This week’s activity has been far from one sided as markets are fluctuating in both directions with no clear direction. Weakness in […]

It’s a sea of red out there on Friday as investors recoil from anything with exposure to the global economy. But steel […]

The recent pullback of the market has created some value opportunities. Out of all the healthy sectors in the global economy, the […]

While gold continues trading within a few percentage points of its all time high in recent months, the major gold producers such […]

My esteemed colleague “Rougemont” wrote an article approximately a month ago advising investors to sell silver stocks. Specifically, the iShares Silver trust (SLV), Silver Wheaton Corp. (SLW), Silvercorp Metals, Inc. (SVM), Endeavour Silver Corp. (EXK), and First Majestic Silver Corp. (AG), and buy Bank of America (BAC). If you followed his advice you would be much worse for the wear.

Short seller Jim Chanos is well known for his negative assessments of China, especially Chinese real estate. One of his more colorful […]

No curve balls from the USDA but as for food prices look for prices to stay elevated. Crude will settle approximately 1% […]

First, Molycorp (MCP) look poised for a rally. Soon after that, the technicals turned, indicating pressure was building for a big move. I hedged, but I remained bullish.

No action by OPEC today reverses Crude and from here we should see higher pricing. July futures settled back over the 9 […]

On the heels of Alpha (ANR) bidding for Massey (MEE), Cloud Peak Energy (CLD) looks ripe for a buyout. We think shares […]

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) is the world’s largest independent oil and gas exploration and production company. The gargantuan size of the company comprises of a mix of its own extensive operations spread across the world, along with its equity investments in various global affiliates.

The latest BP Statistical Review was published in London this morning, and following a theme presented for years at our blog, global […]