Founded in 1999, ChineseInvestors.com (OTCQB: CIIX) has become a leading financial information website for Chinese-speaking investors in the United States and China. Recognizing unprecedented opportunities in the U.S. cannabis industry, CIIX is also laying the groundwork to capitalize on growing demand for cannabidiol (CBD)-based nutrition and health products. Through its primary website, www.ChineseInvestors.com, CIIX offers […]

A Florida-based biopharmaceutical company is giving hope to patients with rare debilitating diseases by developing innovative therapies designed specifically to improve and alleviate their symptoms. The main focus of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRX) is the development of a treatment for Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS) – a rare, autoimmune, neuromuscular disorder characterized by muscle weakness […]

The global payments landscape has changed significantly over the past decade. The ongoing digital and technological revolution and the entry of a variety of payment solution companies, both banking and nonbanking, combined with customers who simply expect more, has led to issues with many currently available online payment solutions. Despite the excitement of new payment […]

Despite many real estate firms having environmental policies, sustainability targets, and clear commitments and strategies to lower their carbon emissions, the real estate sector still uses more energy than any other sector. This is according to the ‘Environmental sustainability Principles for the Real Estate Industry’ report published by World Economic Forum (http://dtn.fm/Rb5J2), which views real […]

The recent nomination of U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) as attorney general has the marijuana industry worried, as Sessions is a vocal opponent of marijuana and has talked about enforcing federal laws to crack down on the marijuana market, even in states where the substance is legal. The Republican Senator has repeatedly spoken out against […]

Construction and demolition (C&D) debris occupies a significant portion of the entire waste stream in the United States, and improper disposal or failure to reuse or recycle this type of waste can have a major impact on the environment. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (http://dtn.fm/7kyMX), C&D waste amounted to more than 530 million […]

Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP) (TSX: BLDP) has purchased complete ownership of its European subsidiary from Dansk Industri Invest A/S for what it termed a “nominal value”. The subsidiary is now named Ballard Power Systems Europe A/S. With that name change, the subsidiary will now use the Ballard brand, such as visual identity and logo, […]

Leading health care information technology company Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. (NASDAQ: MTBC; MTBCP) this morning issued a news release recapping its corporate accomplishments for 2016, as well as its objectives for the coming months. Among last year’s highlights, MTBC continued to employ a tactical acquisition-based growth strategy, added important new clients in major markets across […]

Although 28 states have already legalized marijuana for medicinal or recreational use, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) continues to label marijuana a Schedule 1 substance, along with heroin and LSD, making it illegal on a federal level. As a result, the banking industry has been slow to provide services to marijuana businesses, forcing many […]

HIV/AIDS may not be as much in the news as it was back in the 1980s, but the disease has not gone away. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (http://nnw.fm/7yEVU), it still affects ‘more than 1.2 million people in the US… and 1 in 8 of them don’t know it’. Although, […]