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Article: Jupiter Wellness, Inc. Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering

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Jupiter Wellness, Inc. Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering

ACCESSWIRE , 04 November 2020

Jupiter Wellness, Inc. (NASDAQ:JUPW) (the “Company”), a cutting-edge wellness brand dedicated to exploring the multiple therapeutic and medical uses of cannabidiol (CBD) via a multitude of convenient products, today announced the closing of its initial public offering of 933,333 units consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant for gross proceeds of $7,000,000, before deducting offering expenses. Aegis Capital has fully exercised its option to purchase up to 140,000 warrants. The shares and warrants began trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market on October 30, 2020, under the symbols “JUPW” and “JUPWW.” Continue reading “Article: Jupiter Wellness, Inc. Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering”

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Article: LOOP Stock: Berger Montague Investigates Alleged Securities Fraud Claims Against Loop Industries, Inc. (LOOP); Lead Plaintiff Deadline is December 14, 2020

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LOOP Stock: Berger Montague Investigates Alleged Securities Fraud Claims Against Loop Industries, Inc. (LOOP); Lead Plaintiff Deadline is December 14, 2020

Newsfile, 03 November 2020

Berger Montague is investigating potential securities fraud claims against Loop Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: LOOP) (“Loop” or the “Company”) on behalf of investors who purchased Loop securities between September 24, 2018 and October 12, 2020 (the “Class Period”). If you purchased Loop securities during the Class Period, have questions concerning your rights or interests, or would like to discuss Berger Montague’s investigation, please contact attorneys Andrew Abramowitz at aabramowitz@bm.net or (215) 875-3015, or Donnell Much at dmuch@bm.net or (215) 875-4667, or contact us at www.bergermontague.com/loop-industries.
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Article: Form 424B4 Jupiter Wellness, Inc.

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Form 424B4 Jupiter Wellness, Inc.

BONGIOVANNI MICHAEL J, 02 November 2020

We are offering 933,333 units (each, a “Unit”), each Unit consisting of one share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and one warrant (each a “Warrant”), in a firm commitment initial public offering at an offering price of US$7.50 per Unit. Each Warrant is immediately exercisable, will entitle the holder to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of US$8.50 and will expire five (5) years from the date of issuance. The shares of common stock and Warrants may be transferred separately immediately upon issuance.

We have been approved to list our shares of common stock and Warrants for trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market, subject to official notice of issuance, under the symbols “JUPW” and “JUPWW”. Completion of this offering is contingent on the approval of our listing application for trading on the Nasdaq Market.

We are an emerging growth company under the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012, or JOBS Act, and, as such, may elect to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements for future filings. Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk.

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Article: 180 Life Sciences Corp. (ATNF) FORM 424B4

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180 Life Sciences Corp. (ATNF) FORM 424B4

Seeking Alpha, 02 November2021

This prospectus relates to the proposed resale or other disposition from time to time of an aggregate of 9,108,836 shares of the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of KBL Merger Corp. IV, a Delaware corporation, by the selling stockholders identified in this prospectus, of which: (i) 750,000 shares of common stock are held by certain of the selling stockholders identified in this prospectus that are party to either the June SPA or the September SPA; (ii) 1,388,890 shares of common stock are issuable to one of the selling stockholders identified in this prospectus that is a party to the June SPA upon the conversion of $3,666,666.66 of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Stock”) and all accrued and unpaid dividends on such Series A Stock based on a conversion price (after giving effect to certain potential anti-dilution adjustments) of $2.64 per share; (iii) 2,592,195 shares of common stock are issuable to certain of the selling stockholders identified in this prospectus that are party to either the June SPA or the September SPA upon the conversion of $4,713,077.39 aggregate principal amount of our secured convertible 10% original issue discount promissory notes (the “Investor Notes”), plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, based upon a floor conversion price of $2.00 per share; (iv) 198,751 shares of common stock are issuable to our Sponsor upon the conversion of an unsecured convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $795,003 (the “Convertible Sponsor Note”); (v) 1,968,750 shares of common stock are founder shares that are held by our Sponsor;

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Article: The Vanguard Group Inc. shareholders and investors have been scammed. Read how Mortimer Buckley runs the biggest tax fraud of our time

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The Vanguard Group Inc. shareholders and investors have been scammed. Read how Mortimer Buckley runs the biggest tax fraud of our time

Skeptic Tank, 01 November 2020

The information we used in our analysis has been available on the internet, however, none of this has been shown to the Vanguard shareholders. Why? Because Mr. Buckley can’t show the truth about his firm to the world, otherwise they will realize how big of a fraud it actually is. Continue reading “Article: The Vanguard Group Inc. shareholders and investors have been scammed. Read how Mortimer Buckley runs the biggest tax fraud of our time”

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Article: FERC Issues Settlement Order Reaffirming “Gaming” Prohibition in Power Markets

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FERC Issues Settlement Order Reaffirming “Gaming” Prohibition in Power Markets

Michael Brooks, Robert (Bob) Pease, 30 October 2020

Last week the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an Order Approving Stipulation and Consent Agreement involving High Desert Power Project, LLC (High Desert) and Middle River Power LLC. (Middle River) to resolve allegations of market manipulation in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) market.

