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TuesdayJun 17, 2008 5:51 am

Helen of Troy Ltd. (HELE) is Getting Personal

Helen of Troy Ltd. is a company that thinks of their customers in a personal way. They are a leading designer, producer, and worldwide marketer of personal care and household consumer products. They market their lines through licensing agreements with brand-name manufacturers. Headquartered in El Paso, Texas, the company also has offices and facilities in international locations. They trade on NASDAQ as part of the Appliances industry and sell their products through mass merchandisers, drug chains, warehouse clubs, and grocery stores. Helen of Troy's personal care electrical products include hair dryers, hair straighteners, curling irons, and women's shavers. They also…

TuesdayJun 17, 2008 5:27 am

Hybrid Technologies, Inc. (HYBR.OB) Vehicles Showcased by International News Broadcast

Hybrid Technologies, Inc. announced today that Voice of America's international news broadcast featured their complete line of all-electric vehicles to the world in a "Searching for Solutions" segment. The company’s latest developments and advances in lithium power technology were examined during the 7-minute segment. Commenting on Hybrid’s battery technology, Ron Cerven, project development engineer, stated, “Lithium powered cars are just as powerful as vehicles fueled by gas. For example, with ten packs of these lithium batteries, a PT Cruiser can accelerate to 100 kilometers per hour in seven point two seconds, rivaling the performance of a six cylinder, gas-powered car."…

TuesdayJun 17, 2008 3:51 am

The Four HorseWomen of the Apocalypse – Part 3

Part 3 - World and Crackled with Fire The HorseWoman of Energy encompasses the processes that we use to get our electricity, namely the mining of coal and nuclear reactions, which combined encompass the majority of our electrical energy needs. Our country gets roughly 50% of its electricity from coal plants and about 20% from nuclear power plants. The remaining 30% is a combination of wind, solar, hydro-electric, geo-thermal, and energy oddities such as garbage burning and bird dung processing (Don’t ask.). Electricity is our societies’ lifeblood. You’re using electricity right now to read this article, but have you ever…

TuesdayJun 17, 2008 3:44 am

Arcadia Resources, Inc. (KAD) Announces Improved Financial Results for 2008

Shares of Arcadia Resources, Inc. (AMEX: KAD), a leading provider of innovative consumer health care services under the Arcadia HealthCare brand, climbed higher on the announcement of the company’s significantly improved financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and the year ending March 31, 2008. For the quarter, the company announced a net loss of $2.9 million, a significant improvement from the net loss of $29.7 million reported for the fourth quarter one year earlier. Over the past 12 months, Arcadia Resources reported net revenues of $151.0 million, compared with $143.7 million during the previous 12-month period, excluding discontinued operations.…

MondayJun 16, 2008 6:29 pm

Stock Guru Featured Client: Bio-Matrix Scientific Group, Inc. (BMSN.OB)

Bio-Matrix Scientific Group, Inc. (BMSN.OB) is a leading provider of adipose-derived adult stem cell collection and banking services. The company consists of doctors and scientists who specialize in the collection, processing, and long-term storage of adult stem cells. In addition to the storing of adult stem cells, the company offers storage for umbilical cord blood stem cells from babies. Bio-Matrix uses the method of liposuction in their adult stem cell collection process. In 2007 there were over 11 million liposuction cases successfully performed in the United States. The process is medically proven, and is the least invasive, painless, and the…

MondayJun 16, 2008 4:39 pm

The Benefit Source Inc. to Market MedeFile International Inc.’s (MDFI.OB) Proprietary Electronic Medical Record Management Solution to National Customer Base

MedeFile International Incorporated announced that it has signed a collaborative marketing agreement with The Benefit Source Inc. This agreement unites MedeFile, one of the nation’s leaders in portable electronic medical records solutions, with The Benefit Source Inc, an independent brokerage firm offering group and individual health insurance to customers nationwide. The deal is advantageous to both parties and will provide reliable, cost saving, medical data for thousands of clients. The details of the agreement will have an immediate impact on Medefile because The Benefit Source will begin to actively market the MedeFile System to both its existing business clients and…

MondayJun 16, 2008 4:02 pm

June 16th CEOcast Weekly Newsletter

Companies featured in the current edition of the newsletter: ACCY, AFMI, BOKO, CACN, CGXP, CVM, ENZ, ETGF, FMTI, GMPM, GSPG, HSOA, IVOT, PBIO, PLKH, SEE.V, TAGS, TKO, XCR There was certainly plenty of volatility last week, but when the dust settled, stocks were little changed. The Dow rose 97 points, paring yearly losses to 7.2%. The Nasdaq lost 20 points, contributing to a decline for the year of 7.5%. The S&P 500 fell less than 1 point, leaving it still down 7.4% for the year. The Russell 2000, which is the best performing index this year, slid 6 points and…

MondayJun 16, 2008 3:47 pm

Cryolife, Inc. (CRY) Receives CE Mark for BioGlue Surgical Adhesive for European Market

Cryolife, Inc. (CRY), headquartered in both Atlanta, Georgia and San Mateo, California, processes and distributes implantable living human tissues for use in cardiac and vascular surgeries throughout the United States and Canada. The company recently announced the receipt of a CE Mark for the use of CryoLife’s BioGlue Surgical Adhesive for periosteal fixation following a brow lift. The CE Mark approval is a visible declaration by the manufacturer or representative that the equipment complies with all the requirements of the applicable European Union (EU) directives. The adhesive will be distributed by the company’s partner, BioForm Medical, for use in approved…

MondayJun 16, 2008 3:44 pm

SkyPostal Networks Inc. (SKPN.OB) Announces $10M Financing

SkyPostal Networks, Inc., an international mail distribution company specializing in hand delivery of commercial mail and periodicals to the Latin America-Caribbean region (LAC), announced it has completed arrangements for $10 million in private placement financing through Falcon Capital, an international group of consulting firms providing business development, change management advice and financing through their client base of more than 1,500 banks, institutions and private individuals. This $10 million, added to the approximately $3.2 million equity conversion from common shares already completed, gives the company a capitalization of more than $13 million, which will enable SkyPostal to move ahead with its…

MondayJun 16, 2008 3:36 pm

Alternative Construction Technologies, Inc. (ACCY.OB) is “One to Watch”

Alternative Construction Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: ACCY) is positioning themselves to be a leader in creating and implementing innovative techniques to be used in in the modular building industry. Based on a modular building system known as structural insulated panels (SIPs), the company has developed a revolutionary technology called the ACTech® Panel System that utilizes a more sophisticated, galvanized steel "skin" SIP system to complete energy-efficient, stronger, safer, faster, and more economical structures than conventional wood and brick-based building products. The ACTech® Panel is used for walls, roofs, and occasionally floors. The panels are produced with a high percentage of recycled…

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