Rare earth elements (REEs) have been the mystery metals of the mining world for years. Now, suddenly, everyone’s heard about them.

Before we delve into the reasons behind all the publicity, here’s the basic skinny on REEs: One, they are rare, at least sort of. Two, they are indispensable to modern technology. Three, the number of active, dedicated producers is tiny, with more than 90% of the world’s supply coming from China.

If you took high school chemistry, you probably remember the periodic table of the elements. But if you’re like most of us, even if you pulled a 95 on the chem final, you may not recall many of the details today. And there’s a better than even chance you never bothered to memorize the names of the REEs. It’s time to get reacquainted.

They’re generally clustered in a separate grouping at the bottom of the table, are known collectively as the

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Tuesday August 18, 2009

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Symyx Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:SMMX) today announced that Symyx Available Chemicals Directory (ACD) has moved from quarterly to monthly updates of supplier catalogs. Continuously improving the update frequency of ACD enables scientists to identify the optimal set of compounds for their synthesis or library with increased confidence that those compounds will be available at the indicated prices from the selected suppliers.

The Enterprise Mobility Solutions business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), today announced the Motorola AirDefense Wireless Vulnerability Assessment solution, a patented wireless security technology aimed at proactively assessing the security posture of wireless networks. This innovative solution provides a completely

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Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (COKE) Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production, marketing, and distribution of carbonated nonalcoholic beverages, primarily products of The Coca-Cola Company. Web Site: http://www.cokebottling.com

 

Smithfield Foods Inc. (SFD) Smithfield Foods, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and marketing of fresh meat and packaged meat products in the United States and internationally Web Site: http://www.smithfieldfoods.com

Recent News: Smithfield Foods prices $225M in senior notes

Advantest Corp. (ATE) Advantest Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of semiconductor and component test system, and mechatronics products. Web Site: http://www.advantest.co.jp

Recent News: Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857, NYSE: ATE) today announced availability of its new PC-mounted board network analyzer, the R3760, for evaluation of the frequency characteristics of antennas and filters used in a broad range of portable wireless devices.

PUNCH TAVERNS ORD (PUB) Publicis Groupe S.A. (Publicis)

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Below are 12 extreme FDA trades for 11 companies with market caps below $200M which have pending new drug product decisions or other meetings/milestones scheduled with the FDA that are expected to have a major impact on each of the underlying stock prices as the PDUFA decision dates approach and the decision is ultimately announced. A high risk/reward trading approach to consider for speculative traders is investing a small amount of money that you can afford to lose in a basket of stocks included in extreme FDA and Clinical Trial Calendar trades, which are highlighted in periodic articles at BioMedReports.com.

Hemispherx Biopharma [HEB: 1.36, -0.10 (-6.85%)]: Ampligen (Poly I: Poly C12U) NDA (three month PDUFA decision date delay was announced on 2/18/09 as additional data was submitted by HEB within three months of original decision date). Ampligen is an experimental treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome (which has no

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They’re alluringly cheap and potentially risky. Investors are continually lured by the huge potential gains with penny stocks. We’ve identified the best—and safest—investments we could find to give you the biggest bang for your buck.

Penny Stock Winner #1: Digital Ally, Inc. (NASDAQ:DGLY)

Ready to benefit from stimulus buying

Digital Ally, Inc. supplies video imaging and storage products for security and law enforcement applications.

When I first mentioned this company to TFN readers back in January, its revenues had increased 65% over the year prior.

The stock then climbed over 15% until March when the company accompanied their stellar results with grim predictions for the future.

Delays with some of their products and declining economic conditions caused them to suspend their fiscal year 2009 guidance.

The share price came crashing down within days and hasn’t recovered.

The perfect purchase price

Now is a great time to pick up shares (or buy more shares, if you’re still

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Propalms, Inc. was pleased to announce earlier today that it has signed a distribution agreement with Round Robin Tech Services (P) Ltd to promote and distribute the Propalms product line in India. The company believes that Round Robin is a perfect partner to help promote its products to the Indian marketplace.

“We are pleased to have this new partnership with Round Robin. We feel that our TSE 6.0 and VPN Software solutions will compliment their current product offerings, and we look forward to working with them to help us gain a stronger foothold in the growing Indian market,” commented Owen Dukes, CEO of Propalms, Inc.

“Because of the ‘value-for-money’, extensive functionality, scalability and support for Virtual Desktop technology, we see clear opportunities for Propalms products in our market and therefore we are pleased to add Propalms to our portfolio,” stated Girish Ajoomal, Director of Round Robin Tech Services (P) Ltd.

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If you follow a limited number of securities, a manual review of their charts is a feasible and perhaps practical way to monitor price trends.  However, if you wish to scan the universe of listed stocks and funds, you have to use a computer to get the job done.

In the end, of course, one-by-one chart inspection is necessary to determine that whatever trend or price pattern you seek is in place.

Note that price action is just one dimension of investment decisions.  You need to consider multiple dimensions, such as:

the “story” - what the company or fund is all about, and the prospects that creates the financial health of the company (balance sheet, income and cash flow factors) the valuation level (multiples such a EV/EBITDA, P/S, P/E, Yield, etc.) the price behavior (current or prospective up trends being better than down trends for long positions)

For investors, as opposed to traders, price action and valuation

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by Adrian Burridge

$100 billion from Japan for 400 tonnes of gold works out to about $7,500 per ounce. http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr0932.htm

What else would Japan have gotten in return for the funds?

IMF was selling 400 tonnes. (32,151 ounces per tonne multiplied by 400 multiplied by 7,500 = $96.45 billion).

Japan was lending money.

What else did the IMF have in the way of assets to sell? http://in.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idINLB54061420090211

Japan at 765 tonnes per the latest World Gold Council statistical report would have moved past Switzerland into 6th place if I am correct on Japan buying the 400 tonnes of gold from the IMF.

What you cannot stop, you must endorse.

$7,000 also happens to be the price of a well made suit according to this New York Times article this weekend. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/14/business/14saks.html?em

Conclusions

Buy all the bullion you can carry. Who do you trust? Do you know who your counterparty is? 1 2 or 3 zeroes. $195 trillion in worldwide equities,

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Since Donald Coxe’s departure from BMO towards the end of last year, I have been inundated with enquiries about whether his much-revered “Basic Points” research reports would still be published. The good news is that Donald is planning on resuming these reports, and a new issue may very well appear later this month.

In the meantime, Donald has also resumed his weekly audio commentaries, which can be accessed by clicking here or on his image in the right-hand sidebar of this site.

The latest recording was made on February 6 (althought the webcast site incorrectly mentions January 30). A full transcript of this recording was produced and is shared with you in the paragraphs below (courtesy of Green

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