Month: September 2021

Seanergy Maritime (SHIP) – Virtual NDR Showcases Improved Outlook

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Monday, September 13, 2021

Seanergy Maritime (SHIP)
Virtual NDR Showcases Improved Outlook

Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp., an international shipping company, provides marine dry bulk transportation services through the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels. Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. is the only pure-play Capesize shipping company listed in the US capital markets. Seanergy provides marine dry bulk transportation services through a modern fleet of 10 Capesize vessels, with total capacity of approximately 1,748,581 dwt and an average fleet age of about 9.8 years. The Company is incorporated in the Marshall Islands with executive offices in Athens, Greece and an office in Hong Kong. The Company’s common shares trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “SHIP” and class A warrants under “SHIPW”.

Poe Fratt, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Refer to the full report for the price target, fundamental analysis, and rating.

    Virtual non-deal roadshow highlighted that SHIP has moved onto firmer ground. Late last week, we hosted a virtual NDR with management, CEO Stamatis Tsantanis and CFO Stavros Gyftakis. The company presentation and Q&A session highlighted significant progress this year. A replay should be available shortly at www.channelchek.com

    Stock buy back program established, but refinancing convert debt makes more sense as next move on financing front.  A buy back program reinforces our view that equity issuance near the current price is unlikely despite the F-3 filing on July 2nd. We don’t think that the buy back program has been active yet, as retiring the convert debt appears to be the highest priority since it is convertible at …



This research is provided by Noble Capital Markets, Inc., a FINRA and S.E.C. registered broker-dealer (B/D).

*Analyst certification and important disclosures included in the full report. NOTE: investment decisions should not be based upon the content of this research summary.  Proper due diligence is required before making any investment decision. 

Release – Opregen Data Update Will Be Featured at 54th Annual Retina Society Meeting in Podium Presentation by Christopher D. Riemann M.D.

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Opregen® Data Update Will Be Featured at 54th Annual Retina Society Meeting in Podium Presentation by Christopher D. Riemann, M.D.

 

 

CARLSBAD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American and TASE: LCTX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing allogeneic cell therapies for unmet medical needs, reported today that updated interim results from a Phase 1/2a study of its lead product candidate, OpRegen®, a retinal pigment epithelium cell transplant therapy currently in development for the treatment of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), will be featured in a podium presentation at the 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Retina Society, to be held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Chicago, IL (September 29 – October 2, 2021). The presentation, “Phase 1/2a Clinical Trial of Transplanted Allogeneic Retinal Pigmented Epithelium (RPE, OpRegen) Cells in Advanced Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD): Interim Results,” will be presented on September 30, 2021 at 9:52 am EDT by Christopher D. Riemann, M.D., Vitreoretinal Surgeon and Fellowship Director, Cincinnati Eye Institute (CEI) and University of Cincinnati School of Medicine.

Lineage also intends to present updated interim results from the Phase 1/2a study later this month, which will include a minimum of 9 months of follow-up in all 24 patients treated with OpRegen, including all 12 patients treated in Cohort 4, which had better baseline vision and smaller areas of GA at baseline than earlier cohorts.

The Retina Society was founded in 1968 exclusively for educational and scientific purposes concerning the diagnosis, care and treatment of diseases and injuries to the retina. For more information on the Retina Society or its annual scientific meeting, please visit https://www.retinasociety.org/ or follow the association on Twitter @RetinaSociety.

About OpRegen

OpRegen is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1/2a open-label, dose escalation safety and efficacy study of a single injection of human retinal pigment epithelium cells derived from an established pluripotent cell line and transplanted subretinally in patients with advanced dry AMD with geographic atrophy (GA). The study enrolled 24 patients into 4 cohorts. The first 3 cohorts enrolled only legally blind patients with Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) of 20/200 or worse. The fourth cohort enrolled 12 better vision patients (BCVA from 20/65 to 20/250 with smaller mean areas of GA). Cohort 4 also included patients treated with a new “thaw-and-inject” formulation of OpRegen, which can be shipped directly to sites and used immediately upon thawing, removing the complications and logistics of having to use a dose preparation facility. The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of OpRegen as assessed by the incidence and frequency of treatment emergent adverse events. Secondary objectives are to evaluate the preliminary efficacy of OpRegen treatment by assessing the changes in ophthalmological parameters measured by various methods of primary clinical relevance. OpRegen is a registered trademark of Cell Cure Neurosciences Ltd., a majority-owned subsidiary of Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc.

About Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an eye disease that can blur the sharp, central vision in patients and is the leading cause of vision loss in people over the age of 60. There are two forms of AMD: dry (atrophic) AMD and wet (neovascular) AMD. Dry (atrophic) AMD is the more common of the two forms, accounting for approximately 85-90% of all cases. In atrophic AMD, parts of the macula get thinner with age and accumulations of extracellular material between Bruch’s membrane and the retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE), known as drusen, increase in number and volume, leading to a progressive loss of central vision, typically in both eyes. Global sales of the two leading wet AMD therapies were in excess of $10 billion in 2019. Nearly all cases of wet AMD eventually will develop the underlying atrophic AMD if the newly formed blood vessels are treated correctly. There are currently no U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or European Medicines Agency, approved treatment options available for patients with atrophic AMD.

About Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc.

Lineage Cell Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel cell therapies for unmet medical needs. Lineage’s programs are based on its robust proprietary cell-based therapy platform and associated in-house development and manufacturing capabilities. With this platform Lineage develops and manufactures specialized, terminally differentiated human cells from its pluripotent and progenitor cell starting materials. These differentiated cells are developed to either replace or support cells that are dysfunctional or absent due to degenerative disease or traumatic injury or administered as a means of helping the body mount an effective immune response to cancer. Lineage’s clinical programs are in markets with billion dollar opportunities and include three allogeneic (“off-the-shelf”) product candidates: (i) OpRegen®, a retinal pigment epithelium transplant therapy in Phase 1/2a development for the treatment of dry age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in the developed world; (ii) OPC1, an oligodendrocyte progenitor cell therapy in Phase 1/2a development for the treatment of subacute spinal cord injuries; and (iii) VAC2, an allogeneic dendritic cell therapy produced from Lineage’s VAC technology platform for immuno-oncology and infectious disease, currently in Phase 1 clinical development for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. For more information, please visit www.lineagecell.com or follow the Company on Twitter @LineageCell.

Contacts

Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. IR
Ioana C. Hone
(ir@lineagecell.com)
(442) 287-8963

Solebury Trout IR
Gitanjali Jain Ogawa
(Gogawa@soleburytrout.com)
(646) 378-2949

Russo Partners – Media Relations
Nic Johnson or David Schull
Nic.johnson@russopartnersllc.com
David.schull@russopartnersllc.com
(212) 845-4242

C-Suite Interview with Digerati Technologies (DTGI) CEO Arthur Smith

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Noble Capital Markets Senior Research Analyst Michael Kupinski sits down with Digerati Technologies CEO Arthur Smith for this exclusive interview.

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About Digerati Technologies, Inc.

Digerati Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: DTGI) is a provider of cloud services specializing in UCaaS (Unified Communications as a Service) solutions for the business market. Through its operating subsidiaries T3 Communications (T3com.com) and Nexogy (Nexogy.com), the Company is meeting the global needs of businesses seeking simple, flexible, reliable, and cost-effective communication and network solutions including cloud PBX, cloud telephony, cloud WAN, cloud call center, cloud mobile, and the delivery of digital oxygen on its broadband network. Digerati has developed a robust integration platform to fuel mergers and acquisitions in a highly fragmented market as it delivers business solutions on its carrier-grade network and Only in the Cloud™.

Release – Aurania Refines Tatasham Target In Preparation For Drilling

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Aurania Refines Tatasham Target In Preparation For Drilling

 

Toronto, Ontario, September 13, 2021 – Aurania Resources Ltd. (TSXV: ARU) (OTCQB: AUIAF) (Frankfurt: 20Q) (“Aurania” or the “Company”) reports on geophysical modelling that has refined the shape of the Tatasham target, a feature that has characteristics of a porphyry, a deposit type that contains over half of the world’s copper resources.  Tatasham is located near the western margin of the Company’s Lost Cities – Cutucu Project area (“Project”) in southeastern Ecuador.

Aurania’s Chairman & CEO, Dr. Keith Barron commented, “Tatasham is the largest geophysical feature identified in the airborne magnetic survey that we carried out over the whole concession area in 2017.  We subsequently covered the target area in the MobileMT survey completed earlier this year.  We believe that our geophysical inversion contractors have made a breakthrough in the inversion of MobileMT geophysical data acquired in mountainous areas like the Project area.  The 3D inverted MobileMT and magnetic data define a magnetic core that is approximately 3 kilometres in diameter that could be the central part of a porphyry which is partially enclosed by a conductive zone that could be due to the presence of sulphides – which is where most of the mineralization is located in copper porphyries.  Now that the target shape has been refined by remodelling of the geophysical data, we’re doing some final field-checking and are preparing to drill Tatasham this year in Q4.”   

To watch Keith Barron’s presentation from the 2021 Precious Metals Summit Beaver Creek, held September 8-11, 2021, please click here.  Please note that registration is required in order to view the replay of the webcast presentation.

An early description of the Tatasham target can be found in a video (starting at minute mark 1:10) on our website entitled “Metron Probability Update Part III – Making Sense of our Magnetic Data”.

Tatasham Target

The core of the Tatasham target is a magnetic cylinder 3km-4km in diameter that is partially enclosed by a conductive zone derived from a totally different dataset – MobileMT (Figure 1).  This geophysical model is consistent with a magnetic porphyry at the centre with an adjacent sulphide-bearing conductive zone – where mineralization is typically located.

Drilling is planned for Q4, 2021.  Details of the drilling, in terms of metreage and number of planned holes, will be announced in due course.

