Boris Berezovsky, Early Russia Oligarch, Found Dead at U.K. Home | Bloomberg
Boris Berezovsky, Early Russia Oligarch, Found Dead at U.K. Home | Bloomberg
New interview/profile of King Abdullah of Jordan | The Atlantic by Jeffrey Goldberg
It seems that Canadian gold mining company, Bandera Gold Ltd. (CVE:BGL), has been caught up in an elaborate scam. In 2005 Bandera paid $6.5 million to Mexican mining firm Minera San Jorge for a 60% stake in the two Cinco Minas mines located outside Guadalajara, but never received the paperwork proving their stake. Southridge Minerals, subsidiary… Continue Reading
It’s becoming increasingly evident that a massive watershed moment for the uranium industry is inevitable in the very near future. Here’s why — and how you can profit from it by taking advantage of the only US based and listed Uranium Producer. Participants in all categories of the uranium industry have been whipsawed the past six or… Continue Reading
Canadian oil companies are getting less for their oil due to pipeline bottlenecking. Most of the Oil extracted in Western Canada is piped to Illinois for refinement and then to Cushing, Oklahoma for sale. In recent years the sale price differential between Canadian crude oil, known as WCS (Western Canada Select), and its American counterpart… Continue Reading
In James Dines’ interview with King World News on Friday, the eccentric economist forecasted serious hyperinflation brought on by soaring gold and silver prices — unless Americans wake up and do something about it. On Friday, advocating his new 48-page “2013 Annual Forecast,” legendary forecaster James Dines detailed his predictions on the economic crisis, the… Continue Reading
Hewlett-Packard, the world’s number one PC manufacturer, announced today that they are closing their Russelsheim office in Germany and laying-off 850 people. This is a part of their multiyear restructuring plan that was announced on May 23, 2012. This is strategy unfolding. 2011 indicated that HP needed to start looking at costs. Net revenues were up $1.2B… Continue Reading
Source: World of Mining The annual Vancouver Resource Investment Conference goes Sunday and Monday at Vancouver Convention Centre West. If you’re prospecting for investment ideas and kicking tires on potential stock picks, read the Vancouver Sun article I wrote about the Cambridge show a year ago. The piece is dated but not much has changed (except for a little tech… Continue Reading
There have been some big moves in the uranium space this week, as the predictions by several analysts and close watchers of the space have begun to come true. It starts with two high-profile deals that were announced this week: ARMZ is buying the remaining 49% of Uranium One for $1.3B. While the purchase price,… Continue Reading
Mining in British Columbia Today By Gavin Dirom, President at AME BC, at MiningFeeds. While grassroots mineral exploration activity appears to be down in 2012 compared with 2011, there were many advanced exploration projects including New Gold’s Blackwater (Stock Profile – TSX:NGD), Pretium’s Brucejack (Stock Profile – NYSE:PVG & TSX:PVG), Seabridge’s KSM (Stock Profile – TSX:SEA)… Continue Reading
Christo and Jean-Claude are known for producing some of the largest public art in the world over the last 50 years. The scale, vision and determination of the couple are exceptional in today’s art world; there is truly no one else doing what they do the way they do it. And all on their own… Continue Reading
Goldman: The Economic Crisis Ends In 2013. Business Insider Popular Delusions: The bull case for safe havens. The Big Picture Of warplanes, the homeless, teachers’ unions, oil, drugs, immigration and monetary policy. National Post Norway Wealth Fund to Spend $11B Adding U.S. Real Estate. Bloomberg Could Fine Art And Collectibles Become A New Asset Class? Forbes The… Continue Reading
“We would urge you to keep faith.” A $10 Trillion Bet on China and India. HBR “Placement of op-eds is a standard part of the influence game, but it’s rare for readers ever to find out who is behind the curtain.” From Russia With PR. ProPublica Bond Investor Gundlach Buys Stocks, Sees ‘Kaboom’ Ahead. Bloomberg Will First Quantum launch… Continue Reading
“While the eurozone as a whole is roughly in trade balance, the EMU regime of austerity in the South without offsetting stimulus in the North is creating a contractinary bias, holding back global recovery.” Germany displaces China as US Treasury’s currency villain. Telegraph Gold Falls Just 1.3% Despite Massive, Odd 3.5 Million Ounce Sell Orders. ZeroHedge “Some people… Continue Reading
In Saint Barts in the French West Indies this morning. Jack Welch’s Unretirement. Businessweek See to believe. Feeding the Eagles: Incredible Pictures. Economic Intersect Idan Ofer may reap 15-times his investment in Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL) if a $13.5 billion takeover bid by Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., the world’s largest fertilizer maker, is approved by Israeli… Continue Reading