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Friday, February 9, 2007 By the StockHouse editorial team

The week began with a silver lining. Orko Silver (TSX: V.OK, BullBoards), a silver junior with a big land position in the Durango State in Mexico, was the featured firm in Danny Deadlock’s Micro-cap Monday column. Further south, International PBX (TSX: V.PBX, BullBoards) holds some interesting copper properties in Chile. But the thing to watch, according to Resource Report senior editor Doug Hadfield, is the company’s Copaquire copper molybdenum project in northern Chile. From rocks to rock ‘n roll – Digital Music licenses digital music recordings to online music stores like Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL, BullBoards) iTunes site. The company warranted a strong buy from Institutional Research Partners. Investors who read Steven Saville‘s latest column may be more cautious about their investments going forward. A forecast for reduced profits and less liquidity had the columnist forecasting a down year for U.S. stock markets. But natural resources stocks are expected to push higher, according to Clif Droke. In fact, fundamental and technical factors point to renewed gains for gold exchange traded funds, according to ETF Check columnist Don Vialoux. In our list of lists, Solitare Minerals (TSX: V.SLT, BullBoards) was the latest junior uranium company to vault to the top of the BullBoards. For more on what users are talking about, check out this week’s StockHouse Top Five. Among the list of company shenaniga! ns ident ified by the Securities Sleuth, insiders at Nutrisystem (NASDAQ: NTRI, BullBoards) were selling late last year, and emerged unscathed after warning Q1 earnings would not meet expectations. Jordan Kimmel, this week’s market wizard, liked the consumer confidence data, which gave him confidence that the bull market is simply digesting gains. STANDUP Advice author John De Goey chimed in with a timely column in RRSP season about which questions you ought to be asking your financial advisor. While contributing editor Nancy Zambell wrote about how to own real estate without qualifying for a mortgage. REITs were the subject of this week’s Financially Fit column. And in Pure Energy, Mike Schaefer says there could be a civil war brewing within OPEC. By viewing any material on or distributed by Stockgroup and its Information Providers you agree to both the following disclaimer, and the full disclaimer that can be viewed here. Any holdings, theories, speculation or trades appearing anywhere on Stockgroup’s network of websites should not be relied upon for purposes of transacting securities or other investments, nor should they be construed as an offer or solicitation of an offer to sell or buy any security. This applies to any material regardless of source, placement, presentation or reproduction. Any Information Providers to Stockgroup or employees of Stockgroup may from time to time have positions in the stocks or other entities mentioned anywhere on the StockHouse. You bear responsibility for your own investment research and decisions and should seek the advice of a qualified securities professional before making any investment. Stockgroup and its contributors makes no guarantee as to the validity of any information, speculation, theories or research present! ed herei n whether pertaining to the past, present or future. The Service and The Materials are provided by Stockgroup and other Information Providers on an "as is" basis, and Stockgroup and other Information Providers expressly disclaim any and all warranties, express or implied, including, without limitation, warranties of satisfactory quality and fitness for a particular purpose, with respect to the service or any materials and products. In no event shall Stockgroup and other Information Providers be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, or consequential damages of any kind whatsoever with respect to The Service, The Materials, and The Products.