James E. Finch's Articles

  • 9 Survival Tips for the Market Shakeout Blues
    Investors who bought during the top of the frothy commodities rally are now panicking or kicking themselves. Neither activity helps an investor or trader think straight. Below are a few tips in dealing with the current market shakeout
  • A 'Call' On The Price of Uranium?
    Uranium stocks are moving higher because of the rapid rise in the spot price of uranium. We talked to Strathmore Minerals Chief Executive Dev Randhawa about how his company may be thought of as an unexpired call option on the uranium. Because it is next to impossible to directly purchase uranium and benefit from that commodity's rising price, many investors are turning to the junior uranium development companies, such as Strathmore Minerals.
  • A Company’s Story Must Carry Impingement Value to Obtain Widespread Publicity
    What brings the media to your company’s door? Why do some stories appear in print, while others get lost in the shuffle? How can you impinge upon a reporter to make him or her eager to interview you?
  • A Nuclear Power Plant May Be Next for New Mexico
    We continue the series entitled, “New Mexico Joins the Nuclear Renaissance,” and discover New Mexican lawmakers want a nuclear reactor in their state. How popular is this idea?
  • Al Gore’s Inconvenient Infomercial: A Movie Review
    Is “An Inconvenient Truth” a documentary about Global Warming, or Al Gore’s microphone-grabbing, spotlight-snatching platform to whine about, and revisit, his presidential election loss, six years ago? Instead of ruling the Western World with a Green Fist, Al Gore starred in a new movie persuading us to stop using up so much energy.
  • April Uranium Price Forecast: $110/Pound
    TradeTech’s Price Outlook for April is $95 - $110/pound, compared to the March 31st Exchange Value of $95/pound. Earlier this past week, Entergy Corp’s (ETR) director of nuclear fuel told Dow Jones MarketWatch, “There’s a period where the market is going to be very ugly from a buyer’s standpoint.”
  • Are There Any Great, New Mining Stocks Left?
    Where are the hot and cold spots around the world for resource investors? The stampeding bull market in commodities has investors reaching for new ideas. Highly respected newsletter writer Lawrence Roulston of “Resource Opportunities” favors Canada, Alaska and China for investing in mining and energy companies.
  • Beijing to Increase More Natural and CBM gas for 2008 Olympics
    This calls for a different recipe – using more natural gas in the ramp up time before the 2008 Olympics, which will be held about 13 months from now.
  • Both Molybdenum and Uranium Vital for Nuclear Reactors
    Molybdenum plays a more vital role in the global nuclear renaissance than you might suspect. Without the silvery white metal, the world’s energy infrastructure would somewhat suffer. But, nuclear power plants would be set back at least two decades.
  • Cameco’s Uranium for New Mexico’s New Enrichment Facility?
    According to a New Mexico State Senator, the proposed uranium enrichment facility in New Mexico may be getting its uranium from Canada, completing shutting the U.S. out of the mining and enrichment process steps of the nuclear fuel cycle. Will Cameco be the supplier? If so, will the uranium ore come from Canada or Kazakhstan?
  • Canadian Coalbed Methane Stocks: 7 Things to Know Before Investing
    One of Canada's leading petrogeologists, Dr. David Marchioni, cautions investors on what they should be looking for, before investing in the red-hot Canadian Coalbed Methane (CBM) Stocks. There are 7 Key Ingredients that make up a successful CBM play. He warns that some Canadian CBM plays are pricey and mature, although many investors are still climbing onboard the bandwagon. Dr. Marchioni also names his favorite CBM stocks.
  • China’s Battle for African Uranium
    Fortunately, we had the opportunity to chat with Forsys chief executive Duane Parnham late last week. His company had announced the completion of the pre-feasibility study on the company’s Valencia uranium deposit in Namibia.
  • China’s Coalbed Methane Attracting Carbon Traders
    As a result, we believe China’s coalbed methane gas should become a very valuable commodity and attract widespread foreign capital to those companies developing CBM in China. We also suspect that foreign-owned CBM companies developing these projects could become beneficiaries of carbon trading credits – potentially adding cash to their revenue streams.
  • China’s Energy Plan to Reduce Its Dependence upon Coal
    China's air pollution and coal mining deaths have horrified the global community. The country is now taking actions to reduce both. One energy plan includes coal bed methane gas, which vents the coal mines and prevents explosions. It is used as a natural gas, and is helping China expand its dependence upon a cleaner burning fuel. Now Canadian companies are rushing to China to capitalize upon the opportunities the Chinese govt is giving them. How can investors benefit from this?
