Flying to Toronto (YYZ) this morning to hype @Cambridge #TRIC12 – Sept 27-28, 2012. A few fast reads: Revealed: why Gordon Brown sold Britain’s gold at a knock-down price. Telegraph Damn . . . Bolivia seizes Vancouver-based mining company’s assets. Globe and Mail Goldcorp cuts forecast for gold production. Globe and Mail Amir Adnani’s Brazil Resources Acquires the Cachoeira… Continue Reading

A Brief History of Money. Spectrum via TBP Calls for QE3 grow as economy wanes. CNNMoney Seth Klarman: The Oracle Hedge Fund Manager of Boston. Economist Australia’s richest man Andrew Forrest is buying iron ore shares at a time when producers are at their cheapest level in three years. Bloomberg Doctor Doom’ Nouriel Roubini’s Tweets make some investors sick. The… Continue Reading

“We’re clean but we’re dirty-clean, rather than clean-clean,” a Barclays executive said. The British, at Least, Are Getting Tough. NYTimes A Gold Rush in the Abyss. Some mainstream attention for marine mineral exploration. NYTimes HDI CEO Ron Thiessen sees copper shortages hampering industrial growth in annual letter. HDI Gold will taking ever more buying by the official sector to keep prices… Continue Reading

A small futures brokerage is freezing client funds after its owner attempted suicide. Observer …unsurpassed clarity … and a seemingly incapacity for technical error. Glen Gould 7th on list of Greatest Pianists Limelight  (Video – Glen Gould: A Portrait  (1985), The piano was just another instrument of thought, a means for articulating and organizing his thoughts.) A twenty… Continue Reading

Unions threaten to shut down the Norwegian’s golden goose. Globe and Mail Josh likes stocks for the second half. Reformed Broker QE1-2 Operation Twist(s) Market Impact. The Big Picture Barkerville (BGM.v) and the burden of proof (from IKN166). Inca Kola News How self promoting recruiters assess the value of an MBA. Business Insider Visuals: how mining drills… Continue Reading

Earnings season begins with Alcoa today, JPM on Friday (the 13th…), sentiment is #dark Marketwatch More on China’s 800B short USD position Alphaville Libor focus swings to government, Bank of England Deputy Chairman Tucker to face parliament Bloomberg Josh Brown is bullish on stocks over the second half; sees AAPL kicking ass Reformed Broker What is… Continue Reading

Is this man telling the truth? Frank Callaghan’s recent announcement and commentary. @tommyhump Canadians: it’s time to get rid of Harper The Economist US Unemployment Remains at 8.2% Bureau of Labor Statistics Report Summary of Libor Mess BBC Chess Players who did well in Business Business Insider