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Stoyan Bojinov: The unfriendly economic landscape from 2011 has been gradually evolving into a much more optimistic environment in the new year as confidence has improved across the board. Read more…
David Gillie: On March 11, 2011 an earthquake hit off the coast of Japan (NYSEArca:EWJ) and sent a tidal wave across the northern part of the island causing massive damage of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. A crisis of epic proportion hit this island nation—the only place on earth to have had two Read more…
Zig Lambo: Demand for uranium (NYSEARCA:URA) is expected to continue growing as China spearheads the conversion of new energy production from coal to nuclear (NYSEARCA:NLR). In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, BMO Capital Markets Analyst Edward Sterck brings us up to date Read more…
John Daly: Ever since the end of World War Two, the U.S. has come to regard Saudi Arabia as almost its exclusive oil producing enclave. Read more…
Michael Johnston: Odds are that 2011 is a year many investors will be eager to forget. Ongoing uncertainty over Europe, combined with a frustrating employment situation stateside and even weakness among emerging markets has put many core asset classes in the red for the year. Most equity ETFs Read more…
The Energy Report: At the beginning of 2011, analysts everywhere championed a “renaissance” of nuclear power. The Japanese tsunami and subsequent Fukishima nuclear accident in March challenged market sentiment; spot prices and stocks alike suffered setbacks. The Energy Report has been there for Read more…
George Mack: The Fukushima disaster cast a shadow on the uranium mining industry, but Dundee Capital Markets Vice President and Senior Mining Analyst David A. Talbot sees very strong fundamentals, especially in the absence of substitutes for nuclear generation. Such a premise suggests that Read more…
Jeb Handwerger: It has long been a guiding principle of Gold Stock Trades that requires constant reiteration. “To know how to wait is the great secret of success.” At one time in the history of the United States there were great Americans who had little education, but they were endowed with a native Read more…
Jared Cummans: In early 2011 a devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami wreaked havoc on much of Japan, putting the country in something of a bind. One area that was particularly affected by the quake was the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Fukushima had taken hefty damages during the incident Read more…
Jeb Handwerger: The markets have spoken in response to the failure of the Super-committee to reduce spending in Washington with a major decline. This is less than a stellar review for currently elected officials going into the 2012 election. At this point, the marketplace is saying that the “Emperor’s Read more…
Brian Sylvester: From fossil fuels to fission, growing global demand for power generation offers investment opportunities. Thermal coal is heating up and the uranium junior mining sector is set for development and a wave of consolidation. Geordie Mark, mining analyst with Haywood Securities in Vancouver Read more…
John Daly: On 30 May, in the aftermath of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that Germany would close all of its 18 nuclear power plants between 2015 Read more…
Jared Cummans: Bruno del Ama is the CEO of Global X Management, the New York-based ETF issuer behind several of the innovative exchange-traded products to hit the market in recent months, including the first ETFs offering investors exposure to Colombia and the Nordic region and the first and only Read more…
Zig Lambo: While Germany and Switzerland have made headlines with sudden phase-out plans, world leaders from North America to Africa to Asia have reaffirmed their commitment to nuclear power (NYSE:NLR) as a low-carbon, low-cost energy solution. Development plans continue for the industry, and the Read more…
Jeb Handwerger: Germany (NYSE:EWG) has taken the path away from nuclear following Fukushima by shutting down their reactors and importing natural gas from Russia (NYSE:RSX) and nuclear energy from France (NYSE:EWQ). This move away from nuclear is no way to run a modern industrial nation Read more…
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