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AGORACOM Financial News TV – Breaking Small-Cap And Micro-Cap Financial News At The Open (September 30/09)

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Good morning to you all. Please find enclosed a summary of the breaking small-cap and micro-cap financial news we highlighted on our TV show this morning. It’s September 30th and we’ve found 3 great press release and 1 stock halts to report on at the open. Another great day for mall-cap and micro-cap financial news.

If you are new to the show, it is a daily, fast-paced, edgy report that we put out at or before the open everyday that strictly reports on the best small cap and micro cap news of the day in 3-5 minutes. You can watch AGORACOM TV right from our home page .

If you miss an episode or want to search for your company in our archive, you can visit our industry leading Small-Cap Podcast site at any time:

If you want to subscribe to our Small-Cap RSS Feed or download our podcast everyday via iTunes, or your favourite podcatcher, just use the following:

As always, don’t forget to visit the AGORACOM Marketplace where we list compelling summaries for over 85 great small-cap and micro-cap companies that you can sort by exchange and industry to suit your personal investing tastes.

TODAY’S SMALL-CAP AND MICRO-CAP BREAKING FINANCIAL NEWS BEFORE THE OPEN

Our daily show focuses on content over form so that you can get profitable information into your hands as fast as possible. The same holds true for these entries in our small-cap, micro-cap news blog, where I simply cut and paste my TV notes for your benefit, without any editing, so don’t give me a hard time!

Now, onto our show notes for the day.

** Denotes an AGORACOM Client. AGORACOM TV Only Reports News From AGORACOM Clients That Meets The Same Newsworthy Threshold Of All Other Press Releases.

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AGORACOM Interview: John Kaiser Talks Rare Earth Metals From Cambridge Conference

Posted by AGORACOM at 11:11 AM on Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Good morning to you all.  As many resource stock investors know, the Cambridge Conference just wrapped up this past weekend in Toronto and it included several great keynote presentations from the likes of Peter Grandich and John Kaiser.  Unfortunately, geography limits the ability of most investors to attend these conferences and consume some of the great information.

As a result, AGORACOM went out of its way this year to make some of that important information accessible to investors around Canada, the USA and the world.  We have already posted some of those videos on the AGORACOM YouTube Channel and the AGORACOM blog.  We will continue to post many more over the next 2 days, so make sure to bookmark both of them.

To this end, I’m really happy to provide you with my interview with renowned market commentator, John Kaiser, of Kaiser Bottom-Fish Online.  John is fast becoming one of the leading authorities on Rare Earth Metals, a subject I am all too familiar with given AGORACOM’s investor relations work with Avalon Rare Metals between 2005-2008.  For those of you unfamiliar with rare earth metals (and you should be) they are are now vital to a growing number of applications in electronics, automotive, aerospace, alternative energy and environmental protection.  As Avalon says, they are the metals of the future.

In light of this, the following interview with John Kaiser is invaluable in helping you understand the importance of rare metals, their future and what to look for in a rare earth metals company in which you are considering making an investment.  If you like what John has to say, take a closer look at his website and consider becoming a subscriber to his newsletter.  It isn’t cheap but you get what you pay for.

The interview is a total of 10 minutes and 20 seconds long but due to YouTube’s 10-minute limit for uploaded videos, we had to splice the interview in 2 parts, which I’ve embedded below. For best sound quality, I suggest putting on your headset/earphones.

PART 1 – The State Of The Industry

PART 2 – Sample Companies And What To Look For

Regards,
George

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AGORACOM Financial News TV – Breaking Small-Cap And Micro-Cap Financial News At The Open (September 29/09)

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Good morning to you all. Please find enclosed a summary of the breaking small-cap and micro-cap financial news we highlighted on our TV show this morning. It’s September 29th and we’ve found 2 great press release and 1 stock halts to report on at the open. Another great day for mall-cap and micro-cap financial news.

If you are new to the show, it is a daily, fast-paced, edgy report that we put out at or before the open everyday that strictly reports on the best small cap and micro cap news of the day in 3-5 minutes. You can watch AGORACOM TV right from our home page .

If you miss an episode or want to search for your company in our archive, you can visit our industry leading Small-Cap Podcast site at any time:

If you want to subscribe to our Small-Cap RSS Feed or download our podcast everyday via iTunes, or your favourite podcatcher, just use the following:

As always, don’t forget to visit the AGORACOM Marketplace where we list compelling summaries for over 85 great small-cap and micro-cap companies that you can sort by exchange and industry to suit your personal investing tastes.

TODAY’S SMALL-CAP AND MICRO-CAP BREAKING FINANCIAL NEWS BEFORE THE OPEN

Our daily show focuses on content over form so that you can get profitable information into your hands as fast as possible. The same holds true for these entries in our small-cap, micro-cap news blog, where I simply cut and paste my TV notes for your benefit, without any editing, so don’t give me a hard time!

Now, onto our show notes for the day.

** Denotes an AGORACOM Client. AGORACOM TV Only Reports News From AGORACOM Clients That Meets The Same Newsworthy Threshold Of All Other Press Releases.