The settlement is noteworthy because it involved allegations of market manipulation that were completely absent of any attempt to influence market prices or to send false signals to the market. This instead is one of the purest examples of FERC taking the position that its market manipulation rule prohibits taking advantage of market design or commitment/dispatch errors (i.e., “gaming”) even when the market is put on notice of the issue. The order should serve as a warning to anybody thinking the current Commission may not embrace this broad theory of manipulation. Continue reading “Article: FERC Issues Settlement Order Reaffirming “Gaming” Prohibition in Power Markets”

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Article: Hyliion Stock Isn’t Worth Your Money At This Point

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Hyliion Stock Isn’t Worth Your Money At This Point

Alex Sirois, 29 October 2020

Investors looking for further alternative fuel vehicle plays might consider Hyliion (NYSE:HYLN) and Hyliion stock. Hyliion has already gone public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Now it is working towards production. The company is quite different from industry peers Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Nikola (NASDAQ:NKLA) in its approach and offerings. Yet, it does bear some similarities to Nikola, specifically the manner in which it has come to market.

Where Tesla and Nikola will produce class 8 trucks, Hyliion is producing drive train solutions. Like Nikola, Hyliion has come to market via the SPAC route. And like Nikola, its stock has fallen post-merger. Furthermore, the company may also soon be embroiled in controversy. First, the good.
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Article: Investors Should Not Buy Hyliion Stock

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Investors Should Not Buy Hyliion Stock

Mark R. Hake, 27 October 2020

Hyliion Holdings (NYSE:HYLN) stock has had a difficult launch since it closed its reverse merger with Tortoise Acquisition Corp. Hyliion stock, trading at $22.80 this afternoon, has fallen over 50% since Sept. 28 when it was changing hands for $48. That was the same day that the reverse merger was approved by the shareholders of both companies.

Since Oct. 14, the day that the merger closed and the trading symbol was changed to HYLN, the stock is down nearly 30%. But to be fair, the stock, which previously traded under the symbol SHLL, has risen significantly since the deal was announced on June 19. The stock closed on that day at $14.04
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Article: Indonesian tycoon sentenced to life in jail for stock manipulation

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Indonesian tycoon sentenced to life in jail for stock manipulation

Tabita Diela, 27 October 2020

JAKARTA, Oct 27 (Reuters) – An Indonesian graft court has sentenced businessman Benny Tjokrosaputro to life in prison for a stock manipulation scheme that helped trigger losses of more than $1 billion at state insurer Asuransi Jiwasraya, state news agency Antara said.

Three of the insurer’s executives were among the five other defendants sentenced to life terms in one of Indonesia’s biggest anti-graft trials by a special corruption court in Jakarta, the capital.

Tjokrosaputro, who had made international headlines with a $1-billion lawsuit he once filed against Goldman Sachs, was ordered to pay compensation of 6 trillion rupiah ($410 million) at his sentencing on Monday, the agency added.

The court found Tjokrosaputro, chief commissioner of property developer Hanson International, guilty of corruption and money laundering by conspiring with other investors to inflate shares in Indonesia’s main equity market. Continue reading “Article: Indonesian tycoon sentenced to life in jail for stock manipulation”

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Article: Market manipulation, excessive speculation and price fixing in commodities

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Market manipulation, excessive speculation and price fixing in commodities

Dr. Steve Suppan, 26 October 2020

On October 15, by a 3-to-2 vote, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved a woefully inadequate final rule to prevent market manipulation and excessive speculation in physical commodity derivatives contracts. The rulemaking process had begun in 2010, but a successful Wall Street lawsuit in 2012 concerning a few words in the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, prevented its finalization while there was a Democratic majority of commissioners. This final rule is based on a May 15, 2020 proposal, following the majority’s vote to withdraw 2013 and 2016 proposals and supplements to proposals. IATP has commented on all the proposed rules, beginning in 2010 and up to the May proposal.

Commissioner Rostin Behnam noted in his dissent to the 899-page voting draft of the rule that the CFTC was still investigating an unprecedently large April 20-21 price swing in the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil contract. Why rush to finalize the rule before the completion of the WTI investigation? The majority needed to vote before Commissioner Brian Quintenz departs the CFTC at the end of October. Continue reading “Article: Market manipulation, excessive speculation and price fixing in commodities”

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Article: British banking giant Barclays sues BR Shetty to recover $130m

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British banking giant Barclays sues BR Shetty to recover $130m

Michael Fahy, 25 February 2021

Banking giant Barclays is seeking $130 million from embattled Indian businessman BR Shetty through a claim filed in the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts.

The bank in a court filing says its claim “is in relation to an unlimited guarantee” provided by Mr Shetty in January 2015 for funding extended to UAE Exchange, part of the businessman’s Finablr money exchange and digital payments group.