Details of the Geophysical Modelling

Original processing of magnetic data from the 2017 geophysical survey showed the Tatasham magnetic feature (negative reduction to the pole) having a diameter of over 10km – the largest in the Project area.  Refined processing of the magnetic data by three-dimensional magnetic vector inversion has resulted in a better-defined, smaller magnetic feature that is 3km-4km in diameter.   In addition, three-dimensional inversion of MobileMT data has refined the location of conductive areas that are consistent with geological data.

Modelling of the magnetic and MobileMT data was carried out by Geotexera Inc. of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.

Figure 1.  Images of combined 3D magnetic vector inversion (grey body) with the 3D inversion of MobileMT data.


Qualified Person

The geological information contained in this news release has been verified and approved by Jean-Paul Pallier, MSc.  Mr. Pallier is a designated EurGeol by the European Federation of Geologists and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects of the Canadian Securities Administrators.

 

About Aurania

Aurania is a mineral exploration company engaged in the identification, evaluation, acquisition and exploration of mineral property interests, with a focus on precious metals and copper in South America.  Its flagship asset, The Lost Cities – Cutucu Project, is located in the Jurassic Metallogenic Belt in the eastern foothills of the Andes mountain range of southeastern Ecuador.

Information on Aurania and technical reports are available at www.aurania.com and www.sedar.com, as well as on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/auranialtd/, Twitter at  https://twitter.com/auranialtd, and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/aurania-resources-ltd-.

For further information, please contact:

Carolyn Muir

VP Investor Relations

Aurania Resources Ltd.

(416) 367-3200

carolyn.muir@aurania.com

 Dr. Richard Spencer

President

Aurania Resources Ltd.

(416) 367-3200

richard.spencer@aurania.com

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release may contain forward-looking information that involves substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties, most of which are beyond the control of Aurania. Forward-looking statements include estimates and statements that describe Aurania’s future plans, objectives or goals, including words to the effect that Aurania or its management expects a stated condition or result to occur. Forward-looking statements may be identified by such terms as “believes”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “estimates”, “may”, “could”, “would”, “will”, or “plan”. Since forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Although these statements are based on information currently available to Aurania, Aurania provides no assurance that actual results will meet management’s expectations. Risks, uncertainties and other factors involved with forward-looking information could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Forward looking information in this news release includes, but is not limited to Aurania’s objectives, goals or future plans, statements, exploration results, potential mineralization, the corporation’s portfolio, treasury, management team and enhanced capital markets profile, the estimation of mineral resources, exploration, timing of the commencement of operations and estimates of market conditions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, failure to identify mineral resources, failure to convert estimated mineral resources to reserves, the inability to complete a feasibility study which recommends a production decision, the preliminary nature of metallurgical test results, delays in obtaining or failures to obtain required governmental, regulatory, environmental or other project approvals, political risks, inability to fulfill the duty to accommodate indigenous peoples, uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future, changes in equity markets, inflation, changes in exchange rates, fluctuations in commodity prices, delays in the development of projects, capital and operating costs varying significantly from estimates and the other risks involved in the mineral exploration and development industry, the effects of COVID-19 on the business of the Company including but not limited to the effects of COVID-19 on the price of commodities, capital market conditions, restrictions on labour and international travel and supply chains, and those risks set out in Aurania’s public documents filed on SEDAR. Although Aurania believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. Aurania disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.

Release – Kratos Receives $338 Million Sole Source Contract Award for Target Drones from U.S. Air Force

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Kratos Receives $338 Million Sole Source Contract Award for Target Drones from U.S. Air Force

 

SAN DIEGO, 
Sept. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that 
Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems has been awarded a 
$338,071,466 Firm Fixed-Price, Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee, and Time-and-Material contract for BQM-167A Air Force Subscale Aerial Target (AFSAT) lots 17-21 production, out-of-warranty-repairs (OWR), and contractor logistics support (CLS). Work will be performed at a Kratos manufacturing facility. At the time of award funds in the amount of 
$30,499,362 were obligated. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, 
Eglin Air Force Base, 
Florida, is the contracting activity.

Steve Fendley, President of Kratos Unmanned Systems Division, said, “This five-year contract represents a milestone in our target system business and reduces the administrative burden on both the USAF and Kratos by enabling multiple years of target delivery and support to be combined into a single contract – smart and efficient business. It also enables Kratos and the USAF to place even more focus on our ultimate mission, which is high performance threat representation for training and defensive system development. We have shared a great partnership and team approach with the USAF throughout our nearly 20 years of working together on target systems. We are excited that our system maturity warrants and enables the long-term contract, and proud that the USAF has this confidence in our target systems and personnel.”

Eric DeMarco, President and CEO of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, said, “Our entire organization is focused on providing affordable, disruptive and technology-leading products and systems to support Unites States National Security. We anticipate the award of multiple strategic contracts during the second half of this year.”

About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) develops and fields transformative, affordable technology, platforms and systems for United States National Security related customers, allies and commercial enterprises. Kratos is changing the way breakthrough technology for these industries are rapidly brought to market through proven commercial and venture capital backed approaches, including proactive research and streamlined development processes. At Kratos, affordability is a technology and we specialize in unmanned systems, satellite communications, cyber security/warfare, microwave electronics, missile defense, hypersonic systems, training, combat systems and next generation turbo jet and turbo fan engine development. For more information go to www.KratosDefense.com.

Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are made on the basis of the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of Kratos and are subject to significant risks and uncertainty. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Kratos undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although Kratos believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve many risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from what may be expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. For a further discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of Kratos in general, see the risk disclosures in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Kratos for the year ended 
December 30, 2020, and in subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K and other filings made with the 
SEC by Kratos.

Press Contact:
Yolanda White
858-812-7302 Direct

Investor Information:
877-934-4687
investor@kratosdefense.com

Source: Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.

Why Investors Have Consistently Bought the Dip in 2021

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Investors Have Added Money to the Markets a Record 71.4% After Dips

 

If there is one thing we have learned from the markets this year and last, it is there is still a lot to learn.  Last week’s holiday-shortened trading saw stocks fall, with the S&P 500 declining 1.36%. This is the eighth such one-week dip in 2021; the last seven have proved to be buying opportunities. If 2021 maintains its current pattern, this decline will soon be replaced by higher price levels and new records.

 

 

In the past, money flow from investors into markets often demonstrated a propensity to chase momentum – buying when stocks are rising, selling when falling. Cash would flow into stocks and equity funds, at times with a frenzy, at a market peak. Conversely, sell-offs were met with further selling until the move exhausted itself. The overall market behavior has been different over the past 12- 18 months and is worth understanding, especially that which has been happening since the beginning of this year.

 

 

In a research report put out by Alliance Bernstein last month, they demonstrated that the trend to “buy the dip” is double its seven-year average and at a record.

Of the seven one-week periods so far in 2021 during which equities closed in negative territory, investors then bought at above-average levels during five of them. This was calculated using flows into the 100 largest exchange-traded funds (ETF). The below chart is as of July 31, 2021, in addition to showing the pattern of dips and bounce-back, it shows the level of flows into the market via ETFs which coincide with those dips. 

 

Flows for the 100 largest ETFs by Assets Under Management versus market return for the prior week.

Source: MSCI World Index and Alliance Bernstein

 

With 5 out of 7 dips or 71.4% experiencing higher than average ETF inflows, this year is running well ahead of last year’s 11% increase in flows during dips. The average since 2014 has been 35%. Investors are more comfortable than they were last year that the market would continue to rise, and they seem to have ample dry powder to put to work each time.

One Driving Force

In their report, Alliance Bernstein asked Why is “buy the dip” so prevalent…and why now?  They suspect it is from a number of areas that all lead to an abundance of investible cash. One source of this cash is an unprecedented level of sidelined money. Savings since the start of the pandemic began changing behavior as it was at the fastest pace on record. By March 2021, the personal savings rate (after taxes and spending) was 27%, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. It is still well above average at 10%.

A few waves of stimulus money during the pandemic along with many paying down their more expensive debt, were contributors to the additional ability to save.  The causes that created these high household cash positions may only be as long-lived as the current abnormal economy. And, the pace toward normalization will depend on how quickly work-life normalizes, and monetary and fiscal policies allow the economy to carry its own weight.

Until then, with aggressive amounts of cash in the system and employment levels increasing, consumer balance sheets should allow for the part of this trend that has been driven by cash on the sidelines to continue.

 

Take-Away

The “buy the dip” phenomenon has paid off this year. However, other factors that impact markets need to be minded as well. For now, investors have been paid by injecting more cash into their positions each time there is a one-week price drop. Interestingly, all of the openings have been at higher and higher averages. This could mean that investors are cautious in addition to their confidence.

The market, as measured by the S&P 500, dropped last week. We will soon know whether the trend continues and 6 out of 8 dips attract new money to flow in and the market rise, or if this will become a deviation from the trend.

Paul
Hoffman

Managing Editor, Channelchek

 

Suggested Reading:



Is it Wise to Buy on Dips?

Money Supply is Like Caffeine for Stocks





Four Inflation Growth Possibilities and Their Impact on Stocks

Yield Curve Control

 

Sources:

https://www.alliancebernstein.com/corporate/en/insights/investment-insights/should-todays-buy-the-dip-equity-trend-guide-a-multi-asset-strategy.html

https://www.barrons.com/articles/2-reasons-to-buy-stocks-after-the-dip-51631202176

www.Koyfin.com

https://www.bea.gov/data/income-saving/personal-saving-rate

 

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SEC Investigates Digital Engagement Practices in Broker Apps

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Brokerage App Coercion? The SEC Wants You to Share Your Experiences

 

Stockbrokers, as part of their basic description, do not provide investment advice or portfolio management. The SEC is acting to determine whether the practices of brokerage apps such as eToro or Robinhood Cross that line. As important they are also seeking advice from professionals and retail customers to help identify where the lines should be drawn.

