There are now over a million multi-millionaires in China and a large number of them are looking to get out. When they do, that wealth will need to be fixed into something, somewhere.

Private Saskatchewan uranium exploration concern expands.

Business risks facing mining and metals 2012 – 2013 (photo:E&Y) Link directly to the report now. I wanted to bring your attention to an informative report put out by Ernst & Young on the current state of M&A within the mining sector (see link below).  Some highlights of the report include: Due to increasing capital… Continue Reading

Apparently a “rogue” Standard Chartered Plc banking unit violated U.S. anti-money laundering laws by scheming with Iran to hide more than $250 billion of transactions. WTF Standard Chartered Plc? Reuters  See also: Crazy details. Business Insider.  Strait Of Hormuz Attack Iran ‘Last Resort,’ Author Says. Bloomberg “Moment of truth.” Best Buy Founder Offers $8.8 Billion to Buy Out Company. Dealbook… Continue Reading

Bypassing Wall Street with your wealth. AVC Freighters for sale on the cheap! The shipping industry – Slow steaming, uphill. The Economist Lost decades – The Japanese tragedy. Economist “Mr. Burt, a former investment banker, staked his reputation on Tasiast…” CEO’s firing puts Kinross investors on high alert. Globe and Mail Scalpel-Throwing Surgeons Stun Anger… Continue Reading

Ten Reasons Winners Keep Winning, Aside from Skill. HBR Glenn Hubbard: The Romney Plan for Economic Recovery. WSJ Berkshire Benefits As Buffett Wagers On U.S. Housing. Bloomberg China Slowdown Forcing Discounting At Gome To McDonald’s. Bloomberg Fareed Zakaria: Capitalism, not culture, drives economies. Washington Post Bernanke Is Bluffing – go-tst.com/cGFRc by @pmorici1 — Jim Cramer (@jimcramer)… Continue Reading

A fun story for mining and US history buffs and an argument for continued strength in copper demand. Stanford University, located in Palo Alto, California, and today known as the epicenter of technology, has graduated untold thousands of students. However, as with most top schools in the world, few of those graduates have chosen mining-related careers. But… Continue Reading

Cantor Hires 17 From Canaccord To Start Corporate Advisory Unit. Bloomberg It’s a good biz, managing trillions. Pimco’s Bill Gross Paid $200 Million Last Year, N.Y. Times Says. Bloomberg Ex BP boss working away. Tony Hayward Loads Trucks With Kurdish Oil Awaiting Pipe: Energy. Bloomberg Go Howard!#45Video: Howard Lindzon, Chief Executive Officer, StockTwitsinstitutionalinvestor.com/Article/306823…$$ — Barry… Continue Reading

House Passes Ron Paul’s ‘Audit the Fed’ Bill. WSJ (Photograph by Frank Rebelo/CSU-Chico/AP Photo) Robert expects Gold Set for a Huge Break Out. Stock Sage “He who owns the oil will own the world.” Canada again a focus of a new Great Scramble for oil. Globe and Mail The idea that inflation might be our friend is gaining traction. LA Times… Continue Reading

Gross v. Fuss Bond heavyweights take opposing Treasury views. Investment News 1) Cultivate the Golden Contact List. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Bankers. Vanity Fair Disproves conventional wisdom that the dollar never lost any purchasing power until it went off the gold standard in 1971. Why the U.S. Dollar Is Not Going to Zero Anytime Soon.… Continue Reading

“Harks to a unique sense of the past, its own vision of the future.” Source: National Geographic Archive. You might also be interested in: Explore the Pyramids 

Unimaginable ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Tragedy in Colorado. CNN “Give me a one-handed economist. All my economists say, on the one hand … on the other …” Harry S. Truman Notes from the various panels at CNBC & Institutional Investor’s Delivering Alpha Conference. Best Ideas, Global Opportunities, Real Estate, Commodities. Market Folly Benchmark-beating performance is reassuring. No worries over Canada… Continue Reading

Romney Should be Proud of Private Equity: Kravis. CNBC Ray Dalio’s Q2 Bridgewater Letter Is Out: Here Are The Highlights. Business Insider Blackrock issues downbeat outlook. Financial Times Blackstone Names Baratta as Global Private Equity Head. Dealbook Continuing commodities super cycle not all about China any more. Mineweb The 10 Tallest Skyscrapers That Are Being Built Right… Continue Reading

Last day here… Danng, stock moving nicely. #dyodd Canamex Resources shares jump on Nevada gold find. Reuters GoldQuest (GQC : TSX) – Intersects 159 M Grading 4.5 g/t Au and 1% Copper. MarketWatch Goldman chief Blankfein: Investing in America produces the best return. Politico Euro Wastes no Time with Bernanke’s Silence. Ashraf Laidi Why it sucks to… Continue Reading

Notable Libertarian Venture Capitalist Peter Thiel Tells Off Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, says the company has no idea how to invest its money. CNNMoney via KB Wealth effect: How we’ll feel impact of lower commodity prices. Globe and Mail My young friend Brian Wong (who gave me some of the best advice I ever received in 2009… Continue Reading