Unless the current polls are wrong, or unless Mitt Romney turns things around soon, Barack Obama is likely to remain as President of the United States for a second term. How will this affect the market? More specifically, what should investors do… Read More

A Canadian mining company is punching back after being hit with an uppercut by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Northern Dynasty Minerals (AMEX: NAK) is a co-owner of the Pebble project, a polymetallic deposit located 200 miles south of Anchorage, Alaska. The site contains copious amounts of gold, copper and molybdenum.  Northern Dynasty and a 50/50 European partner have put significant financial resources into studying and assessing the mine in the hope of one day pulling out its vast riches. And there is no disputing the wealth that Pebble holds: 67 million ounces of… Read More

A Canadian mining company is punching back after being hit with an uppercut by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Northern Dynasty Minerals (AMEX: NAK) is a co-owner of the Pebble project, a polymetallic deposit located 200 miles south of Anchorage, Alaska. The site contains copious amounts of gold, copper and molybdenum.  Northern Dynasty and a 50/50 European partner have put significant financial resources into studying and assessing the mine in the hope of one day pulling out its vast riches. And there is no disputing the wealth that Pebble holds: 67 million ounces of gold, 3.3 billion pounds molybdenum and 55 billion pounds of copper. But those hopes may have just been dashed, or at least delayed. The EPA recently released a harsh watershed assessment report that outlines numerous concerns, most notably the potential threat of a dam breach that could leak waste material from the mine into the surrounding Bristol Bay — one of the world’s largest salmon fisheries.   This is not the final word on the project, but the opposition does present a formidable roadblock to future development. The… Read More

Just this week renewed anxieties about Europe again weighed on stock prices in the United States. These concerns resulted in the longest market losing streak — five days — in two months. Even mighty Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) fell more than… Read More

I usually receive some quite weird emails that are generally obvious scams. But the other day I received a very unusual one. It rang with a sincerity and genuineness that was quite compelling. It requested that I contact my government representative in order to save this company. It was signed… Read More

Did you have the misfortune of owning for-profit education stocks in the third quarter? Then you’re likely licking your wounds right now, and presumably, cutting your losses. Just look at the third quarter share price drops for some of the leading players in the sector. I noted… Read More

Volatility increased slightly last week and looks like it is returning to normal levels. For short-term traders volatility creates opportunities. We seem to be in a short-term pullback within a long-term uptrend, so there is an opportunity to profit on the short… Read More

Now, the big news this month was the Fed‘s promise of “QE Infinity,” an uber-aggressive monetary move that even the most bullish… Read More

In early 2011, this stock traded at a high near $175. Within a year, shares plummeted to less than a third of that value, near $50. They continued in a freefall into early summer 2012, hitting a low near $11.40 in early… Read More

With $200,000 in actual cash fronted by StreetAuthority, I was given the go-ahead to build a real-money portfolio using the “Daily Paycheck” strategy.#-ad_banner-# The strategy is straightforward. I’m building a portfolio of income stocks that pays me a dividend… Read More

Common sense dictates that when commodity prices fall, there will be less financial incentive to dig stuff up. And when prices cross below levels where producers can turn a profit, activity should really grind down.#-ad_banner-#… Read More