  • Linear Gold – TSX:LRR $2.17
  • Jiangbo Pharmaceuticals – OTC.BB: JGBO $12.45
  • Regent Pacific Properties – TSX-V:RPP.P Stock Halted Pending News

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Markets, Money and Life Show (Video) From The Floor Of The Cambridge Conference

Posted by AGORACOM at 3:34 PM on Monday, September 28th, 2009
Peter Has Gone From E-Mail To Blogging To Podcasting and Now YouTube. Grandich 2.0!
Peter Has Gone From E-Mail To Blogging To Podcasting and Now YouTube. Grandich 2.0!

Good afternoon to you all and thanks to everyone that came out this weekend. The feedback we received from investors/visitors to this blog was simply fantastic and has only furthered our resolve to continue delivering great content pertaining to Markets, Money and Life.

To this end, please find enclosed our 2-part show which was taped this weekend from the floor of the Cambridge Conference.  It is in 2 parts because YouTube only allows videos up to 10 minutes, so part 1 is 9 minutes (hence, why you see me give the “chop” signal just before the 10-minute mark … remind me to beat our editor 🙂 and part 2 is 5 minutes.

The guys also needed time to come in and edit the video, which was especially difficult due to Peter’s demands that he look 10 years younger and a whole lot smarter … sorry Peter, we couldn’t get the Einstein hair to work 🙂

The amazing thing about all this is that Peter Grandich has now gone from delivering his newsletter/thoughts via direct mail, e-mail, blogging, podcasting and now YouTube.   Talk about re-inventing yourself. Way to go Petey.

For those of you who are new to the show, click here for the archive, click here for the iTunes download, click here for the podcast page on SmallCapPodcast, where you can listen to each show.

Without further adieu, here are both parts of the interview. Yes, that is me wearing an Eli Manning Giants shirt. Peter is going to get it autographed and we are going to auction it off for his favourite charity.

PART 1

PART 2

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A Treasury Funding Crisis For The US As Early As October?

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:35 AM on Monday, September 28th, 2009

The rally has taken Treasury yields — which move opposite the bonds’ price — to their lowest levels since spring, and have helped push mortgage rates to their lowest levels in three months. The Fed’s active presence has also raised questions of whether the rally is sustainable.

Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2009

The Fed has accounted for half of all Treasury purchases in Q2 ($164 billion of total of $339 billion).  Below we present data for what could be construed as a Treasury funding crisis borne out of lack of demand for longer maturities, once the QE portion of UST purchases expires. This crisis could hit as soon as October.

ZeroHedge.com, September 25, 2009

Regards,
George

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Hege Fund Legend, Julian Robertson, Paints The Case For Gold – Serious Inflation + US Armageddon If China/Japan Stop Buying Debt

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:31 AM on Monday, September 28th, 2009

(The following quote via TraderMark)

Julian Robertson is a legend; when he speaks – I listen.

Robertson had the best hedge fund record throughout the 1980s and 1990s. It is reported that the compound rate of return to his investors was 32%. During his active years, he was considered to be the “Wizard of Wall Street.” His hedge fund, Tiger Management, became the world’s largest fund, which peaked at over $23 billion invested.

He seems to appear on CNBC once a year, this is our opportunity to learn via osmosis.

(a) Nailed it —> [Oct 30, 2007: Julian Robertson Calling for “Doozy of a Recession“] <— market, as a “forward looking indicator” was at all time highs
(b) Nailed it —> [Oct 13, 2008: Julian Robertson Buying Some of Our Names – But Bearish on Economy]

——

A few days ago, Mr. Robertson appeared on CNBC TV a couple of days ago and his comments have really caught the attention of online investors.  (Peter Grandich, AGORACOM Chief Commentator, would love him).  I’ve provided you with an 8-minute clip of the interview, which is worth its’ weight in gold given his track record.  Some of his comments include:

  • We’re in for some rough waters. The recession is temporarily over but the US has not addressed its problems
  • The US can’t possibly pay back its debt
  • Tragic that US leadership has put the country in this position
  • Correct course is to scale back, stop spending and start saving
  • It’s almost Armageddon if China and/or Japan stop buying US debt
  • Inflation risk is much higher than deflation
  • 6-7%  interest rate is conservative … we could easily see 15-20%
  • Chinese don’t want to stop buying our bonds – but there could be circumstances where they have to
  • His solution would cause temporary pain in America. People will have to ask for it because government won’t.
  • Japan could be forced to sell some long-term US bonds, which is much worse than not buying
  • China is buying short-term debt because US can’t sell long-term debt.  History has shown that short-term borrowing is fatal.
  • US has yet to attack their problems.  “Stimulating” is just spend and borrow in disguise.  US needs to stop.

Drawing my own conclusions, gold would absolutely benefit from both high inflation and a loss of confidence in US debt, which would have to mean a loss of confidence in the $USD.  What were once fringe scenarios are now very plausible scenarios.

Regards,
George

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AGORACOM Financial News TV – Breaking Small-Cap And Micro-Cap Financial News At The Open (September 28/09)

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:00 AM on Monday, September 28th, 2009

Good morning to you all. Please find enclosed a summary of the breaking small-cap and micro-cap financial news we highlighted on our TV show this morning. It’s September 28th and we’ve found 4 great press release and stock halts to report on at the open. Another great day for mall-cap and micro-cap financial news.

