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Veteran corporate lawyer Jay Clayton was sworn in as chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this month after his nomination was approved by the Senate in a 61-37 vote, where several Democrats…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could lose several of its current functions and powers, including how it polices the markets, if a new financial legislative proposal is passed by the current administration, according…

In the wake of the greatest financial meltdown since the global Great Depression, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) whistle-blower program went into effect in July 2010 as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street…

Precision medicine and precision diagnostics in particular play a major role in today’s medical world, by helping patients and physicians detect various diseases in time, which in turn allows for the proper treatments and care…

The hiatus after its initial public offering (IPO) in 2014 has come to an end, and Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. (NASDAQ: MTBC; MTBCP) has rebooted its acquisition strategy by bringing two new businesses under its…

Humans are a wasteful bunch, and our habits in the business world are no different. While a minimal amount of waste in the workplace is recycled, Texas-based Quest Resource Holdings (NASDAQ: QRHC) believes the nation’s…

The global wound care market recently reached revenues of more than $20 billion (http://dtn.fm/W1wjB) at the end of 2016, based on sales at the manufacturer’s level. Specifically, the burn care market is expected to grow…

Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, or EPI, is a problem in a person’s digestive system. Simply put, EPI is when the pancreas cannot produce enough of the enzymes that the body requires to break down and absorb…

MeetMe, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEET) has closed on its public offering of 9.2 million shares of common stock at $5 per share. This is inclusive of the full option by underwriters for 1.2 million additional shares…

The human body is elegantly designed to heal itself, utilizing the immune system as its defense against various pathogens. Triggered by immune response signals, the immune system attacks and kills organisms and substances that invade…

The U.S. medical and recreational marijuana industry continues to expand. Even though the debate over medical efficacy and the concerns over recreational marijuana use continue to cause political and social divisions within the country, the…

Foodborne illnesses are more common than people believe. These infections are not only common but costly, and also very preventable. Every year, one in six Americans get sick from consuming the wrong food or drink.…

ImageWare Systems, Inc. (OTCQB: IWSY) has set a March 30, 2017, conference call (http://dtn.fm/4j16M) for a corporate update on its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2016. Results for those periods will be released…

The foundation of Vertex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: VTNR) was laid by the employment of a 16-year-old Alabama teenager, with the result being that a multi-faceted environmental services company was eventually built upon the endeavors of…

Extreme Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXTR) has entered into an asset purchase agreement for Avaya Networking, Inc. totaling $100 million, subject to adjustments. In January 2017, Avaya and certain of its subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11…

John F. Kennedy got it right when he said that we go to the seaside to gaze at the place we came from. The oceans may no longer be our home, but we still depend…

Vertex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: VTNR), an environmental services company that focuses on aggregating, processing, and recycling industrial waste systems and off-specification commercial chemical products, is taking strides toward conserving the environmental and energy resources of…

According to a new market report published by Credence Research (http://dtn.fm/FV2Gi) entitled ‘Head Mounted Display (HMD) (Defense, Consumer, Industrial, Healthcare, Public Safety, and Other Verticals) Market – Growth, Share, Opportunities, Competitive Analysis, and Forecast 2015…

SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: WNDW), on February 7, 2017, was named as a winner in the 2017 BIG Innovations Awards presented by the Business Intelligence Group (http://dtn.fm/Nb3Yd), an organization of business executives who utilize a…

Oil and gas company stocks have taken a beating as oil prices have tumbled from a peak of over $100 in 2014 to around $50 a barrel today. This fall in prices crippled many exploration…