Posts Tagged ‘ rare earths ’

How to Play the Scramble for Rare Earths

Nov 3rd, 2010 | By | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies
Rare earths have gotten a lot of attention lately. Deservedly so, as you’ll see. This creates some opportunity for nimble speculators. Let’s take a look… Last month, China cut its shipments of rare earth exports to Japan. China and Japan have a maritime spat going on and this ban is probably ...read more

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Profit from Cheap Tech Plays Thanks to the Rare-Earth Element Shortage

Oct 22nd, 2010 | By | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Technology
Hard drives. Speakers. Wind turbines. All of these products have one thing in common: they rely on what are called rare-earth elements. This is because neodymium, one of the rare-earths, is the chief component of the strongest known permanent magnets. Since neodymium magnets are so strong, they can be smaller. You ...read more

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The 15 Rare Metals You’ve Never Heard Of

Apr 8th, 2008 | By | Category: Commodities, Investing Strategies, Macroeconomics
You’ve heard the good old story starting, “A guy walks into a bar,” right? OK, here’s my version of it: This guy walks into a supply house and goes up to the clerk behind the counter. He says, “Excuse me, but could I buy some lanthanum?” The clerk is busy smoking a ...read more

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