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ThursdayApr 13, 2017 11:21 am

MGX Minerals, Inc. (MGXMF) Continues Strong Start to the Year as Lithium Mining Booms

In the first few months of 2017, MGX Minerals, Inc. (OTC: MGXMF) announced a cheaper lithium extraction process (http://nnw.fm/tQ5wC) that yielded 1600mg/L of lithium and also recovered potentially saleable by-products of magnesium, boron and potassium. The market for lithium-ion batteries is expected to grow in value to $46.21 billion annually within the next five years thanks to growing demand from electric car manufacturers such as Tesla, Nissan and BAIC Motor. Thanks to its unique characteristics, lithium provides the most energy per weight or volume, so batteries can be made smaller and more efficient. The demand is growing rapidly, and Deutsche…

ThursdayApr 13, 2017 9:00 am

Innovation Drives Market Growth in Competitive Solar Energy Segment

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: Since the downturn of gas prices in September 2014, focus on alternative energy has largely been placed on the backburner. This trend has reverberated across numerous industries. In the automotive market, for example, sales of hybrid electric vehicles in the United States have been on a steady decline since topping out in 2013, with the U.S. Department of Energy reporting a 28 percent decrease to under 385,000 units sold in 2015 (1). One segment that has been able to more successfully navigate this evolving market landscape, however, has been the solar energy sector. Driven by innovative market…

WednesdayApr 12, 2017 3:34 pm

ProBility Media Corp. (PBYA) Providing for the United States’ Shifting Economic Landscape

Recent studies undertaken by PWC (http://nnw.fm/l94Vf) show that excellent training and development programs are key factors that make an attractive employer, next to opportunities for career progression and financial incentives. The economic landscape in the U.S. is changing, and people are putting more thought into the skills and training they need to succeed in their workplaces. A Pew Research Center survey (http://nnw.fm/0KkI9) showed that the majority of employees see ongoing training as a very important factor for a successful career. This belief has, in some ways, been confirmed, as a Pew Research Center analysis of government jobs data showed that…

WednesdayApr 12, 2017 2:47 pm

ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. (CIIX) Eyes Germany’s Growing Medical Hemp Market

ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. (OTCQB: CIIX) attended the ‘Invest 2017’ exhibition in Stuttgart, Germany, on April 7-8, 2017, anticipating that the conference would be an opportunity for CIIX to introduce its hemp companies and products to German investors, but CIIX is not alone in seeing the growth opportunities for medical cannabis in that market. CIIX operates a website for Chinese-speaking investors. It has also opened, in the Shanghai Free Trade Area, a store that distributes CBD health oil products to the global Chinese-speaking population. Germany permits the use of medical marijuana, and it recently further loosened its regulations. Earlier this year, the…

WednesdayApr 12, 2017 2:02 pm

MGX Minerals (MGXMF) is Turning Oil Brine into White Gold with Novel PetroLithium™ Technology

MGX Minerals, Inc. (OTC: MGXMF) (CSE: XMG) (FRA: 1MG) may not be spinning straw into gold the way Rumpelstiltskin did, but it’s coming close with a novel technology that promises to produce ‘white gold’, or lithium from petroleum production brine. Its PetroLithium™ technology extracts lithium carbonate from the salt water that accompanies crude oil as it is pumped to the surface. Lithium carbonate represents a major source of lithium used extensively in batteries for electronic devices, and demand for the mineral is set to expand as sales of electric cars increase. MGX has acquired working interests in over 1.7 million…

WednesdayApr 12, 2017 12:47 pm

Moxian, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOXC) Files S-3 with SEC for Future Offerings of up To $50 Million

Moxian, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOXC), on March 17, 2017, filed a form S-3 with the SEC (http://nnw.fm/wgv8G), using a ‘shelf’ registration process, for its securities, with an aggregate initial offering price of up to $50 million. These future offerings could be made from time to time, in one or more offerings. Moxian is in the O2O business in China, providing an online platform for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with brick-and-mortar stores to compete online, interact with existing customers, and obtain new customers. At the same time, it offers an app to consumer users. Moxian is a high technology firm which…

WednesdayApr 12, 2017 8:30 am

Marijuana Industry Growth Fueled by Investments and Public Support for Legalization

The number of states in which the medical and recreational use of marijuana is legal continues to grow. Medical marijuana is now permitted in 28 states and Washington D.C. Last year, the North American legal marijuana industry grew to $6.7 billion, a 34 percent increase in just one year, according to Arcview Market Research. With the black market included, sales topped $56 billion. Public support is increasing as well – 57 percent of Americans supported the legalization of marijuana in 2016, up from 52 percent in 2014 (1). With the market expanding and public support increasing, there are more opportunities…

TuesdayApr 11, 2017 3:45 pm

CytoDyn’s (CYDY) PRO 140 Could Offer Advantages in Attack against AIDS

Today, AIDS is not the bulletproof killer it appeared to be in the 1980s. Current treatments for those infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), known collectively as Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART), have not destroyed the beast, but they have certainly tamed it. Although the infection still claims thousands of lives every year, for the majority of HIV-positive patients it is now a controllable chronic condition. Yet, while significantly decreasing mortality, HAART is plagued with complications that run the gamut from issues of toxicity and resistance, to patient compliance and adherence to treatment regimens. Nevertheless, PRO 140 from CytoDyn…

TuesdayApr 11, 2017 3:23 pm

ProBility Media Corp. (PBYA) Takes Vocational Training from the Ground Up to the Cloud

From its initial founding in 1946 as a brick-and-mortar bookstore in Houston, Texas, ProBility Media Corp. (OTCQB: PBYA) has taken off, migrating its services online to the cloud. As a result, its revenues have moved up, too. The company’s latest filing reports that net sales for the quarter ended January 31, 2017, rose year-over-year by 24 percent. Now the EdTEch company, aiming to become one of the largest providers of skilled trades education and training in the United States, has begun to explore international expansion to the countries that have adopted U.S.-based codes and training. ProBility Media Corp. continues its…

TuesdayApr 11, 2017 1:50 pm

eXp World Holdings, Inc. (EXPI) Using the Internet to Complement Real Estate Agents, Not Replace Them

Most businesses across numerous industries would agree that the internet has disrupted them in one way or another, either positively or negatively. Some believe the internet has led to technological advancements never seen before that have enabled them to cut costs, keep their information safe, and make certain day-to-day tasks easier. Others have seen the internet lead to an increase in unemployment, more space for security breaches, and a lack of human touch when it comes to interactions with consumers. But how has the proliferation of the internet disrupted those in the real estate industry? Recent studies (http://nnw.fm/cv7V0) show that…

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