Published 09/08/2010 - 5:22 p.m. EST
September
8th is a big day, 2010 Rosh Hashanah;
the Jewish New Year and the first
official trade
day of Galico Capital (Bradbard’s
new
CTA).Crude traded well above the 20 day
MA but failed to
settle above that level; in
October at $74.60.
Published 09/08/2010 - 12:58 p.m. EST
By Steve Gozdecki
Although
they have grown in
importance to become part of
our everyday lives, the term “rare earth
element” rarely comes up in our daily
conversations. Yet rare earth
elements — the 17
chemical elements that include scandium, yttrium
and
the 15 lanthanides — are a crucial component
in such things as high-tech
electronic gadgets,
hybrid automobiles, wind turbines and the
catalysts
used in oil refining. They also have a
wide range of military
applications.