Friday, December 07, 2018

Investorideas.com - Investor Ideas Adds New Stocks in #Cannabis, China-Tech and Beverages (CSE: $CL.C) (TSX: $IN.TO) (Nasdaq: $YI, $OTT, $VIOT, $NBEV) (NYSE: $XYF)

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Investor Ideas Adds New Stocks in #Cannabis, China-Tech and Beverages (CSE: $CL.C) (TSX: $IN.TO) (Nasdaq: $YI, $OTT, $VIOT, $NBEV) (NYSE: $XYF)


Point Roberts, WA and Delta, BC - December 7, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Investorideas.com, a global news source and leading investor resource announces this week's additions to its global stock directories in cannabis, China-tech and beverage.
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The newest additions in cannabis are both Canadian listed stocks and are involved in everyday and medical cannabis, as well as edibles and cannabinoid drug development.
The latest tech companies are all China-Asia based, NYSE/Nasdaq listed and are involved in fintech, AI, smart-home IoT (which crosses into Homebuilder Stocks) and online retail with a cross-over into biotech/pharma.
The newest beverage company, New Age Beverages Corporation (NASDAQCM: NBEV), competes in the growth segments of the >$1 trillion-dollar non-alcoholic beverage industry, will be one of the 40 largest non-alcoholic beverage companies, one of the largest healthy beverage companies, and is the fastest growing in the world over the past two years.
This week's new Marijuana/Cannabis Stocks Added to the Investor cannabis stock directory:
Cresco Labs (CSE: CL) based in Chicago is a grower, processor and retailer of premium cannabis with operations in six states (Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Nevada, California and Arizona) and approval pending for acquisitions in three more states (New York, Massachusetts, Maryland). The company focuses on entering markets with outsized demand potential, significant supply constraints and high barriers to entry. Its speed-to-market - seven months from license to market - gives Cresco a competitive advantage as it replicates its model to expand its national footprint. Cresco's ability to execute is complemented by a brand strategy that is tailored to all major consumer segments: everyday cannabis, medicinally focused, connoisseur grade, and chef inspired edibles by James Beard Award-winning pastry chef Mindy Segal
InMed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TSX:IN.TOOTCQX:IMLFF) is a pre-clinical stage biopharmaceutical company that specializes in developing novel therapies through the research and development into the extensive pharmacology of cannabinoids coupled with innovative drug delivery systems. InMed's proprietary bioinformatics database drug/disease targeting tool, cannabinoid biosynthesis technology and drug development pipeline are the fundamental value drivers of the Company.

New Tech Companies:
111, INC. (NasdaqGM:YI) is a leading integrated online and offline healthcare platform in China. The Company provides hundreds of millions of consumers with better access to pharmaceutical products and medical services directly through its online retail pharmacy and indirectly through its offline pharmacy network. 111 also offers online medical services through its internet hospital, 1 Clinic, which provides consumers with cost-effective and convenient online consultation and electronic prescription services. In addition to providing direct services to consumers through its online retail pharmacy, 111 also enables offline pharmacies to better serve their customers.& The Company's online wholesale pharmacy, 1 Drug Mall, serves as a one-stop shop for pharmacies to source a vast selection of pharmaceutical products. The Company's New Retail platform, by integrating the front and back ends of the pharmaceutical supply chain, has formed a smart supply chain, which transforms the flow of pharmaceutical products to pharmacies and modernizes how they serve their customers.
QUTOUTIAO INC. (NasdaqGS:QTT) meaning “fun headlines” in Chinese, is an innovative and fast growing mobile content platform in China with a mission to bring fun and value to its users. Qutoutiao applies artificial intelligence-based algorithms to deliver customized feeds of articles and short videos to users based on their unique profiles, interests and behaviors. Qutoutiao has fostered a large and fast growing group of loyal users, many of which are from lower-tier cities in China. They enjoy Qutoutiao's fun and entertainment-oriented content as well as its social-based loyalty program.
VIOMI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD  (NasdaqGS:VIOT) mission is to redefine the future home via the concept of IoT @ Home. Viomi has developed a unique IoT @ Home platform consisting an ecosystem of innovative IoT-enabled smart home products, together with a suite of complementary consumable products and value-added businesses. This platform provides an attractive entry point into the consumer home, enabling consumers to intelligently interact with a broad portfolio of IoT products in an intuitive and human-like manner to make daily life more convenient, efficient and enjoyable, while allowing Viomi to grow its household user base and capture various additional scenario-driven consumption events in the home environment.
X FINANCIAL (NYSE:XYF) is a leading technology-driven personal finance company in China focused on meeting the huge demand for credit from individuals and small-to-medium-sized enterprise owners. The Company's proprietary big data-driven risk control system, WinSAFE, builds risk profiles of prospective borrowers using a variety data-driven credit assessment methodology to accurately evaluate a borrower's value, payment capability, payment attitude and overall creditworthiness. X Financial has established a strategic partnership with ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co., Ltd. in multiple areas of its business operations to directly complement its cutting-edge risk management and credit assessment capabilities. ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co., Ltd. provides credit insurance on X Financial's investment products which significantly enhances investor confidence and allows the Company to attract a diversified and low-cost funding base from individuals, enterprises and financial institutions to support its growth. X Financial leverages financial technology to provide convenient, efficient, and secure investment services to a wide range of high-quality borrowers and mass affluent investors which complements traditional financial institutions and helps to promote the development of inclusive finance in China.
New Beverage Companies:
New Age Beverages Corporation (NASDAQCM: NBEV) is a Colorado-based healthy beverage company focused on inspiring, educating, and hydrating consumers. The Company is the only one-stop-shop of healthy beverages and includes the brands BĂșcha Live Kombucha, XingTea, Coco-Libre, Marley, and others. New Age competes in the growth segments of the >$1 trillion-dollar non-alcoholic beverage industry, will be one of the 40 largest non-alcoholic beverage companies, one of the largest healthy beverage companies, and is the fastest growing in the world over the past two years. The Company's brands are sold across all 50 states within the US and will now be sold in more than 60 countries internationally across all channels via a hybrid of direct-to-consumer and traditional distribution and route-to-market systems.
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Investorideas.com - Investor Ideas Potcasts #Cannabis News and Stocks on the Move: Shavo Odadjin - System of the Down @ShavoOdadjian Talks 22 Red Lifestyle Brand, and Cronos (NASDAQ: $CRON) announces deal with Altria (NYSE: $MO)