“Despite certain liabilities becoming due and payable by the defendant to the claimant under the guarantee, the defendant has failed to pay these,” according to the court filing. Continue reading “Article: British banking giant Barclays sues BR Shetty to recover $130m”

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Article: The US clampdown on firms “spoofing” the markets

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The US clampdown on firms “spoofing” the markets

Simon Wilson, 24 October 2020

A few weeks ago the big US bank JPMorgan Chase admitted that its then-employees fraudulently rigged precious-metals and Treasury (US government bond) markets tens of thousands of times between 2008 and 2016. As part of its settlement with the US authorities, it agreed to pay a total of $920m in fines and restitution (including $172m in “disgorgement”, meaning paying back its ill-gotten gains). The bank admitted that traders based in New York, London and Singapore – working in the gold, silver and other precious metals futures markets, as well as the Treasury cash and futures markets – had engaged in the practice known as “spoofing” on thousands of occasions over the course of eight years.

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Article: Goldman Sachs Charged in Foreign Bribery Case and Agrees to Pay Over $2.9 Billion

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Goldman Sachs Charged in Foreign Bribery Case and Agrees to Pay Over $2.9 Billion

Justice News, 22 October 2020

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (Goldman Sachs or the Company), a global financial institution headquartered in New York, New York, and Goldman Sachs (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (GS Malaysia), its Malaysian subsidiary, have admitted to conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in connection with a scheme to pay over $1 billion in bribes to Malaysian and Abu Dhabi officials to obtain lucrative business for Goldman Sachs, including its role in underwriting approximately $6.5 billion in three bond deals for 1Malaysia Development Bhd. (1MDB), for which the bank earned hundreds of millions in fees. Goldman Sachs will pay more than $2.9 billion as part of a coordinated resolution with criminal and civil authorities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and elsewhere.

Goldman Sachs entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the department in connection with a criminal information filed today in the Eastern District of New York charging the Company with conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA. GS Malaysia pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to a one-count criminal information charging it with conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA.

Previously, Tim Leissner, the former Southeast Asia Chairman and participating managing director of Goldman Sachs, pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder money and to violate the FCPA. Ng Chong Hwa, also known as “Roger Ng,” former managing director of Goldman and head of investment banking for GS Malaysia, has been charged with conspiring to launder money and to violate the FCPA. Ng was extradited from Malaysia to face these charges and is scheduled to stand trial in March 2021. The cases are assigned to U.S. District Judge Margo K. Brodie of the Eastern District of New York.

In addition to these criminal charges, the department has recovered, or assisted in the recovery of, in excess of $1 billion in assets for Malaysia associated with and traceable to the 1MDB money laundering and bribery scheme.

“Goldman Sachs today accepted responsibility for its role in a conspiracy to bribe high-ranking foreign officials to obtain lucrative underwriting and other business relating to 1MDB,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “Today’s resolution, which requires Goldman Sachs to admit wrongdoing and pay nearly three billion dollars in penalties, fines, and disgorgement, holds the bank accountable for this criminal scheme and demonstrates the department’s continuing commitment to combatting corruption and protecting the U.S. financial system.”

“Over a period of five years, Goldman Sachs participated in a sweeping international corruption scheme, conspiring to avail itself of more than $1.6 billion in bribes to multiple high-level government officials across several countries so that the company could reap hundreds of millions of dollars in fees, all to the detriment of the people of Malaysia and the reputation of American financial institutions operating abroad,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Seth D. DuCharme of the Eastern District of New York. “Today’s resolution, which includes a criminal guilty plea by Goldman Sachs’ subsidiary in Malaysia, demonstrates that the department will hold accountable any institution that violates U.S. law anywhere in the world by unfairly tilting the scales through corrupt practices.”

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Article: Farmmi Receives NASDAQ Minimum Bid Price Requirement Extension

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Farmmi Receives NASDAQ Minimum Bid Price Requirement Extension

PRNewswire, 20 October 2020

Farmmi, Inc. (“Farmmi” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: FAMI), an agriculture products supplier in China, today announced that on October 19, 2020, it received notification from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) confirming the Company has been granted an additional 180 calendar day period for compliance under its minimum bid price requirement through April 13, 2021. To regain compliance with NASDAQ’s minimum bid price requirement, the closing bid price of the Company’s ordinary shares needs to be at least $1.00 per share or greater for at least ten consecutive business days by April 13, 2021.

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Article: Crown chairman Helen Coonan admits casino ‘facilitated’ money laundering

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Crown chairman Helen Coonan admits casino ‘facilitated’ money laundering

Mostafa Rachwani,  20 October 2020

The Crown Resorts chairman, Helen Coonan, has admitted the company facilitated money laundering at its Melbourne casino but denied it was “turning a blind eye” to criminal activity instead blaming it on “ineptitude”.

The concession was made at the New South Wales Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority’s inquiry into Crown’s suitability to hold a Sydney casino licence.

Coonan was asked on Tuesday about Crown’s relationship with SunCity, a high-roller junket partner with alleged criminal links. She was challenged on why Crown did not shut down SunCity’s private room in Melbourne after evidence emerged of money laundering. Continue reading “Article: Crown chairman Helen Coonan admits casino ‘facilitated’ money laundering”