Background

Over 20 million new accounts have been opened at U.S. brokerages since January of last year. A substantial number of these account owners had never transacted in the securities markets before. New investors are more likely to rely on tools on the app, consult social media forums, and YouTube channels for advice – and otherwise learn through trial and error.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has as its top two priorities to protect investors and maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets. The rapid pace of technological change, coupled with an industry that flourished as people stayed home from work while receiving stimulus checks, has the SEC playing catch-up on designing rules and standards to protect investors and to ensure fairness.

Keeping in mind that brokers are not advisors; that is, they are there to execute with your best interest in mind, but not to give advice, the SEC opened a comment period on the bells, whistles, pop-ups, and other rewards and inducements on these brokerage sites. For example, eToro allows the ability to copy portfolios of other traders. Does this cross the line into giving investment advice? Robinhood had a digital “scratch-off” where account owners could get a free stock share. The SEC is moving to determine if some digital engagement practices (DEP) are actually investment advice.

 

Source:  SEC Press release dated 8/27/21

 

SEC Policing Digital Cues

An SEC panel met Thursday (September 9) to discuss digital cues from online brokers to determine if they may potentially harm investors by coaxing them to make decisions that end up costing money. Also, to address the rise of new ways to buy stocks, options, and other public market securities.

There were two major conclusions from the panel meeting. First is that an in-depth analysis could put the SEC in a unique position to review the technology used by brokerage firms and investment advisors to reach customers and track their actions. The other conclusion was that policing digital cues is complicated, and perhaps impossible.

Before New Rules are Set

The SEC is entering into a public comment period to hear the broader open discussion before proposing any new regulatory guardrails for online trading and advisory apps. The reach of any new rules could also impact the so-called robo-advisors like Wealthfront and Betterment and more traditional online brokers that have adopted some of the newer business practices.

 

Take-Away

The impact of digital engagement such as alerts, prompts and prizes that many new stock traders encounter online is not easy to determine. If clearer guidelines are not set, we may see legal cases deciding this using Regulation Best Interest which says that brokers and advisors have to do what is in their client’s best interest.

Some prompts on platforms are there to help increase transactions; does that make it a recommendation? Can these be considered manipulative? The comment period to the SEC ends October 1st, 2021. They have asked retail investors with experience with online investment platforms to share those experiences using
this questionnaire.

 

Suggested Reading:



Will Robinhood Be Fined on Charges of Gamification?

Coinbase Receives an Enforcement Letter from the SEC





New Jersey Issues Cease and Desist Order on Crypto Payments

Can You Invest in Uranium Directly?

 

Sources:

https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2021-167

https://www.sec.gov/rules/other/2021/34-92766.pdf


https://www.barrons.com/articles/brokers-bells-and-whistles-can-harm-investors-sec-panel-finds-51631222273?mod=hp_LEAD_2_B_2

https://www.barrons.com/articles/secs-gamification-review-will-examine-stock-app-designs-51630101406?mod=article_inline

 

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QuickChek – September 10, 2021

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Capstone Green Energy To Provide Ontario Greenhouse with Clean Combined Heat and Power Microgrid Solution

Capstone Green Energy announced its North American distributor, Vergent Power Solutions, has signed an agreement to provide an energy efficient, low emission, one-megawatt Combined Heat and Power (CHP) microturbine for a large greenhouse expansion in Ontario, Canada

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Kratos Awarded $2.8 Million to Prototype Infrastructure Hardware and Software for Unified Data Library (UDL) to Support U.S. DoD

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced that the Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded the company $2.8 million in funding to develop a prototype that automatically delivers space-related Situational Awareness data to the Unified Data Library

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Namaste Technologies Continues Evolution to Wellness and Confirms Corporate Name Change to Lifeist Wellness Inc.

Namaste Technologies announced a corporate update including a board-approved name change to Lifeist Wellness Inc. under its updated ticker symbol (LFST) on or about September 15, 2021

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Release – Namaste Technologies Continues Evolution to Wellness and Confirms Corporate Name Change to Lifeist Wellness Inc.

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Namaste Technologies Continues Evolution to Wellness and Confirms Corporate Name Change to Lifeist Wellness Inc.

 

  • Lifeist Wellness Inc. Expected to Commence Trading on the TSX Venture Exchange Under the Ticker Symbol “LFST” on or About September 15, 2021
  • UK Product Offering Expands to include Hemp Derived CBD Products

TORONTO, September 9, 2021 — Namaste Technologies Inc. (““Lifeist”” or the “Company”) (TSXV: N) (FRANKFURT: M5BQ) (OTCMKTS: NXTTF) leverages advancements in science and technology to enable you to find your path to wellness, is pleased to announce a corporate update including that the board has approved a name change from Namaste Technologies Inc. Trading of the Company’s common shares under its updated ticker symbol (“LFST”) is expected to commence on the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”), at market opening on or about September 15, 2021.

“Lifeist seeks to be a bold and disruptive wellness company, striving to connect humanity with safe, innovative and often daring pathways to individual definitions of wellness,” said Meni Morim, CEO of Lifeist. “The Lifeist rebrand speaks to ‘Higher Living’, resonating with a multi-billion dollar global market of consumers seeking to unlock their extraordinary. It’s an exciting time for the Company and its continued evolution to wellness as we look forward to complimenting the Company’s current portfolio of wellness of cannabis, hemp derived CBD and accessories, by delivering on our promise to establish a nutraceuticals division by the end of Q4, 2021.”

