Energy, Agriculture, Metals All Drifting Higher

We’ve all seen what the commodity supercycle has done to copper, gold, and many other resources. Copper, nickel, gold, wheat, corn and, of course, oil will never again see the prices of the nineties and early oughts.

Of Israel, Iran, and $150 Oil

2012 will be interesting for more than the free entertainment of the election.

Yes, American Oil Is Coming Back

With all the recent brouhaha about America’s oil and gas resurgence, I want to remind you that Canada is still the largest foreign supplier of energy to the United States… and that trend will continue as part of the prolific Bakken formation resides in Canada.

Rhodium’s Investment Opportunity

As global demand for vehicles continues to increase and emissions standards become stricter, built up surpluses of rhodium will begin to diminish. Now is the time to invest.

Energy IPOs

LRR Energy and Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust Open; Smith Electric Vehicles and PBR Energy file.

Solar Cell and Microchip Costs Set to Decrease

Polysilicon prices have decreased to $33 per kilogram from $475 per kilogram just three years ago, reports Bloomberg.

Natural Gas Outlook 2012

Energy and Capital’s Keith Kohl explains why some of the best natural gas investments today are hiding in plain sight.

ProShares Announces Launch of Two New ETFs

In less than three years, Proshares’ ETFs have garnered more than $2.5 billion in assets. ProShares now has ten commodities ETFs.

Secret Drone Bases

Smartphones, smart cars, cloud computing, increased processor speeds, etc., are all becoming par for the course… not to mention the Third World’s thirst for it all. And raw materials (resources, commodities, whatever you want to call them) are what’s driving all this.

Agriculture Investing

There’s something to be said about working with your hands in this day and age. It’s a special feeling to plant something and watch it grow – a sense of production, a sense of accomplishment, a sense of real value.