motion disaster than Hurricane Katrina in 2005.” — James Howard Kunstler, Whiskey & Gunpowder by James Howard Kunstler Baltimore and Saratoga Springs, N.Y. – (TFN): A catastrophe for Iowa farmers will not be just a catastrophe for Midwestern Americans. In the Iowa flooding, we’ll see [...]

Gold Prices Set to Rally Again

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...
“While corn, soybeans, oil and other commodities were making either fresh contracts or all-time highs on a daily basis, precious metals simply consolidated.” — Nick Jones, Whiskey & Gunpowder by Nick Jones Baltimore and Minneapolis — (TFN): Precious metals have taken the back seat in the recent rally in commodities. While corn, soybeans, oil and other [...]

Avalon Ventures (AVL:TSE) hits 65% gains

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...
Our TFN Hot Stock Pick indium speculation Avalon Ventures (AVL:TSE) is up 65%! Baltimore — (TFN): On March 27, I posted my Hot Stock Pick of the Week, Indium IPO: Buy or pass on this rare-metal IPO. My recommendation was Avalon Ventures, (AVL:TSE), which trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange: “Stock prices have seen better days, but for [...]

Profit from Potash

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...
“Potash prices have just started to move. Last year a ton of potash cost $210. This year, it costs $625 a ton. Within the next three years, prices will average $1,350 a ton.” — Andrew Mickey by Andrew Mickey Baltimore – (TFN): We’re still at the early stages of this run. Potash stocks have [...]

Rio Tinto (RTP) and China Send Iron Ore Prices Up 96% in One Week

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...
“Anyone who thinks China’s insatiable hunger for metals is going to subside any time soon need think again. On Monday it was announced that Chinese steelmakers have agreed to a new contract with Rio Tinto (RTP:NYSE) for the price of iron ore, which saw a 96.5% rise on last year.” — Dominic [...]

A Sweet Profit from the Commodities Boom

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...
“There are very real benefits to making less taste like more.” — Greg Guenthner, Penny Sleuth by Greg Guenthner Baltimore — (TFN): Splenda — utilizing the artificial sweetener sucralose — has been successfully marketed in the U.S. and across the world as a safe substitute for sugar. Its slogan says it all — “Made from sugar, [...]

Profit from the Coming Commodities Shortage

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...
“Most of the agricultural markets have had a big move already, but these markets could easily suffer a big correction from current levels. And long-term investor will want to buy these markets on weakness, not sell them.” — Kevin Kerr by Kevin Kerr Baltimore – (TFN): Most of us Americans are so [...]

Silver Prices Don’t Reflect the Shortage

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...
“There in the window was a rather fetching kilo bar of silver. It looked destined for a role as doorstop in the Frisby household. ‘How much for that kilo bar?’ I asked. ‘ £425,’ came the reply.” — Dominic Frisby by Dominic Frisby Baltimore – (TFN): I was [...]

Profit from the Chocolate Crisis

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...
“As a result of all this, candy manufacturers are raising prices. From this time last year, Lindt has increased prices 27%, Nestle 17%, and Cadbury 10%.” — Sally Limantour by Sally Limantour Baltimore – (TFN): Cocoa supplies are suffering as the crop deteriorates. In the largest producing area, the Ivory Coast, cocoa [...]

The Looming Water Shortage

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...
“There’s no argument that water is much more necessary to life than oil. Without water, we die. Without oil, well, we learn to use biofuel… or bicycles.” — Mike Burnick by Mike Burnick Baltimore and Florida – (TFN): Commodity prices have been going through the roof for years, thanks to a [...]

Gold Prices Will Reach $8,500

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...
“In the long-term it does not matter what central bankers say. What matters is what they have done. Gold and oil are going to go a lot higher. But how high? I’ll tell you.” — Dominic Frisby by Dominic Frisby Baltimore – (TFN):  From the late ‘80s until now, that sleazy operator inflation barely got a mention, [...]

Gold futures on Tuesday extended losses into second day, falling 3%

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...
Baltimore — (TFN): Ouch! Gold futures on Tuesday extended stiff losses into a second day, falling 3% and coming under heavy selling pressure as the U.S. dollar surged against other major currencies. Gold for August delivery dropped $26.90 to end at $871.20 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange. “I think the issue with gold is [...]

Are Gold Prices Seasonal?

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...
“I have recently noticed a seasonal pattern that has me excited. Over the last six summers, there has been a trading opportunity that has presented itself over and over again.” — Rick Pendergraft by Rick Pendergraft Baltimore – (TFN): I have always been a little skeptical of seasonal trading patterns in anything [...]

Heico Corp. (NYSE:HEI) drops 19% on sector panic selling

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...
Baltimore — (TFN): In Friday’s market bloodbath, jet engine and aircraft component replacement parts maker Heico Corp. (NYSE:HEI) dropped -18.58%, closing at $40.13. After-hours trading smoothed out the drop up to $41.22. Apart from heedless sector panic, there’s not a whole lot to explain this drop at this point. HEI is one of those rare birds [...]