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SkyPeople: Juiced for Success

Many of the successful Chinese companies we have covered typically follow this story line: Gain a leading market position, increase manufacturing capacity to meet demand, expand product offerings and expand into more Chinese provinces.

After talking to Spring Liu, the CFO of SkyPeople Fruit Juice (NYSE Amex: SPU), we believe this company will follow that path.

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Vitro Raises Capital from Previous Investors

Dec. 30, 2009 (Business Wire) -- Vitro Diagnostics, Inc. (OTCBB: VODG), dba Vitro Biopharma, announced the completion of a private placement of its common stock and warrants representing an initial investment of $87,500, with an additional $87,500 should the warrants be exercised, by a group of private investors who previously purchased the Company's stock at a 36% lower price, through a prior private placement. Please see the associated Form 8-K for additional details regarding this transaction.

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Genesis Fluid Solutions Holdings, Inc. Announces Completion of Additional $2.7 Million Equity Financing

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genesis Fluid Solutions Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GSFL), a designer and developer of waterway restoration and water remediation technology and equipment, today announced the consummation of a financing round with aggregate gross proceeds of $2,687,500. The proceeds from the financing will be used primarily for equipment purchases, repayment of existing indebtedness and general working capital. After accounting for the financings, the Company currently has 17,658,500 shares of common stock outstanding.

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Nutrition 21 Completes Sale of Direct Response and Retail Businesses to Nature's Products, Inc.

PURCHASE, N.Y. /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nutrition 21, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NXXI), the developer and marketer of nutritional ingredients for the dietary supplement, and functional food and beverage markets announced today that it has sold substantially all of the assets of its direct response and retail businesses to Nature's Products, Inc., based in Sunrise, Florida. The purchase price was approximately $3.2 million plus the assumption of designated liabilities.

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Global Axcess Corp Provides Year-End Business Update

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Axcess Corp (OTC Bulletin Board: GAXC)( the "Company"), an independent provider of self-service kiosk solutions, today recapped its 2009 business activities and achievements.

Mr. George McQuain, Chief Executive Officer of Global Axcess, stated, "Global Axcess has a market leading position in the automated teller machine (ATM) industry based on its superior operational excellence, industry leading customer service, ATM up-time and on-time residual payments. We began leveraging that expertise in our DVD kiosk pilot initiative mid year, and due to its success, management recently announced a significant expansion of the program during 2010, positioning the Company to compete aggressively in the expanding kiosk rental industry.

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Crude and gas supplies fall less than expected

Crude and gas supplies fall as demand for gasoline picks up

NEW YORK (AP) -- Crude and gasoline supplies fell last week, the government said Wednesday.

Crude inventories dropped by 1.5 million barrels, or a half percent, to 326 million barrels, which is 0.3 percent above year-ago levels, the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration said in its weekly report.

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Midwest business jumps near four-year highs in December

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Business activity in the U.S. Midwest expanded far more than expected in December, hitting its highest in nearly four years on a massive recovery in employment and accelerating new orders.

The Institute for Supply Management-Chicago said on Wednesday its business barometer rose to 60.0 from 56.1 in November, marking its highest reading since January 2006.

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Japan unveils growth plan for next decade

Japan unveils growth plan for next decade Japan prime minister unveils plan to spur growth over next decade, closer ties with Asia

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's Prime Minister, faced with fading support as the country struggles to maintain its fledgling economic recovery, Wednesday outlined a new set of measures to spur growth over the next decade.

The plan aims for the country's economy to expand at an average of 2 percent over the next 10 years, with gross domestic product to grow to 650 trillion yen ($7 trillion) from the 473 trillion yen projected for the current fiscal year.

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US moves to place new duties on steel from China

US to impose new duties on Chinese steel pipe as trade battles intensify

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. government is imposing new duties on imports of steel pipes from China, the latest sign of trade tensions between the two countries.

The case is the largest steel trade dispute in U.S. history and will affect about $2.8 billion worth of Chinese imports.

A group of U.S. steelmakers and the United Steelworkers union sought the duties in April, arguing that the Chinese steel industry was flooding the U.S. market with pipes sold at unfairly low prices, a practice known as "dumping."

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