Visit the Company’s new website to learn more about Lifeist: https://lifeist.com.

Hemp derived CBD in the UK at Everyonedoes.co.uk

Within the Lifeist portfolio of wellness interests lies the UK wellness website everyonedoesit.co.uk. Lifeist is pleased to announce expansion of its product offering to include hemp derived CBD products. Lifeist seeks to tap into the second largest global market for hemp-derived CBD estimated to generate £700 million in annual sales for 2021 according to the Association for the Cannabinoid Industry and Centre for Medicinal Cannabis.

About Lifeist Wellness Inc.

Lifeist (previously Namaste Technologies Inc.) is at the forefront of the post-pandemic wellness revolution, a portfolio wellness company leveraging advancements in science and technology to enable you to find your path to wellness. Portfolio business interests include: CannMart.com that provides Canadian customers with a diverse selection of cannabis products and accessories, and its U.S. customers with hemp-derived CBD and smoking accessories; CannMart’s Canadian recreational cannabis distribution business facilitating sales to a number of provincial government control boards; and CannMart Labs Inc., a state-of-the-art BHO extraction facility set to produce higher margin cannabis concentrate products. The Company is also set to launch a new nutraceuticals division in Q4 2021 with disruptive products in wellness.

Find us at:

www.lifeist.com

Cannmart.com

everyonedoesit.co.uk

For more information please contact:
Lifeist Wellness Inc.
Meni Morim, CEO
Edward Miller, VP Investor Relations
Ph: 647-362-0390
Email: ir@lifeist.com

Source: Lifeist Wellness Inc.

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION – This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws. All statements contained herein that are not historical in nature contain forward-looking information. Forward-looking information can be identified by words or phrases such as “may”, “expect”, “likely”, “should”, “would”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “potential”, “proposed”, “estimate”, “believe” or the negative of these terms, or other similar words, expressions and grammatical variations thereof, or statements that certain events or conditions “may” or “will” happen.

The forward-looking information contained herein, including the Company’s continued evolution into a wellness company, the anticipated launch of a nutraceutical division in the fourth quarter of 2021 and the expected date by which the company’s common shares will trade under the Company’s new symbol on the TSXV are only predictions and are made as of the date of this news release. Various assumptions were used in developing the forward-looking information throughout this news release which management believed to be reasonable at the time such statements were made, including expectations that the introduction of new divisions, products and brands will generate additional revenue, management’s perceptions of Lifeist’s standing in the online marketplace for wellness, cannabis and related products and accessories, Lifeist’s beliefs regarding the expected demand for wellness, cannabis and related products and accessories and the expected growth of that market, the Company’s ability to comply with TSXV requirements for its shares to begin trading under the new ticker symbol on the TSXV as anticipated, results of operations, operational matters, historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other considerations that are believed to be appropriate in the circumstances. While we consider these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to management, there is no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. By its nature, forward-looking information is subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that may be general or specific and which give rise to the possibility that expectations, forecasts, predictions, projections or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that assumptions may not be correct and that objectives, strategic goals and priorities will not be achieved. A variety of factors, including known and unknown risks, many of which are beyond our control, could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking information in this press release. Such factors include, without limitation: risks relating to the Company’s ability to develop and execute its business strategy as anticipated and in a timely manner and the benefits realizable therefrom, risks specifically related to the Company’s operations, and risks relating to the Company’s ability to successfully operate everywhere in a virtual environment and its ability to meet all applicable requirements for its shares to begin trading under its new symbol on or about September 15, 2021. Additional risk factors can also be found in the Company’s current MD&A and annual information form, both of which have been filed under the Company’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release or has in any way approved or disapproved of the contents of this press release.

Release – Capstone Green Energy To Provide Ontario Greenhouse with Clean Combined Heat and Power Microgrid Solution

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Capstone Green Energy To Provide Ontario Greenhouse with Clean Combined Heat and Power Microgrid Solution

 

Microgrid To Be Built Around Capstone’s Low Emission C1000S Microturbine System

VAN NUYS, CA / ACCESSWIRE / September 10, 2021 / Capstone Green Energy Corporation (www.CapstoneGreenEnergy.com) (NASDAQ:CGRN), a global leader in carbon reduction and on-site resilient green energy solutions, announced that its North American distributor, Vergent Power Solutions, has signed an agreement to provide an energy efficient, low emission, one-megawatt Combined Heat and Power (CHP) microturbine for a large greenhouse expansion in Ontario, Canada.

Fueled by high pressure clean burning natural gas, the new off-grid system featuring Capstone’s C1000S will provide 24/7/365 power to the farm’s 100-acre indoor greenhouse expansion, an operation that requires a high degree of uptime and low maintenance. The design will feature inverter-based electronics to synchronize with a solar photovoltaic (PV) array in a standalone microgrid. Capstone microturbines should allow the site to have virtually 100% availability, resulting in seamless greenhouse operations. Further, the system will be designed to use the microturbines’ waste heat to both produce hot water and to provide clean carbon dioxide to the greenhouse. The systems is planned for commissioning in spring 2022, and is expected to achieve a total system energy efficiency of close to 90%.

