This Week on StockHouse February 26 to March 2

A week on StockHouse in five minutes

With the rise in interest in mineral exploration in Canada’s Arctic (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/article.asp?edtID=19374 ), companies like Sabina Silver (TSX: V.SBB) are getting a second look, said Danny Deadlock in his Micro-cap Monday column.

From silver to uranium, the weekly Resource Report profiled a junior uranium company (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/article.asp?edtID=19373 ) with a promising Quebec property.

An African gold property (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/article.asp?edtID=19379 ) may offer significant value for investors of Lakota Resources (TSX: V.LAK), according to the Micro-cap Spotlight.

How substantial is the nationalization risk (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/article.asp?edtID=19381 ) for investors in resource stocks? StockHouse Publisher and Executive Editor Darin Diehl spoke to the executive director of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada on the eve of the PDAC conference in Toronto.

But if metals aren’t your thing, what’s about to become really big? James West offered a few ideas for investors interested in the nascent alternative energy sector (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/article.asp?edtID=19380 ).

If you can’t wait for a mine development or the greening of North America, you could play one of the short term picks (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/article.asp?edtID=19382 ) identified by Harry Boxer in this week’s Weekly Wizards column.

Given this week’s sell-off, some investors might be looking for old fashioned defensive names (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/article.asp?edtID=19386 ). Jon Ogg of 247 Wall Street offered his take on Tuesday’s tumult.

Health stocks are among the traditional defensive plays, because those companies continue to earn revenue even during an economic downturn. But some drug stocks take a drubbing on late stage drug development disappointments. The Bio Check looked into a new study that sheds some light on these Phase III surprises (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/article.asp?edtID=19387).

New blogs (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/article.asp?edtID=19388 ) are launched on StockHouse each week. Editor Keri Korteling profiled three writers who use three different strategies to identify investments.

Corporate shenanigans (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/article.asp?edtID=19389 ) at Shuffle Master (NASDAQ: SHFL) caught the eye of the Securities Sleuth this week.

George Leong, meanwhile, offered a technical analysis post mortem (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/article.asp?edtID=19394 ) for Tuesday’s market wreck.

While Don Vialoux said technical and fundamental factors played into his view that it’s time to sell U.S. homebuilding ETFs (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/article.asp?edtID=19396 ).

In Financially Fit, Nancy Zambell writes about making money in emerging markets. http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19400 

While Doug Casey outlines the possibility of excellent junior uranium opportunities in Australia in the Casey Files. http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19399 

And, in STANDUP Advice, John De Goey suggests passive products with professional advice is the way to go. http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19401