  • Cohen Research Report Bullish on Pacific Asia China Energy
    We reviewed a research firm’s report on a coalbed methane company. Cohen Independent Research Group issued a Buy recommendation on the shares of Pacific Asia China Energy (TSX: PCE), calling those shares “grossly undervalued.” Why is it undervalued?
  • Could Spot Uranium Prices Reach $100/pound?
    Energy Guru Bill Powers Forecasts Uranium Shortfall in Three Years. Bill
    Powers focuses on investment opportunities in the Canadian energy sector,
    mainly independent oil & gas companies and now uranium companies. We
    talked with him and he thinks uranium could reach $100/pound this decade.
  • Could ViRexx Medical’s ‘Linked Recognition’ Research Lead to a Cancer Vaccine?
    Dr. Lorne Tyrrell pioneered lamivudine as the standard treatment for hepatitis B virus (HBV). Now a success, he observed the drug’s shortcomings. Now CEO of ViRexx Medical, Tyrrell hopes his latest development, Chimigen, will offer new hope for HBV, other infectious diseases, and cancer.
  • Earth’s Population to Drop by 80 Percent, Says Top U.K. Scientist
    An exclusive interview with James Lovelock about his latest book, our doomed civilization, how today’s environmental movement is wrecking the environment and nuclear energy remains one of our few hopes for the survival of our society and quality of life.
  • Even Higher Uranium Prices Ahead This Summer
    Will we see a dramatic spike in uranium prices this summer? Some industry insiders have forecast spikes that could send uranium soaring to between $55 and $100/pound. Most were not expecting this to occur during 2006. However, there are several reasons we believe something could crack wide open in the uranium market over the next 100 days.
  • Exelon VP Thanks Speculators for Uranium Price Rise
    “From the point of view of today’s price, they (speculators) did us a favor by sending a really strong signal to the production-side community that it was time to get out there and start looking to get stuff back into production,” Exelon Corp nuclear fuels vice president James Malone told us.
  • Expect Higher Uranium Prices in February
    Buyers have begun to show willingness in paying higher prices for uranium oxide. Sellers remain confident they can get even higher prices. The recent impasse ended when Trade Tech raised the uranium spot price indicator to $75/pound in the consulting firm’s month-end report.
  • Exploiting Uranium Price Market Inefficiencies
    Because of rapid developments in the uranium sector, over the past three years, the market place continues attempting to digest all the news and adjust accordingly.
  • Explosion in Nuclear Energy Demand Coming
    Sprott Asset Management uranium expert Kevin Bambrough talked with us about the “second leg” of the current uranium bull market. He sees a massive nuclear build up heading our way with “the environmentalists leading the charge.” He said many price projections may be inaccurate because “people are underestimating future demand.”
  • Exposed: The World’s Best Kept Uranium Secret
    The Republic of Niger is the world's fourth largest uranium producer, nearly monopolized by Cogema. Two newcomers recently obtain concessions to explore for uranium in properties adjacent to Cogema. Will they become a serious uranium producer in Niger?
  • Foreign Demand May Jeopardize Uranium Supply for U.S. Utilities
    We discussed with Jeff Combs, the Ux Consulting president, from which countries future uranium supplies may come, and who is going after those supplies more aggressively. He warns about the risks and rewards of Kazakhstan and Mongolia, looks to Africa for supplies, and talks about Russia’s expansion.
  • Getting Word of Mouth Started: New Book PR Method
    We wanted feedback and a greater audience before publishing the print version of our new book. We gambled on a ‘public and peer review’ to help improve the quality of our book, and at the same time get out word of mouth. Did it work?
  • High Costs, Waste Issues Stall Nuclear Renaissance
    The environmental lobby is forcing some utilities to pass along the licensing costs for new nuclear power plants to the utility's consumer. Not small change either. According to an S&P analyst, the permitting costs could run as high as $2.5 billion per nuclear plant.
  • How Did ISL Uranium Mining Begin?
    According to the World Nuclear Association, 21 percent of the world’s uranium production came about from ISL mining in 2004. We conducted interviews with some of the world’s top ISL experts, including the father of ISL, to help you better understand how uranium is currently mined for the world’s nuclear power plants.
  • How is the Weekly Spot Uranium Price Calculated?
    Find out from the Ux Consulting president exactly how the spot price of uranium is calculated every week. It’s not so simple. It impacts uranium investors worldwide.
  • How Soon Will Saudi Arabia Turn to Nuclear Energy?
    How soon will Saudi Arabia join the nuclear club? You might be surprised with our investigation. How will this change the world’s energy picture? Water desalination will be the driving force behind Saudi’s entry into nuclear energy.

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