“As Ontario’s greenhouse industry has continued to expand, its power requirements have outpaced the capabilities of the local electric utilities. This has resulted in many greenhouses going off-grid and using CHP as the primary source of energy for their operations,” said Justin Rathke, President of Vergent Power Solutions. “The customer chose Capstone due to the technology’s high uptime, low maintenance requirements, redundant bay design and clean emissions,” added Mr. Rathke.

“Modern farming practices are evolving in exciting new ways, and their energy strategies need to evolve with them,” said Darren Jamison, President and Chief Executive Officer of Capstone Green Energy. “Capstone solutions deliver essential power reliability and energy efficiency that indoor farming operations require, which, in turn, improves their return on investment. At the same time, our systems lower their carbon footprint, which critically important for an industry dependent on a healthy environment,” concluded Mr. Jamison.

About Capstone Green Energy

Capstone Green Energy (www.CapstoneGreenEnergy.com) (NASDAQ:CGRN) is a leading provider of customized microgrid solutions and on-site energy technology systems focused on helping customers around the globe meet their environmental, energy savings, and resiliency goals. Capstone Green Energy focuses on four key business lines. Through its Energy as a Service (EaaS) business, it offers rental solutions utilizing its microturbine energy systems and battery storage systems, comprehensive Factory Protection Plan (FPP) service contracts that guarantee life-cycle costs, as well as aftermarket parts. Energy Conversion Products are driven by the Company’s industry-leading, highly efficient, low-emission, resilient microturbine energy systems offering scalable solutions in addition to a broad range of customer-tailored solutions, including hybrid energy systems and larger frame industrial turbines. The Energy Storage Products business line designs and installs microgrid storage systems creating customized solutions using a combination of battery technologies and monitoring software. Through Hydrogen Energy Solutions, Capstone Green Energy offers customers a variety of hydrogen products, including the Company’s microturbine energy systems.

For customers with limited capital or short-term needs, Capstone offers rental systems; for more information, contact: rentals@CGRNenergy.com. To date, Capstone has shipped over 10,000 units to 83 countries and estimates that, in FY21, it saved customers over $217 million in annual energy costs and approximately 397,000 tons of carbon. Total savings over the last three years are estimated at 1,115,100 tons of carbon and $698 million in annual energy savings.

For more information about the Company, please visit: www.CapstoneGreenEnergy.com. Follow Capstone Green Energy on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding expectations for green initiatives and execution on the Company’s growth strategy and other statements regarding the Company’s expectations, beliefs, plans, intentions, and strategies. The Company has tried to identify these forward-looking statements by using words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “should,” “estimate,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “plan,” “goal” and similar terms and phrases, but such words, terms and phrases are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. Actual results, performance and achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements due to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, but not limited to, the following: the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; the availability of credit and compliance with the agreements governing the Company’s indebtedness; the Company’s ability to develop new products and enhance existing products; product quality issues, including the adequacy of reserves therefor and warranty cost exposure; intense competition; financial performance of the oil and natural gas industry and other general business, industry and economic conditions; the Company’s ability to adequately protect its intellectual property rights; and the impact of pending or threatened litigation. For a detailed discussion of factors that could affect the Company’s future operating results, please see the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the disclosures under “Risk Factors” in those filings. Except as expressly required by the federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, changed circumstances or future events or for any other reason.

CONTACT:
Capstone Green Energy
Investor and investment media inquiries:
818-407-3628
ir@CGRNenergy.com

SOURCE: Capstone Green Energy Corporation

Release – Kratos Awarded $2.8 Million to Prototype Infrastructure Hardware and Software for Unified Data Library (UDL) to Support U.S. DoD

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Kratos Awarded $2.8 Million to Prototype Infrastructure Hardware and Software for Unified Data Library (UDL) to Support U.S. DoD

 

Solution would allow space-related situational awareness data to be quickly accessible to commanders

SAN DIEGO, 
Sept. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that the Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded the company 
$2.8 million in funding to develop a prototype that automatically delivers space-related Situational Awareness (SA) data to the 
Unified Data Library (UDL). The UDL is a joint initiative of the 
Air Force Research Laboratory and the Space Force’s Space Systems Command. The cloud-based platform hosts space situational awareness data from dozens of commercial, academic and government organizations and provides a digital “storefront” for users of the data.

Today, 
DoD satellite operators utilize disparate tools, networks and data sources at varying classification levels to attempt to build a picture of the Radio Frequency (RF) environment. Kratos’ award includes developing hardware and software infrastructure that can deliver SA data to the UDL for display and analysis. This virtualized infrastructure would be a unifying tool across entities, providing the Government’s Common Operating Environment (COE) access to near-real time SATCOM spectral data, including RF signal environment factors such as Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI) alerts, and signal geolocation data at appropriate security levels.

