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TuesdayAug 26, 2008 9:14 am

Star Scientific Inc. (STSI.OB) Wins Round One with RJR Reynolds, Working Toward Low-TSNA Smokeless Tobacco Products

Many investors are of the opinion that investing in morally questionable companies is not an option. Others maintain that morals have little to do with making an investment. If they don’t invest in that company, somebody else will, and profit by it regardless. There are arguments on both sides of the discussion, but in an increasing number of instances, options are beginning to be found. Investors are increasingly being offered alternatives for profitable investments where the underlying moral ambiguity is somewhat less blatant. Star Scientific Inc., a smokeless tobacco and nicotine-reducing tobacco curing equipment manufacturer, works to offer products and…

TuesdayAug 26, 2008 9:08 am

Affiliated Managers Group (AMG) Sells $460M of Convertible Senior Notes

Affiliated Managers Group, based in Boston, Massachusetts, is a diversified asset management company with approximately $254B in assets. The company’s strategy is in generating growth through the internal growth of its existing affiliates, as well as through investments in new affiliates. Through the company’s innovative partnership approach, individual members of each affiliate’s management team retain or receive significant direct equity ownership in their firm while maintaining operating autonomy. Affiliated announced this month that it has sold $460M of convertible senior notes that were due 2038. As part of the transaction, the initial purchasers exercised an option to purchase up to…

TuesdayAug 26, 2008 8:22 am

eDoorways Corp. (EDWY.PK) Expands Finance Services Base

eDoorways Corp. (EDWY.PK) has expanded the depth of its financial services through a joint venture with Envision Capital and AJENE WATSON, LLC. The joint venture should meld the strengths of both financial services firms and bring a broader base of knowledge and expertise to eDoorways customers. “This Joint Venture will offer a stronger menu of services to my company's clients and put us in a position to compete with much larger investment banks that offer similar services at much higher prices,” stated Ajene Watson. Envision Capital, based in Ft. Lauderdale, is a boutique venture and advisory firm specializing in mergers…

TuesdayAug 26, 2008 7:00 am

Budget Waste Inc. Posts $.04 per Share Earnings for Q1

Budget Waste Inc. is proud to announce earnings for the first fiscal quarter of $.04 per share, as disclosed last week following the release of Financial Results for the period ending June 30, 2008. This is the first quarter that the company has posted earnings, which are a direct result of the many changes implemented by management in the past two years. Operational Profits went from negative $685,955 for the same period last year to a profit of $47,296 for the current year. The company's gross margins also increased during the first quarter to 29% as compared to 19% for…

TuesdayAug 26, 2008 6:28 am

Applied Nanotech Holdings Inc. (APNT.OB) Begins Commercialization Process of Nanotechnologies; Copper Inks for Printed Electronics Lead the Way

In the last several decades, the world has been introduced to several basic technology advances. These advances were the very minimum advances needed to spawn entirely new markets. They were also based on fairly simple premises; premises that had been locked away waiting to be found, understood and utilized. As these basics were understood and brought to market, many ways to profit from them were also found. These opportunities might have included licenses or downstream applications. An investor who can find a company at the right stage of basic discovery advance and commercialization is the investor who will profit significantly.…

TuesdayAug 26, 2008 6:25 am

Soyo Group Inc. (SOYO) is into Providing Electronics for the Home

Soyo Group Inc. is a consumer electronics and IT products provider. Trading on the OTCBB, they have their corporate headquarters in Ontario, California, along with additional sales offices in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Established in 1985, Soyo forges strategic relationships with premier global manufacturers to deliver state-of-the-art affordable products to consumers. Originally an expert manufacturer of designer motherboards, Soyo saw the need for affordable, high-quality peripheral consumer electronic products. They then began to branch out into the other product lines that are now very much an integral part of their business. Soyo recently signed a licensing agreement with Honeywell Intellectual Properties…

TuesdayAug 26, 2008 6:21 am

ThermoEnergy Corp. (TMEN.OB) is into Clean and Green

Founded in 1988, ThermoEnergy Corporation is an integrated technologies company that trades on the OTCBB. As part of the Waste Management industry they strive to think 'clean and green' when it comes to their business. They engage in the worldwide commercialization of patented and/or proprietary municipal and industrial wastewater treatment. In addition, they involve themselves in clean energy technologies. ThermoEnergy has their headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas, as well as offices in Worcester and Hudson, Massachusetts, and New York City. The company serves municipal, industrial, and agricultural markets in the United States. Their wastewater treatment technologies provide cost savings for…

TuesdayAug 26, 2008 5:32 am

Uranium Hunter Corp. (URHN.OB) Announces Strong Initial Readings on First Ruhuhu Target

This morning, Uranium Hunter Corp. announced that it has continued to receive positive results from its ongoing advanced field program at Ruhuhu. Initial traversing has delivered very high Geiger-counter readings at ground Target 4. As high as 870 cps were recorded over a 25m interval at the northeast side of the trend anomaly. Taking into account these encouraging results, the company intends to move forward with trenching, pitting, and systematic sampling at Target 4 while continuing with its existing field program. The company stated that it will be reporting further updates to shareholders as results become available. Uranium Hunter also…

TuesdayAug 26, 2008 4:57 am

Action Products Intl. Inc. (APII) Acquires Merchant Bank, Names New CEO

In a move designed to enhance its intellectual property access in the United States, Action Products International, Inc. (NASDAQ: APII) completed acquisition of B.E. Overseas Investment Group LLC. Action Products is a global manufacturer and distributor of educational and non-violent children's products. B.E. Overseas is a merchant bank and consulting company focused primarily on the medical field that provides capital to foreign companies. "Through the B.E. Home Medical Products Group, B.E. has agreements to release several electronic home health products from overseas companies," a company news release said. "Bunch of Expressions is a uniquely modeled import and distribution company selling…

TuesdayAug 26, 2008 4:54 am

Gas Pipeline ConnectedGas Pipeline Connected to New JayHawk Energy, Inc. (JYHW.OB) Wells To New JayHawk Energy, Inc. (JYHW.OB) Wells

Four additional wells in the Kansas Cherokee Basin Project signal progress for JayHawk Energy, Inc. (OTCBB: JYHW). The company is developing 50,000 gross acres. This brings the total to six out of a planned 20 wells for the first stage of natural gas production. The end goal is 100 wells in the southeast Kansas location, where 95 percent of the acreage is owned by JayHawk. Average production in the wells is an initial exit rate of 26 to 30 million cubic feet per day. Current and future wells are designated to have larger compressors and expand to increased multi-zone production…

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