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FridayFeb 10, 2017 3:55 pm

NetworkNewsBreaks – Newtek Business Services Corp. (NASDAQ: NEWT) at a Glance

Newtek Business Services (NASDAQ: NEWT), Your Business Solutions Company®, is an internally managed Business Development Company which, along with its controlled portfolio companies, provides a wide range of business services and financial products under the Newtek® brand to the small- and medium-sized business ("SMB") market. Since 1999, Newtek has provided state-of-the-art, cost-efficient products and services and efficient business strategies to over 100,000 SMB accounts across all 50 states to help them grow their sales, control their expenses and reduce their risk. Newtek and its portfolio companies' products and services include: business lending, SBA lending solutions, electronic payment processing, technology solutions…

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FridayFeb 10, 2017 1:02 pm

NetworkNewsBreaks – Top 10 Mid-day Percentage Gainers on February 10, 2017

Here is a list of stocks shaking up the markets today, with particular focus on NASDAQ and OTC small caps. The top gainers based on percentage: NTFU 32.69% – News: Converts all outstanding debt TSGL 19.65% – News: Announces 2017 goals MCIG 17.19% – News: Reduces common stock; Hosting quarterly conference call February 28, 2017 DPWW 13.54% – News: Opens Denver dispensary at VIP Cannabis site PLUG 12.29% – News: Hosting a conference call to discuss preliminary results for 2016 on February 24, 2017. HOPS 10.86% – News: Appoints independent director MOMT 10.00% – News: Hosting conference call and webcast…

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FridayFeb 10, 2017 12:39 pm

NetworkNewsBreaks – MediWound Ltd. (NASDAQ: MDWD) Still Inching Higher on Positive NexoBrid Results

Shares of MediWound (NASDAQ: MDWD) are ticking higher a day after the company reported positive results from its phase 2 study evaluating the safety, pharmacokinetics (transcutaneous absorption) and efficacy of NexoBrid in hospitalized children and adults with severe thermal burns. As a topically administered eschar removal agent, NexoBrid provides a much needed alternative to surgical excision. Surgery of large surfaces of eschar is often limited by the availability of the extensive donor site required. Additionally, surgical excision results in significant surgical burden on these very severe patients including immense blood loss. The phase 2 study included 36 patients with severe…

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FridayFeb 10, 2017 12:36 pm

NetworkNewsBreaks – Jaguar Animal Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAGX) Merger with Napo Pharmaceuticals Creates Significant Revenue Opportunities

In a move that captures synergistic and revenue-generating benefits, Jaguar Animal Health (NASDAQ: JAGX) is merging with San Francisco-based Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The merger of the two companies is expected to provide Jaguar with a significant prescription revenue stream from sales of Mytesi™, which is FDA-approved for the symptomatic relief of noninfectious diarrhea in human adults with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral therapy. The estimated U.S. market potential for Mytesti™, which launched in October 2016, is approximately $100 million in gross annual sales; the companies forecast the product will generate approximately $7.0 million in net sales in 2017. The active pharmaceutical ingredient…

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FridayFeb 10, 2017 11:50 am

NetworkNewsBreaks – ITUS Corp. (NASDAQ: ITUS) Shares Surge on Extended Record Date for $12M Stock Rights Offering

Shares of ITUS (NASDAQ: ITUS) are higher after the company changed the Record Date for its current stock rights offering of up to $12 million to March 1, 2017. New shareholders will need to purchase ITUS common stock by February 24, 2017. The company said it intends to use proceeds from the offering to reduce its debt and for general working capital purposes, including the continued development of Cchek™. "We are changing the Record Date due to the recent increased level of interest in ITUS and because we are presenting at 3 major investor conferences over the next two weeks…

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FridayFeb 10, 2017 11:11 am

NetworkNewsBreaks – SinglePoint, Inc. (SING) CEO Discusses Recent Share Price Increase in Interview on MoneyTV

Full-service mobile technology and marketing provider SinglePoint, Inc. (OTC: SING) this morning was announced as a featured company on this week’s episode of MoneyTV with Donald Baillargeon. MoneyTV is an internationally syndicated television program about “money and what makes it happen.” To view the show, visit www.MoneyTV.net. In this week’s episode, SinglePoint CEO Greg Lambrecht discusses the company’s recent milestones, including a sustained PPS increase. “First of all, we’re really pleased with the volume of the stock and the price increase that’s stayed there,” Lambrecht noted in the interview. “The second thing is, we really had three goals: to pay…

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FridayFeb 10, 2017 10:32 am

NetworkNewsBreaks – National Waste Management Holdings, Inc. (NWMH) Continues Vertical Expansion, Meeting Industry Demand

National Waste Management Holdings, Inc. (OTC: NWMH) has converted its established line of services to address the need for construction and demolition (C&D) debris recycling. “With a strong dedication to Department of Environmental Protection standards and to the Sustainable Materials Management approach, National Waste Management Holdings focuses on reducing the volume of excessive waste by recycling several C&D materials. For this purpose, it has transformed its entire line of services to focus on recycling and has plans to set up a portable waste sorting line at its landfill this year, so as to increase recyclable rates. The company receives a…

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ThursdayFeb 09, 2017 1:05 pm

NetworkNewsBreaks – Top 10 Mid-day Percentage Gainers on February 9, 2017

Here is a list of stocks shaking up the markets today, with particular focus on NASDAQ and OTC small caps. The top gainers based on percentage: TSGL 237.03% – News: Reports 2016 fiscal year preliminary revenue of $4.2M BIOC 24.25% – News: CEO issues stockholder letter ETST 22.03% – News: Adds four new scientists and doctors to Advisory Board BRKK 20.00% – News: Rogers Media selects RefCam for 2017 NHL Regular Season PTRC 11.09% – News: Intends to drill four wells in California and Oklahoma based on new positive 3-D seismic data PPHM 10.84% – News: Announces publication of positive…

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ThursdayFeb 09, 2017 1:05 pm

NetworkNewsBreaks – Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VKTX) Shares Reverse from Early Rally on Positive Initial Data from VK2809 Study

Shares of Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX) are trading lower, pulling back from a pre-market surge of 10% after the company announced positive initial results from a proof-of-concept study of VK2809 for the treatment of GSD Ia, a rare orphan genetic disease. The data demonstrates that treatment with VK2809 led to statistically significant reductions in key metabolic markers of GSD Ia, including rapid and substantial reductions in liver triglyceride content, liver weight and liver weight as a percentage of body weight, as compared with vehicle-treated controls. "These initial proof-of-concept data showing VK2809's activity in this model of GSD Ia are very…

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ThursdayFeb 09, 2017 12:18 pm

NetworkNewsBreaks – MemReg, Inc. (MREG) Announces Changes to Name and Ticker Symbol

Cloud-based health care software-as-a-service company MemReg, Inc. (OTC: MREG) this morning announced its intention to change its name to ORHub, Inc. in an effort to better reflect its current business. The change, which has already received FINRA approval, also includes a change in ticker symbol to ORHB, effective February 10, 2017. CEO Colt Melby noted the importance of this change in this morning’s update. “Our official name change and new stock ticker symbol signifies the final step in the Company's transformation into a publicly traded software company focused on development and commercialization of productivity and information software for surgical operations,”…

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