“An infrastructure that gives immediate access to the space-related SA data the UDL provides will be critical,” commented  Frank Backes, Senior Vice President, Kratos Space Federal. “Future adversaries may interfere with large numbers of commercial SATCOM links. The UDL and RF sensor networks will help identify and address those interferers with data coming from a variety of sources including Kratos’ own global sensor network.”

One of the sources of data to the UDL, Kratos operates a global sensor network that supplies to UDL, composed of worldwide RF monitoring sites with steerable sensors and antennas covering L, S, C, X, and Ku bands. Kratos’ state-of-the-art technology for high-speed, accurate signal measurement enables advanced analytics for Space Domain Awareness (SDA). Kratos’ 24/7/365 
Network Operations Center (NOC) is the central hub for monitoring and integrating raw RF data from its global sensor network. Advanced capabilities developed by Kratos have been integrated into all levels of the infrastructure, from custom algorithms employed in the sensor network, to industry-leading commercial applications used in the NOC for data monitoring, correlation and geolocation, as well as specially developed analytics that provide real meaning behind the raw data. A portfolio of services offered to government and commercial customers include satellite position and maneuver detection, signal characterization, interference detection, attribution, and mitigation and signal geolocation.

About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) develops and fields transformative, affordable technology, platforms and systems for United States National Security related customers, allies and commercial enterprises. Kratos is changing the way breakthrough technology for these industries are rapidly brought to market through proven commercial and venture capital backed approaches, including proactive research and streamlined development processes. At Kratos, affordability is a technology and we specialize in unmanned systems, satellite communications, cyber security/warfare, microwave electronics, missile defense, hypersonic systems, training, combat systems and next generation turbo jet and turbo fan engine development. For more information go to www.KratosDefense.com.

Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are made on the basis of the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of Kratos and are subject to significant risks and uncertainty. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Kratos undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although Kratos believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve many risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from what may be expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. For a further discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of Kratos in general, see the risk disclosures in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Kratos for the year ended 
December 27, 2020, and in subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K and other filings made with the 
SEC by Kratos.

Press Contact:
Yolanda White
858-812-7302 Direct

Investor Information:
877-934-4687
investor@kratosdefense.com 

Source: Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.

FenixOro Gold Corp. (FDVXF) – A Gold Discovery in One of Colombias Richest Mineral Belts

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FenixOro Gold Corp. (FDVXF)
A Gold Discovery in One of Colombia’s Richest Mineral Belts

FenixOro Gold Corp is a Toronto based company acquiring and exploring high grade gold projects in Colombia. The company’s flagship Abriaqui Project is the nearest exploration project to Continental Gold’s Buritica Mine.

Mark Reichman, Senior Research Analyst of Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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    Initiating coverage. We are initiating coverage of FenixOro Gold Corp. FenixOro is advancing the Abriaqui gold project in Colombia. Currently, there are two concession areas, a northern group of three contiguous concessions, and a non-contiguous concession in the southern portion of the project area comprising 547 hectares of land. The company is in the process of acquiring the mineral rights for an adjacent property encompassing 848 hectares from Polo Resources.

    Colombia compares favorably to mining jurisdictions in Latin America.  Abriaqui is in Colombia, which ranked 28th among 77 mining jurisdictions for investment attractiveness in the 2020 Fraser Institute Annual Survey of Mining Companies. Colombia ranked first among countries in Latin America and the Caribbean Basin, including Brazil (38th), Chile (30th), Ecuador (58th), Mexico (42nd), and Peru …



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Ayala Pharmaceuticals (AYLA) – Looking Forward To AL101 Data Presentation

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Friday, September 10, 2021

Ayala Pharmaceuticals (AYLA)
Looking Forward To AL101 Data Presentation

Ayala Pharmaceuticals Inc clinical-stage oncology company focused on developing and commercializing small molecule therapeutics for patients suffering from rare and aggressive cancers, primarily in genetically defined patient populations. The company’s current portfolio of product candidates, AL101 and AL102, targets the aberrant activation of the Notch pathway with gamma secretase inhibitors. Its product candidate, AL101, is being developed as a potent, selective, injectable small molecule gamma secretase inhibitor, or GSI. It is also developing AL101 for the treatment of T-ALL, an aggressive, rare form of T-cell specific leukemia.

Robert LeBoyer, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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    AL101 Data Expected Shortly.  Ayala plans to present data from AL101 at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Virtual Congress 2021, to be held September 16-September 21, 2021. The first presentation is from the Phase 2 ACCURACY clinical trial testing AL101 in recurrent/metastatic (R/M) adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) with Notch-activating mutations. A second preclinical study testing AL101 as combination therapy for dual targeting of Notch dysregulated tumors will also be presented.

    Data Presentation Is From The Second Dose Level.  The data will be from the second cohort in the ACCURACY trial that received the 6 mg dose. This cohort enrolled 42 patients with recurrent or metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma (R/M ACC) and Notch-activating mutations. In September 2020, data from the first cohort of 45 patients receiving a 4mg dose of AL101 showed a disease control rate of 68% …



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