Investorideas.com - Investor Ideas Potcasts #Cannabis News and Stocks on the Move: Shavo Odadjin - System of the Down @ShavoOdadjian Talks 22 Red Lifestyle Brand, and Cronos (NASDAQ: $CRON) announces deal with Altria (NYSE: $MO)



Investor Ideas Potcasts #Cannabis News and Stocks on the Move: Shavo Odadjin - System of the Down @ShavoOdadjian Talks 22 Red Lifestyle Brand, and Cronos (NASDAQ: $CRON) announces deal with Altria (NYSE: $MO)

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Investor Ideas Potcasts #Cannabis News and Stocks on the Move: Shavo Odadjin - System of the Down @ShavoOdadjian Talks 22 Red Lifestyle Brand, and Cronos (NASDAQ: $CRON) announces deal with Altria (NYSE: $MO)

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Good afternoon, welcome to another Investorideas.com "potcast", featuring stocks to watch, cannabis news as well as insights from thought leaders and experts.
Today I'm talking with Shavo Odadjin of System of the Down regarding his 22 Red Lifestyle Brand. 22Red intertwines the worlds of cannabis, fashion and music curated for everyday people. Shavo's 22Red cannabis line launches lab tested pre-rolls featuring special hard to find strains such as OG22 and Church22, and his 22Red apparel line including custom LA made limited edition hoodies, shirts. More information on 22 Red can be found at https://www.instagram.com/22redla/ and https://www.22red.com/.
But first, looking at Cronos Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CRON) (TSX: CRON) who today announced that it has entered into a subscription agreement with Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) pursuant to which Altria has agreed to make an approximately C$2.4 billion equity investment in Cronos Group on a private placement basis in exchange for common shares in the capital of the Company. Altria will also receive Warrants of Cronos Group, that if fully exercised, would provide the Company with an additional approximately C$1.4 billion of proceeds. The Shares issuable to Altria pursuant to the Subscription Agreement will result in Altria holding an approximately 45% ownership interest in Cronos Group, exercise of the Warrants would result in incremental ownership of 10% for a total potential ownership position of 55%. This strategic partnership provides Cronos Group with additional financial resources, product development and commercialization capabilities, and deep regulatory expertise to better position the Company to compete, scale and lead the rapidly growing global cannabis industry.
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Investorideas.com - Crypto Corner: #Coinbase Exploring Offering More Coins Including XRP and Malaysia's Central Bank and Securities Regulator to Collaborate on Digital Asset Regulation

Investorideas.com - Crypto Corner: #Coinbase Exploring Offering More Coins Including XRP and Malaysia's Central Bank and Securities Regulator to Collaborate on Digital Asset Regulation



