February 2017 - Page 2 of 12

ThursdayFeb 23, 2017 2:50 pm

The Alkaline Water Co. (WTER) Reports Revenue Jump of 78% for Nine Months Ended December 31, 2016

Expanded distribution to 36 more of the top national grocery retailers propelled The Alkaline Water Company, Inc. (OTCQB: WTER) to reach revenues of $8,927,976 for the nine months ended December 31, 2016. This represents an increase of 78% compared to $5,010,547 generated during the same period in 2015. For its third quarter ended December 31, 2016, sales were $2,973,689, a 67% increase from its sales of $1,777,701 for the same period in 2015. The company is in the bottled water industry. Its fiscal year ends March 31. For both periods, the company sharply cut its losses. For the three months…

ThursdayFeb 23, 2017 1:53 pm

Golden Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: GDEN) Set to Capitalize on the Immensity of the US Gambling Market

Billions of dollars are generated from the U.S. gambling market each year. Despite a new movement toward online gambling, especially in the United Kingdom, physical brick and mortar casinos are still dominating in terms of revenue. A political aspect that could impact the casino industry in the U.S. is the election of Donald Trump. Although moral issues still surround the market, the new president has close affiliations with the casino industry. In 2015, gross gaming revenue (GGR) came in at over 40%, but in 2016, according to CasinoNewsDaily.com (http://nnw.fm/6LdvT), the U.S. was at the top of the full-year losses chart,…

ThursdayFeb 23, 2017 1:03 pm

Vertex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: VTNR) Enters into $30 Million Credit Refinancing

Vertex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: VTNR) announced on February 8, 2017, that it has reached an agreement with Encina Business Credit, LLC (EBC) for a $30 million credit refinancing, including a funded term note, a draw term loan, and a revolving line of credit. The company indicated that the funds will be used to retire debt and for working capital. Vertex Energy, Inc., refines and markets high quality hydrocarbon products. It filed an 8-K with the SEC on February 7, 2017, defining the new credit facility from EBC. “The refinance of the company’s prior credit facility reflects our belief in the…

ThursdayFeb 23, 2017 9:10 am

Moxian, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOXC) Offers Customers a Convenient Shopping Experience through Efficient Design and Messaging Platform

China is one of the leaders of the online to offline (O2O) market, with this community expected to increase nearly 15-fold in the next five years according to Roland Berger (http://nnw.fm/N2DUc). The country is now leading the O2O world both from an adoption and innovation point of view. Brands across the country are now taking advantage of this new opportunity, with marketing campaigns that incorporate the digital and physical worlds. Why has the popularity of O2O grown so significantly in the past decade? Firstly, the sheer number of people connected to the internet via a mobile device has grown significantly.…

WednesdayFeb 22, 2017 3:27 pm

AudioEye, Inc. (AEYE) Adds 51 Banking Clients, Raises 2017 Bookings Goal

AudioEye, Inc. (OTCQB: AEYE) has 51 new banking customers this year, it announced on February 6, 2017 (http://nnw.fm/tyG8W), giving it a total of 175 additional banking clients over the past 12-month period. AudioEye, Inc. develops accessibility compliance software that enables its clients to use advanced technology to achieve greater accessibility. The result is that engineers are able to add accessibility into their websites. Dan Sullivan, vice president of sales, pointed out that adding 51 new banking clients in the first 47 days of 2017 is more than one new client per day in this sector. “Risk mitigation continues to be…

WednesdayFeb 22, 2017 12:59 pm

National Waste Management Holdings, Inc. (NWMH) Continues to Grow Thanks to Three-Pronged Approach to Business Strategy

Based in Florida, National Waste Management Holdings, Inc. (OTC: NWMH) is a growing waste management company providing compliant and comprehensive solutions for waste management. The company has created long-term partnerships with a variety of customers from multiple sectors, including municipal, commercial, industrial, and institutional. NWMH operates based upon a three-pronged approach: acquiring complementary businesses in Florida, Upstate New York and surrounding areas; expanding its presence across the United States; and increasing its operational efficiency with both its existing clients and any future acquisitions. In Florida, the company is currently covering Marion, Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Levy, Sumter, Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough…

WednesdayFeb 22, 2017 12:02 pm

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRX) Files SEC Prospectus

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRX) on January 10, 2017, filed with the SEC a prospectus (http://nnw.fm/9sGg6) for the sale in the aggregate of $33,842,512 of its common stock. The use of proceeds will be to fund both clinical and non-clinical studies of its product candidates and for general working capital. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals is a development stage biopharmaceutical company which is developing CPP-115 to treat reduced GABAergic signaling-associated neurological conditions, such as Tourette's and post-traumatic stress disorder. The FDA has designated CPP-115 orphan drug status in the U.S. for the treatment of infantile spasms. In Europe, for the treatment of West…

WednesdayFeb 22, 2017 10:20 am

ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. (CIIX) Taps Traditional Chinese Medicine Market with CBD

No one should have been astonished at the discovery, reported by NPR (http://nnw.fm/WboK6), of a ‘trove of cannabis plants found in (an) ancient tomb in China’. China represents a past civilization that has sprung many surprises over the centuries, and has given us some of our greatest inventions, including the compass, gunpowder, papermaking, and printing. On par with these innovations has been Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which has relied, in part, on herbal remedies (tui na). The use of plant derivatives to alleviate maladies is as natural to the Chinese as drinking tea, which itself is thought to promote dental…

WednesdayFeb 22, 2017 8:30 am

The Tangential Opportunities of the Cannabis Industry

The cannabis industry is heating up. More than half of the 50 states in the U.S. have now legalized marijuana for medicinal or recreational use, and several countries, including Brazil, Canada, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Portugal, Uruguay and the Netherlands, have also taken steps to legalize or decriminalize cannabis in the last two years. As a result, the cannabis industry has become ripe with new business opportunities. Recent developments in the industry, both locally and globally, have opened doors to tangential industries for companies like SinglePoint, Inc. (SING) (SING Profile), Medicine Man Tech, Inc. (MDCL), Reliq Health Technologies (RQHTF), General Cannabis…

TuesdayFeb 21, 2017 3:19 pm

eXp World Holdings, Inc. (EXPI) Still Growing Despite the 2016 Drop in Housing Affordability

At the end of 2016, the Federal Reserve announced that it would be raising its key interest rate for the first time since the housing bubble burst between 2005 and 2006. According to an article on Realtor.com (http://nnw.fm/yq2Tv), the interest on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage is expected to grow from under 4.2% in 2016 to anywhere between 4.5% and 5% by the end of this year. Despite the rise in home prices slowing, they are still expected to go up 4% in 2017. In addition, Realtor.com (http://nnw.fm/xaZG4) reported 12% less available homes for sale in November 2016 than in…

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