Reader Abraham notified me that Potash (POT) raised guidance after the bell.... hold on, need to get this egg off my face to read the press release. 

Some interesting developments late last week in the "steel making components" sector; coking coal and iron ore.  BHP Billiton (BHP) was able to push through a 55% increase with JFE Steel (Japan), and move from annual pricing to quarterly pricing - I am not sure which of those two is more striking.   While the duration of the contract is a potential game changer, the fact such a strong increase in price can happen when the w

What an interesting mix of guests were booked for the most recent episode of “Turning Hard Times Into Good Times”. We had a well educated author that believes our universities are turning our people into non thinking socialists. Also, a precious metals coin dealer and a president of a junior coal miner.

Since Nixon took us off the international gold standard in 1971, spending by the U.S. government as well as individuals and corporations has run amok.

Source: Interviewed by Karen Roche, Publisher, The Energy Report

Siddharth Rajeev, vice president of research for Fundamental Research Corp., talks about several of the bright spots he sees on the economic horizon in this exclusive interview with The Energy Report. Sid anticipates: recovery in 2010, with rising interest rates by the end of the year. . .longer-term growth in demand for uranium, which this year’s commodity corrections somehow managed to overlook. . .continuing strength for rare earth metals as applications expand in electronics and alternative energy. .

A Wave of Steel: If China isn't using as much steel as we thought, what's happening to stockpiles of copper, coal and iron ore?