Crypto Corner: #Coinbase Exploring Offering More Coins Including XRP and Malaysia's Central Bank and Securities Regulator to Collaborate on Digital Asset Regulation

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Point Roberts, WA and Delta, BC - December 7, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Investorideas.com, a leader in crypto and blockchain investing news, in partnership with Fit Pay, Inc.'s (subsidiary of NXT-ID (NASDAQ: NXTD) crypto payment tech, Flip and the Genesis Exchange and Wallet App bring you today's edition of the Crypto Corner podcast and commentary on what's driving the cryptocurrency market.
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Further Crypto Carnage Ensues, Coinbase Exploring Offering More Coins Including XRP and Malaysia's Central Bank and Securities Regulator to Collaborate on Digital Asset Regulation

The market has continued to deteriorate overnight with total market capitalization having dropped from $117 billion USD at the time of yesterday's Crypto Corner, to just $105 billion USD at press time, according to CoinMarketCap. Predictably, this means that most major coins are firmly in the red, with many experiencing double-digit losses. Surprisingly, Bitcoin SV, the loser of the recent hash war, has overtaken the victorious ABC (BCH) version.
Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at eToro, addresses the formulation that Bitcoin's (BTC) break below $6000 is the result of a series of promotions by South Korean exchange Bithumb. Greenspan said:
"If these findings are indeed accurate, I would say that blaming South Korea for the drop wouldn't exactly be correct. More likely, it appears that the volume promotion by Bithumb caused several months of stabilization in prices, to begin with.
Of course, it's just a theory at this point. True or not, we maintain that all of the recent volatility in the crypto markets has been driven by technical factors. After the breakout of $5,000, we mentioned light support at $3,500, which has now been broken. The next key area of support that is being tested now is $3,000."
Coinbase revealed in a blog post today that they were exploring support for new digital assets, most notable the second-biggest by market cap, XRP. The post explains Coinbase's aim of making as many compliant assets available to users as possible.
Coinbase's goal is to offer support for all assets that meet our standards and are fully compliant with local law. Over time, we intend to offer our customers access to greater than 90% of all compliant digital assets by market cap.
Malaysia's central bank and securities regulator have issued a joint statement concerning the regulation of digital assets. According to the release, both the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will collaborate to regulate digital currencies and tokens.
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Investorideas.com - The AI Eye: Qualcomm ( $QCOM) Unveils Snapdragon 8cx Compute Platform, HCL Technologies to Acquire $1.8 Billion of Software Products from IBM ( $IBM)

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The AI Eye: Qualcomm ( $QCOM) Unveils Snapdragon 8cx Compute Platform, HCL Technologies to Acquire $1.8 Billion of Software Products from IBM ( $IBM)

EU Outlines Plan to Boost Growth and Investment in AI


Point Roberts, WA and Vancouver, BC - December 7, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Investorideas.com (www.investorideas.com), a global investor news source covering Artificial Intelligence (AI) , in partnership with Gopher Protocol's (OTCQB: GOPH). Avant!, the latest innovation in machine learning, brings you today's edition of The AI Eye - Watching stock news, deal tracker and advancements in artificial intelligence.
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EU Outlines Plan to Boost Growth and Investment in AI

The European Commission has issued a press release detailing the aims of member states in boosting artificial intelligence growth in the EU. Extending to non-member states, including Norway and Switzerland, the plan highlights increasing investment, making more data available, fostering talent and ensuring trust, as key areas to expand growth. Andrus Ansip, vice president for the Digital Single Market highlighted the importance of AI and outlined investment goals for the EU.
"I am pleased to see that European countries have made good progress. We agreed to work together to pool data - the raw material for AI - in sectors such as healthcare to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment. We will coordinate investments: our aim is to reach at least €20 billion of private and public investments by the end of 2020. This is essential for growth and jobs. AI is not a nice-to-have, it is about our future".
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Investment levels for AI in the EU are low and fragmented, compared with other parts of the world such as the US and China. In line with the AI strategy presented in April, the plan foresees increased coordination of investments, leading to higher synergies and at least €20 billion of public and private investments in research and innovation in AI from now until the end of 2020 and more than €20 billion per year from public and private investments over the following decade. Complementing national investments, the Commission will invest €1.5 billion by 2020, 70% more than in compared to 2014-2017. For the next long-term EU budget (2021-2027) the EU has proposed to invest at least €7 billion from Horizon Europe and the Digital Europe Programme in AI.

Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 8cx Compute Platform, HCL Technologies to Acquire $1.8 Billion of Software Products from IBM and Carl Data Solutions Announces Integration of AB Embedded Systems and Astra Smart Systems

Stocks discussed: (NasdaqGS:QCOM) (NSE:HCLTECH) (NYSE:IBM) (CNSX:CRL)

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of QUALCOMM Incorporated (NasdaqGS:QCOM), has unveiled the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Compute Platform, the world's first 7 nanometer PC platform. The new platform boasts cutting-edge graphics, doubled memory from 64 bit to 128 bit wide, and includes the new Qualcomm Adreno 680 GPU, the most powerful GPU ever designed by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Alex Katouzian, senior vice president and general manager of mobile for Qualcomm Technologies said:
"With performance and battery life as our design tenets, we're bringing 7nm innovations to the PC space, allowing for smartphone-like capabilities to transform the computing experience. As the fastest Snapdragon platform ever, the Snapdragon 8cx will allow our customers to offer a powerful computing experience of multi-day battery life and multi-gigabit connectivity, in new thin, light and fanless design for consumers and the enterprise."
HCL Technologies Limited (NSE:HCLTECH) will acquire select software products from IBM (NYSE:IBM) worth $1.8 billion USD. According to a press release the software products in scope represent a total addressable market of more than $50 billion and include: Appscan, BigFix, Unica, Commerce, Portal, Notes & Domino. A comment from John Kelly, IBM senior vice president of Cognitive Solutions Research explains the move:
"Over the last four years, we have been prioritizing our investments to develop integrated capabilities in areas such as AI for business, hybrid cloud, cybersecurity, analytics, supply chain and blockchain as well as industry-specific platforms and solutions including healthcare, industrial IOT, and financial services. These are among the emerging, high-value segments of the IT industry. As a result, IBM is a leader in these segments today. We believe the time is right to divest these select collaboration, marketing and commerce software assets, which are increasingly delivered as stand-alone products. At the same time, we believe these products are a strong strategic fit for HCL, and that HCL is well positioned to drive innovation and growth for their customers."
Carl Data Solutions Inc. (CNSX:CRL) has announced that the assets of AB Embedded Systems Ltd. are now fully integrated with recent acquisition Astra Smart Systems, Inc. Astra CEO, Pilar Portela, explained that with the integration of the two companies, product goals are looking achievable in the near term.
"The hardware and firmware assets from AB Embedded, combined with Astra's sensor expertise, manufacturing capacity and unique AI development laboratory means big steps forward for our product lines. We are very excited to bring affordable, easily integrated industrial IoT devices to market in the near future."
Sam Mowers, Investorideas.com
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Investorideas.com - The Future of the Cannabis Beverage Sector and Shift of Key Players: Sproutly (CSE: $SPR.C) (OTCQB: $SRUTF), PEPSICO (NASDAQ: $PEP) Anheuser-Busch (NYSE: $BUD) and New Age Beverages (NASDAQ: $NBEV)

Investorideas.com - The Future of the Cannabis Beverage Sector and Shift of Key Players: Sproutly (CSE: $SPR.C) (OTCQB: $SRUTF), PEPSICO (NASDAQ: $PEP) Anheuser-Busch (NYSE: $BUD) and New Age Beverages (NASDAQ: $NBEV)



The Future of the Cannabis Beverage Sector and Shift of Key Players: Sproutly (CSE: $SPR.C) (OTCQB: $SRUTF), PEPSICO (NASDAQ: $PEP) Anheuser-Busch (NYSE: $BUD) and New Age Beverages (NASDAQ: $NBEV)


