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MondayMay 08, 2017 12:55 pm

India Globalization Capital, Inc. (NYSE: IGC) Positioned to Lead in Phytocannabinoid Pharmaceuticals

A study recently highlighted by the American Epilepsy Society (AES) at its 70th annual meeting focused on the potential of cannabidiol (CBD), a derivative of the cannabis plant, as a promising treatment for reducing both the frequency and severity of seizures in children with drug resistant epilepsies (http://nnw.fm/u3xAh). According to the study, patients who received CBD treatment exhibited over 45 percent mean reduction in seizures, and researchers were outspoken in support of further research. Cannabidiol is the most abundant non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in the cannabis plant. Both anecdotal evidence and pre-clinical research have suggested that CBD may have a broad…

MondayMay 08, 2017 8:53 am

Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. (NASDAQ: MTBC) Set to Increase Revenues Substantially in 2017 with New Acquisition

The hiatus after its initial public offering (IPO) in 2014 has come to an end, and Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. (NASDAQ: MTBC; MTBCP) has rebooted its acquisition strategy by bringing two new businesses under its wing. In late 2016, the company completed its acquisition of MediGain, LLC, a Texas-based medical billing specialist, and its subsidiary, Millennium Practice Management Associates, LLC, a New Jersey-based medical billing company. Now, with its bottom line enhanced as costs are spread over the larger organizational structure, MTBC is also set to see its top line improve substantially. The MediGain acquisition will expand MTBC’s revenue base…

FridayMay 05, 2017 3:41 pm

Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) Sees Global Growth Intensify in Processing of Non-Cash Transactions

Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) is growing its sales in the quick-expanding world of cashless transaction processing, which is exhibiting its greatest gains in retail and in the emerging Asian and Latin American markets, according to the World Payments Report 2016 (http://nnw.fm/MY0tu) by Capgemini. Net Element itself showed a 35% revenue increase in FY2016 to $54.3 million versus the same period in 2015. SeeThruEquity (http://nnw.fm/W3Dpi) projects the company’s sales at $62.9 million in FY2017. Zacks Small Cap Research (http://nnw.fm/R3FcB) estimates Net Element’s 2017 sales at $62 million and for 2018 at $73.5 million. Net Element is a financial technology group…

FridayMay 05, 2017 2:37 pm

India Globalization Capital, Inc. (NYSE: IGC) Engages a Critical Point in Cannabis History

Cannabis is now legal medically or recreationally in 28 states in the U.S., and companies such as India Globalization Capital, Inc. (NYSE MKT: IGC) are developing revolutionary cannabinoid-based combination pharmaceutical therapies. Cannabis’ history doesn’t begin in the 1960s. Scientists have dated burned cannabis seeds found in Siberia to 3,000 B.C., and mummified psychoactive marijuana has been found in tombs of individuals buried around 2,500 B.C. Fast forward a few thousand years and add laws, regulations, and cultural stigma, and behold one of the most disputed substances. In the 1850s, recreational cannabis was considered fashionable in the U.S., and it was…

FridayMay 05, 2017 9:13 am

Kootenay Zinc Corp. (CSE: ZNK) (OTCQB: KTNNF) is “One to Watch”

Kootenay Zinc Corp. (CSE: ZNK) (OTCQB: KTNNF) is a mineral exploration and development company focused on discovering large-scale sedimentary-exhalative (“SEDEX”) zinc deposits. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the company is ideally positioned near its primary target, the Sully Property, located 18 miles east of the world-class Sullivan Mine. Of the 22 raw materials tracked by the Bloomberg Commodity Index, zinc was the best-performing base metal in 2016. Based on a widening global supply deficit, outlook for the commodity remains strong. As the most closely tied base metal to the Chinese economy, zinc demand and prices are expected to rise well…

ThursdayMay 04, 2017 12:27 pm

India Globalization Capital (NYSE: IGC) Strategically Staking Claims in the Medical Marijuana Markets

In a testament to its medical efficacy, 29 states and the District of Columbia have now legalized medical marijuana. This groundswell with state sanction and now widespread public acceptance has started a stampede of companies jockeying to profit from legalization. From the sale of oils and extracts to specialized cultivation, multiple companies are rushing into this new market hoping to cash in on surging demand. However, rushing in just might not be the right approach to making real money in this sector. There’s an old adage that says the way to create real wealth is to find out where everyone…

ThursdayMay 04, 2017 9:00 am

Integrated Payment Services Are Revolutionizing the Consumer Buying Experience

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: When it comes to ecommerce, integrated payment solutions provide consumers more flexibility in their shopping than ever before. The conveniences of these solutions have long been in the making (the first online payment services started in the 1990s) and today promise to be the future of payments. For consumers, integrated payments mean the capability to initiate a transaction on a smart device, complete the buying process online, and finalize the transaction in store or via home shipment. For merchants, this translates to streamlined accounting, stronger customer relationships, integrated payment acceptance into next-generation and legacy point-of-sale systems, customer…

WednesdayMay 03, 2017 1:21 pm

National Waste Management Holdings, Inc. (NWMH) Following a Proven Path of Success

Almost everyone has seen the cartoon of a big fish gobbling up a smaller fish then getting gobbled up itself by an even larger fish. On Wall Street, growth through acquisitions has typically proved to be immensely popular for every size fish. However, successful accretive acquisitions require experienced management, extensive due diligence, and careful consolidation to unify the entities to create a whole greater than the sum of its parts. With an objective of four acquisitions per year, National Waste Management Holdings (OTC: NWMH), has been adding synergistic assets at a torrid pace. National Waste Management is a vertically-integrated solid…

WednesdayMay 03, 2017 1:04 pm

ABcann Medicinals Could Join the Ranks of Canadian Licensed Marijuana Producers with Rising Valuations after IPO

All eyes are on ABcann Medicinals, Inc. as it prepares to go public. The company, which is already growing rapidly, wants to expand its footprint in Canada and take advantage of potential international opportunities. Additional production facilities are planned to meet the expected supply short fall in the Canadian market when marijuana for recreational use is legalized next year. With its state-of-the-art cultivation facilities and established patient-client care systems, ABcann has the infrastructure in place to profit from that billion-dollar Canadian marijuana market. With adult use of marijuana set for legalization by July 1, 2018, the Canadian marijuana market is…

WednesdayMay 03, 2017 9:00 am

Paws Firmly Planted for Growth in Multibillion-Dollar Pet Health Market

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: Pets are the loyal, much-loved companions we humans can’t seem to live without, and when a beloved pet becomes ill, owners will generally do whatever it takes to restore these beloved companion animals to health. Various public companies are accomplishing the two-fold mission of improving the health of our four-footed friends while giving investors the opportunity to capitalize on a multibillion-dollar industry. India Globalization Capital, Inc. (NYSE: IGC) (IGC Profile), VCA, Inc. (NASDAQ: WOOF), PetMed Express, Inc. (NASDAQ: PETS), Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: BUFF) and IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDXX) are just some of the…

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