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WednesdayJun 20, 2007 12:32 pm

Afternoon Movers

The 10-year Treasury note rose again today, up to 5.14 percent after 4 consecutive days of retreat, which helped aide the slide in most stocks today. This gives investors another feeling of concern that the borrowing cost among firms will increase.The Dow Jones and S&P 500 fell today 1.07 percent and 1.36 percent respectively. These losses lead to a trickle effect from the bigger markets into the OTCBB and Pink Sheets, which caused a majority of the equities to decline in the micro-cap market. Amongst the concern surrounding the bond market, the price of oil dropped today from a nine-month…

WednesdayJun 20, 2007 12:32 pm

Stevia: Illegal if Referenced as “Sweetener,” but Money to Sunwin (SUWN.OB)

Shares of Sunwin International Neutraceuticals Inc. (OTCBB: SUWN) climbed 12 cents, or 21 percent today, settling at 71 cents at the market's close. This morning the company announced its wholly-owned subsidiary Sunwin Stevia International Corp. received a purchase order for its OnlySweet "stevia" to be used in a line of low calorie cola, orange soda, and lemon-lime twist soft drinks.Stevia (also called sweet leaf or sugarleaf) is a genus of about 150 species of herbs and shrubs in the sunflower family. Stevia extracts have up to 300 times the sweetness of sugar, which accounts for its growing, worldwide popularity as…

WednesdayJun 20, 2007 12:32 pm

Ready to Party? Grab a Six-Pack of Shotpak (SHTP.OB)

"We will be the first-ever company to launch a six-pack of vodka."Those were the words Shotpak CEO and founder Ignus Hattingh kept stressing over and over again during a recent interview with MN1; "We will be the first-ever company to launch a six-pack of vodka." Stirring words, to be sure. According to the company's latest press release, Shotpak Inc. (OTCBB SHTP) has perfected a series of individually packed "shots" of distilled spirits -whiskey, rum, vodka, tequila, and four different kinds of mixed drinks - that are packaged in what the company calls a "revolutionary patented bottle-shaped recyclable stand-up pouches." "They're…

WednesdayJun 20, 2007 12:32 pm

Eldorado (EDEX.PK) Banks on Proprietary Technology

Eldorado Exploration (Pink Sheets: EDEX) utilizes a proprietary detection process called Passive Induced Polarity (PIP) to capitalize on oil and gas reserves not previously detected.PIP, founded and owned by GeoSurveys, uses a sensor unit to identify the presence of hydrocarbons to indicate the volume of oil and gas. Eldorado President Tom Laurance began working with the inventor in 1992, and since then has been using the tool to determine which wells have sufficient reserves and which do not. Eldorado is one of the first companies to utilize PIP, and it was that technology that assisted the company in its discovery…

WednesdayJun 20, 2007 12:32 pm

Keeping Your Heart and Child Healthy

I'm not a mother, but I have plenty of friends who are. And the only thing worse than being around a screaming and outraged child is being around a sick, screaming and outraged child. As if touching a searing hot forehead isn't enough to realize the child is sick, I've seen what happens when one of my friends attempt to invasively take their child's temperature. Whether by ear, mouth or "other" methods, it's not a pretty sight.Enter American Scientific Resources (Pink Sheets: ASFX). One of the company's subsidiaries, Kidz Med Inc., has created a product that's going to ramp me…

WednesdayJun 20, 2007 12:32 pm

Tech Laboratories Inc (TLBT.OB) to Acquire Biodiesel Solutions

Shares of Tech Laboratories Inc. (OTCBB: TLBT) were trading up 28 percent at 5 cents per share. The company recently announced the online availability of a PowerPoint presentation made at SJF Ventures' "Cleantech Companies in Mainstream Markets" by biofuels industry thought-leader and biodiesel advocate Rudi Wiedemann of Biodiesel Solutions.The PowerPoint presentation indicates that the U.S. consumes 60 billion gallons of petroleum diesel per year with large scale production that utilizes vast imported energy resources. According to the presentation, biodiesel can alleviate some of that demand, but consistent and sufficient feedstock supply, feedstock cost containment, feedstock and biodiesel logistics, high impact…

WednesdayJun 20, 2007 12:32 pm

CDW Healthcare (CDWC), Sorna Enter Agreement

Share prices for CDW Healthcare (NASDAQ: CDWC) edged up this morning, rising a scant .14 percent after market open, still riding the news about the company's recent agreement with the Sorna Corporation.According to yesterday's press release, CDW recently signed an agreement with Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) company Sorna Corporation to offer the latter company's entire line of DICOM-compliant medical imaging solutions to CDW customers. This is a wise move for both companies. CDW has a long reputation of providing quality IT services for healthcare organizations, but still has yet to become a truly common name. Likewise, Sorna…

WednesdayJun 20, 2007 12:32 pm

Can Jim Bede Pilot Exosphere Aircraft Company (EXSA.PK) to the Promised Land?

Exosphere Aircraft Company Inc. (Pink Sheets: EXSA) is counting on Jim Bede and Innovative Communications Technologies Inc. (Pink Sheets: ICTN) to lead them into a promising 2007. Recently the company announced the formalization of an ongoing strategic relationship between EXSA and ICTN.ICTN currently owns approximately 30 percent or 70 million shares of EXSA in exchange for incubation and management consulting. ICTN's services have allowed the company to receive funding and further their business. "Exosphere is entering the light-sport aircraft market at a time when the field is still young. ICTN's management consulting coupled with their research and development expertise provides…

WednesdayJun 20, 2007 12:32 pm

Early Gainers with Big News

Each morning, the exchanges come alive - and finding a company with news to back its movement allows MN1 to bring you updates each morning and afternoon to keep you on top of the small and micro-cap markets. The following companies released news late yesterday evening or early this morning:Shares of Protalix BioTherapeutics Inc. (AMEX: PLX) rose $1.78, nearly 9 percent, to $22.38 this morning after the company announced its board of directors has authorized it to prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a statement to which the company can offer common stock to the public.…

WednesdayJun 20, 2007 12:32 pm

Mad Catz (AMEX:MCZ) to Design Assassin’s Creed and Splinter Cell Controllers

Leading video game accessory producer Mad Catz Interactive Inc. (AMEX: MCZ) announced that it entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with video game publisher Ubisoft earlier today, sparking investor interest and sending the company's share prices up 11.11 percent.According to a recent Mad Catz press release, the company will produce a new line of customized controllers and other related accessories for the launches of the much-anticipated Assassin's Creed and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction video games. "This agreement with Ubisoft is an excellent opportunity to align Mad Catz's proven ability to produce innovative licensed products and accessories with the highly-anticipated…

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Stevia: Illegal if Referenced as “Sweetener,” but Money to Sunwin (SUWN.OB)

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Keeping Your Heart and Child Healthy

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CDW Healthcare (CDWC), Sorna Enter Agreement

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