Point Roberts, WA - December 7, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Investorideas.com, a global news source covering leading sectors including marijuana and hemp stocks, releases a sector snapshot looking at the race for positioning in the future cannabis beverage space, with companies targeting key executives from the beverage industry as well as expanding with corporate acquisitions in the alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage sector.
High expectations on the passing of the US 2018 Farm Bill, as well as Canada's anticipated edibles roll-out in 2019, have pushed cannabis infused beverage companies to continue to add to their company rosters ensuring they are fully prepared to seize the massive CBD beverage market in Canada, the US and internationally.
Looking to the future, Sproutly Canada, Inc. (CSE:SPR) (OTCQB:SRUTF) (38G.F), a licensed cannabis producer in Canada that has secured a natural water soluble technology to redefine cannabis beverages, just announced two new hires from the beverage sector, adding to their already seasoned team. The company brought on both Melise Panetta to the senior leadership team as Vice President of Sales and Marketing, to focus on the Company's branding, marketing and sales objectives, as well as Bryan Semkuley to the senior leadership team as President of Sproutly, to accelerate the Company's strategic objectives of becoming a leading cannabis formulations company focused on beverages.
Melise Panetta most recently led the sales strategy as Director of Sales for SC Johnson, a privately held global consumer packaged goods company and was responsible for delivering profitable category and brand growth for 200+ customers across multiple classes of trade including Sobeys, Save on Foods, London Drugs, and Federated Co-op among others. Prior to her role as Director of Sales, Melise was Head of Marketing with responsibilities including realigning their investment strategy behind brands, establishing their strategic net revenue framework and delivering strong market share gains. Previous to SC Johnson, Melise held roles of increasing responsibility at PEPSICO, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) for 8 years, most recently as Senior Marketing Manager, Corporate Initiatives.
In a recent release Keith Dolo, CEO of Sproutly stated, "We are very excited for Melise to be joining the Sproutly leadership team. She brings a tremendous amount of sales, marketing and branding experience from established consumer packaged goods and beverage companies to Sproutly. Her proven track record, along with her drive to form winning brands will allow Sproutly to successfully deliver on our product brand strategy," concluded Keith.
Regarding the addition of Bryan Semkuley, Dolo has similar sentiment, saying, "We are pleased that Mr. Semkuley has chosen to join the leadership team of Sproutly as President. Bryan brings significant experience in branding, marketing, sales and most importantly, global product innovation and expertise from recognized multinational consumer packaged goods and beverage companies. Our ability to continue executing on our business objectives, defining our competitive advantages and attracting top talent to our management team and Board of Directors further validates our commitment to becoming a leading cannabis company, with a clear focus on the beverage category," he concluded.
Bryan Semkuley is a seasoned executive with over 30+ years leading global innovation and marketing teams for Fortune 200 companies including Kimberly-Clark, Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE:BUD) and Labatt. Mr. Semkuley will focus on the execution of the Company's strategic objectives, development of its operational plan and will work diligently to tie in the different vertical divisions of sales, marketing, product innovation, operations and branding to deliver top-line growth.
Mr. Semkuley has extensive experience and a proven established track record of building new and existing brands and businesses through new product development, channel relationships and commercial innovation. Prior to joining Sproutly, Mr. Semkuley was Vice President, Global Innovation/Industrial Sector at Kimberly-Clark, a US$19B NYSE-listed American multinational consumer packaged goods company focused on personal care products. Before joining Kimberly-Clark, Mr. Semkuley spent over 25 years at Anheuser-Busch InBev, a US$130B NYSE-listed beverage company and Labatt as Vice President Global Innovation, Vice President Global Brand Marketing and Vice President Marketing, amongst other roles.
Mr. Semkuley has similar company with his move from Anheuser-Busch InBev to entering the cannabis sector, as news hit in September this year that Adolphus A. Busch V, great-great-grandson of the late founder of Anheuser Busch announced the launch of his eponymous cannabis brand, ABV Cannabis Company.
In a news release, Adolphus Busch V, founder of ABV Cannabis Co. discussed his move to the cannabis sector. "Growing up I always knew I wanted to work in the family business, creating quality and affordable products that appealed to a variety of consumers. However, once I saw all the incredible benefits that cannabis could bring to people and the immense opportunity presented by the cannabis industry, I knew I could take all I learned from my pioneering family heritage and create a new legacy for myself in the cannabis space."
Companies like New Age Beverages (NASDAQ: NBEV) have taken a slightly different approach by simply acquiring new companies to posture for the future. NBEV stock jumped 8% on Monday, after rising as much as 15.6% earlier in the day, following the company announcing that it was acquiring Morinda Holdings, a Utah-based company specializing in health beverages, for $85 million - $75 million in cash and $10 million in New Age stock.
This merger will create the 40th largest non-alcoholic beverage company in the world with $300 million in net revenue, $20 million in adjusted EBITDA, $200 million in assets, no debt and $40 million in cash and working capital. This deal, which is expected to close by the end of December, also provides New Age's Health Sciences products and portfolio of CBD-infused beverages immediate access into 60 countries, with the big two being China and Japan.
Beveragedaily.com, looking at the 2019 beverage trends: Top predictions for the coming year notes 2019 will see interest focus on CBD as a functional ingredient. Though there is still speculation on how and when the big giants like PEPSICO Inc. and Coca Cola Bottling Co. will enter into the cannabis space, it seems some of the key executives working for those companies are willing to bet on this new beverage trend.
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