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ThursdayFeb 14, 2008 4:49 am

Many Believe Corn Ethanol Will Cause Greater World Hunger, Stratos Renewables Corp. (SRNW.OB) Uses Sugar

Laws that continue to promote Corn Ethanol’s use are said to contribute to world hunger according to experts. This is due to increased food prices driven by the higher demand curve of corn in the Global picture. Bloomberg told reporters in a response to a U.N General Assembly debate on Global Warming, “People literally will starve to death in parts of the world, it always happens when food prices go up.” The new laws in the US alone increase Bio-fuel’s use 500% current levels. One must also take into account recent EU laws that continue to ask for higher levels…

WednesdayFeb 13, 2008 7:10 pm

Uranium Energy Corp. (AMEX: UEC) Announces the Acquisition of Past Uranium Producing Mines in the Section 4 Area

Uranium Energy recently announced that it has acquired section 4 Mines in New Mexico. Homestake and Anaconda previously operated them. It leaves the company with all of section 4 drill rights, map area, and previous drill logs. This further expands their position in the Toledo trend of Mines. Section 4 is located in Cibola County, New Mexico and covers 640 acres. This is along the Toledo uranium trend within the limestone. The company has set a target within the Toledo area having also recently acquired F-33 project, a Mine located 4 miles south. This area has past ties to BP,…

WednesdayFeb 13, 2008 6:28 pm

Award-Winning, Published Team Member of ECOtality, Inc. (ETLY.OB) Appointed to ASU’s Department of Chemical Engineering

ECOtality, Inc. (OTC BB: ETLY) today announced the appointment of Dr. Jerry Y.S. Lin to the Department of Chemical Engineering at Arizona State University. Lin currently serves as chairman of ECOtality’s Technology Committee and member of ECOtality’s board of directors. Dr. Lin has authored more than 160 published articles for science and engineering journals which have been used as reference points in several chemical engineering research papers. He has also been nationally recognized with awards such as a National Science Foundation Career Award, Sigma Xi Young Investigator Award, Cheung Kong Scholar, University of Cincinnati College of Engineering Research Award, BP…

WednesdayFeb 13, 2008 6:24 pm

Toymakers on the Move

Toy stocks had been in the news in the last few months, but it wasn’t always good news. Weaker holiday season sales, the lack of any mega-popular toy for the Christmas season, and growing costs, along with product recalls in a generally softening economy made for some recent troubles. Leading toy maker Mattel, Inc.(NYSE: MAT), with a market cap of $7.9 billion, maker of Barbie dolls, Fisher-Price toys and a slew of other well known toy names such as Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Tyco, Dora the Explorer and many more, had problems with toxic toys being made in China for the…

WednesdayFeb 13, 2008 6:21 pm

Yahoo Vs. Microsoft

“In this corner…we have the challenger…from Sunnyvale, California, weighing in at thirty-nine and a-half billion dollars…” Well, you may not hear Michael Buffer announcing this, though the Microsoft (NYSE: MSFT) proposed purchase of Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) is, while not yet officially hostile, on the verge of joining the “Let’s get ready to rumble!” crowd. It may not bring to mind the latest UFC mixed martial arts smackdown, or an Ali-Frazier heavyweight fight, but it’s shaping up as anything but friendly, with trash-talking and lots of stare downs already. The early favorite in this close quarter’s corporate combat has to be…

WednesdayFeb 13, 2008 6:18 pm

DRS Technologies (DRS) Receives Two Contracts Totaling $69M to Build and Test Improved Bradley Acquisition Systems (IBAS)

DRS Technologies (DRS) announced that it received two contracts totaling approximately $69M from BAE Systems’ Plc, U.S. subsidiary, BAE Systems, Inc. to manufacture, test and deliver Improved Bradley Acquisition Systems (IBAS) for U.S. Army M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles. The manufacturing and product deliveries have already begun and are being completed by the company’s DRS Sensors & Targeting Systems unit – Optronics Division in Melbourne, Florida. Final deliveries are scheduled for November 2009. To date, DRS has received approximately $180M in contracts from BAE to support these systems aboard the Bradley vehicle. The IBAS provides target acquisition, tracking and engagement, and…

WednesdayFeb 13, 2008 6:16 pm

Neogen Corporation (NEOG) Launches New Test for Tetracyclines in Milk

Neogen Corporation (NEOG) announced that the company has expanded its line of products developed for the dairy industry to include the quickest test available to tetracycline residues in milk. The tetracyclines group of dairy antibiotics is used to treat bovine mastitis, and includes tetracycline, chlortetracycline, and oxytetracycline. Neogen’s new TetraStar® dairy antibiotic test for tetracyclines complements the company’s widely used BetaStar® test for the beta-lactam group of dairy antibiotics, which includes amoxicillin, ampicillin, cephatirin, cloxacillin, and penicillin. Tetra-Star produces clear results in a market-best six minutes, and like BetaStar, is an extremely simple dipstick test that requires only minimal training…

WednesdayFeb 13, 2008 6:11 pm

Mvive Inc. (MVIV.PK) Stock Closed Up 42.86 Percent on Above Average Volume

Mvive Inc. (MVIV.PK), primarily a mobile messaging company, delivers permission-based, personalized content to millions of users across the globe. The company’s services allow users to interact with others within the Mvive community and gain access to exclusive services and products offered by businesses. The registration of over 50,000 new customers during the company’s beta test phase shows significant demand for the technology products and services offered by Mvive, as the world of mobile marketing continues to increase exponentially. Early-stage technology companies similar to Mvive have been acquired by industry giants for more than $200 million. With a market cap of…

WednesdayFeb 13, 2008 6:09 pm

Mvive Inc. (MVIV.PK) Launching Breakthrough Technology in March 2008

Mvive Inc. (MVIV.PK), a permission-based mobile marketing service and technology provider, is leading the new mobile messaging revolution and will launch its user account registration in March 2008. Mvive provides unique solutions to send rich content and multimedia services through the Internet and mobile devices. The company’s distinctive marketing services replace traditional paper-driven marketing tactics, such as coupons, flyers and brochures, by utilizing these forms of marketing on mobile devices such as cellular phones and Blackberrys for a fraction of the cost. During Mvive’s beta test phase, user response exceeded corporate expectations due to the high volume of interest and…

WednesdayFeb 13, 2008 2:54 pm

HearAtLast Holdings, Inc. (HRAL.PK) Enters into Co-Location Agreement with Wal-Mart of Canada

For many companies looking to find a way to breakthrough competitive markets, HearAtLast, a wholly-owned subsidiary of HearAtLast Holdings, Inc., has partnered up with Wal-Mart of Canada. This gives HearAtLast a great advantage over competitors, primarily in the areas of pricing and marketing, and the company looks to grow rapidly in the near and distant future. HearAtLast offers customers affordable, high-quality hearing aids to the hearing impaired of Canada. Currently, the company has five distribution outlets placed within Wal-Mart stores in Canada, and in the months of August and September, the company is planning on opening five more. Within the…

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