If you are new to the show, it is a daily, fast-paced, edgy report that we put out at or before the open everyday that strictly reports on the best small cap and micro cap news of the day in 3-5 minutes. You can watch AGORACOM TV right from our home page .

If you miss an episode or want to search for your company in our archive, you can visit our industry leading Small-Cap Podcast site at any time:

If you want to subscribe to our Small-Cap RSS Feed or download our podcast everyday via iTunes, or your favourite podcatcher, just use the following:

As always, don’t forget to visit the AGORACOM Marketplace where we list compelling summaries for over 85 great small-cap and micro-cap companies that you can sort by exchange and industry to suit your personal investing tastes.

TODAY’S SMALL-CAP AND MICRO-CAP BREAKING FINANCIAL NEWS BEFORE THE OPEN

Our daily show focuses on content over form so that you can get profitable information into your hands as fast as possible. The same holds true for these entries in our small-cap, micro-cap news blog, where I simply cut and paste my TV notes for your benefit, without any editing, so don’t give me a hard time!

Now, onto our show notes for the day.

** Denotes an AGORACOM Client. AGORACOM TV Only Reports News From AGORACOM Clients That Meets The Same Newsworthy Threshold Of All Other Press Releases.

  • WPCS International Incorporated – NASDAQ:WPCS $3.60
  • ProTech Industries – OTC.BB:PTCK $2.00
  • Dynasty Mining and Metals  – TSX:DMM $3.80
  • PC Gold – TSX-V:PKL $0.77

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AGORACOM Chief Commentator On BNN. Gold, US Dollar and Shorting The Market “Melt Up”

Posted by AGORACOM at 1:53 AM on Monday, September 28th, 2009

Grandich BNN - 0909

AGORACOM Chief Commentator and my great friend, Peter Grandich, was once again a guest on BNN Friday.  This time he was on “Market Call” with Howard Green at 1PM EST.  There is a reason why Peter is a frequent guest on BNN (and almost every major financial media) – he is eerily uncannily right about the markets.  More importantly, he always provides a firm opinion and never hedges his best by playing the “ying-yang” game that so many commentators like to do.

You can view the 1st half of his appearance by clicking on the image above.  In the clip, he discusses the following:

  • US markets face a “mini melt-up” from fund managers chasing the markets
  • 10,500 on the Dow is very possible and would use it as another opportunity to short the market
  • Most bullish on gold than at any time in the past 25 years
  • Chinese openly telling citizens to buy gold, not US Treasuries
  • Germany’s Bundesbank will refrain from big gold sales in the first year of a new central bank gold sales agreement
  • Gold has performed equally well during periods of deflation.  Inflation connection is a misnomer
  • Responded to question regarding Timmins Gold (Grandich Posts) (AGORACOM HUB)
  • Responded to question regarding Crescent Resources (Grandich Posts) (AGORACOM HUB)
  • Responded to question regarding Formation Capital  (Grandich Posts) (AGORACOM HUB)
  • Responded to question regarding Eastmain Resources  (Grandich Posts) (AGORACOM HUB)
  • Responded to question regarding “sleeper metal of 2010”
  • Discussing (lack of) effectiveness of Obama Administration
  • Responded to question regarding vale of diamonds

Peter then went on to discuss his top picks, which BNN posted as a separate clip that you can view here.  He discussed:

BNN went over some of Peter’s past picks, which are up over 80% on average.  In fairness, Northern Dynasty made up the majority of that number but all 3 of his picks were solidly up … try finding that kind of performance from other commentators and money managers.

Regards,
George

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This Week’s Show To Take Place Via Video From The Cambridge Conference On Saturday. Come Join Us

Posted by AGORACOM at 11:05 AM on Friday, September 25th, 2009

Hey, gang.  Please be advised that our Friday show is actually taking place on Saturday from the floor of the Cambridge Conference in Toronto (click here for your free pass as Cambridge is now charging $20 at the door) and you’re all invited to watch it live and participate.

We will be taping the show via video from the AGORACOM booth (#1006) at 12:30 PM sharp.  It should be a lot of fun and truly interactive, so make sure to come by to participate, meet Peter and abuse me over my Cowboys defeat last week 🙂

For those of you who won’t be at the show, we’ll be posting the video to YouTube, this blog and a hundred other places.

Regards,
George

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Markets, Money And Life With Grandich and George Now On iTunes!

Posted by AGORACOM at 10:42 AM on Friday, September 25th, 2009

I’m happy to announce that our hugely successful, wildly popular, bandwidth busting Friday show – Money, Markets and Life With Grandich and George – has now been approved by Apple and available for download via iTunes.  In addition, the show has it’s own podcast section on smallcappodcast.com.  Have a look at the images below, which you can also click on to take you to your destination of choice.

Regards,
George

Peter Is Podcasting? There Really Is A God Afterall!

Peter Is Podcasting? There Really Is A God Afterall!

grandich itunes

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