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OTCPicks.com Daily Market Movers Digest Midday Report for Monday, June 23rd GYGC, BTRX, QMNM, CPBR, SWVC

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Our Stocks to Watch today include Guyana Gold Corp. (OTC: GYGC), Barrier Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: BTRX), Quest Minerals & Mining Corp. (OTCBB: QMNM), ClearPoint Business Resources Inc. (NASDAQ: CPBR), Seaway Valley Capital Corp. (OTCBB: SWVC)

 

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GUYANA GOLD CORPORATION (OTC: GYGC)

 

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/GYGC.php

 

Company Profile: http://www.otcpicks.com/guyana-gold/guyana-gold.htm

 

Guyana Gold Corporation is a junior mineral exploration company that specializes in identifying, acquiring and developing precious and base metal properties as well as assessing whether certain claims possess exploitable commercial and precious mineral reserves. The Company's objective is to develop a balanced global portfolio of early-to-advanced stage projects. Guyana is currently focused on gold projects in the Caribbean. The Company's key mineral project is located in the region of Port Kaituma, in which the Company holds a 50% interest as part of its joint venture with Octagon Mining Corp. The main interests along the Guyana Shield are gold, diamond and bauxite and, recently, semi-precious stones.

 

BARRIER THERAPEUTICS INCORPORATED (NASDAQ: BTRX)

"Up128.98% in morning trading"

 

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/BTRX.php

 

Barrier Therapeutics is a pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of products in the field of dermatology. Barrier Therapeutics currently markets three pharmaceutical products in the United States: Xolegel® (ketoconazole, USP) Gel, 2%, for seborrheic dermatitis; Vusion® (0.25% miconazole nitrate, 15% zinc oxide, 81.35% white petrolatum) Ointment, for diaper dermatitis complicated by documented candidiasis; and Solage® (mequinol 2.0%, tretinoin 0.01%) Topical Solution, for solar lentigines. Barrier Therapeutics has other product candidates in various stages of clinical development for the treatment of a range of dermatological conditions, including onychomycosis, psoriasis, acne, skin allergies, and acute fungal infections. The company is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey and has a wholly-owned subsidiary in Geel, Belgium. More information about Barrier Therapeutics can be found on the company's Web site at http://www.barriertherapeutics.com/.

 

QUEST MINERALS & MINING CORPORATION (OTCBB: QMNM)

"Up 55.80% in morning trading"

 

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/QMNM.php

 

Quest Minerals & Mining Corp. engages in the acquisition and operation of energy and mineral related properties in the southeastern part of the United States. It owns leasehold interests in various coal properties in eastern Kentucky. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Paterson, New Jersey.

 

CLEARPOINT BUSINESS RESOURCES (NASDAQ: CPBR)

"Up 87.60% in morning trading"

 

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/CPBR.php

 

ClearPoint Business Resources, Inc. ("ClearPoint") is a workforce management solutions provider to clients ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. ClearPoint's iLabor network is a proprietary technology-based platform that provides its clients with a comprehensive web-based portal to streamline the process involved in procurement and management of temporary labor. Orders placed by ClearPoint's clients are fulfilled through a network of ClearPoint-approved staffing vendors. The iLabor platform provides a virtual marketplace for the electronic procurement ("e-procurement") of temporary labor and provides the client with one contract and one contact point to order temporary labor on a national scale. iLabor is an on-demand e-procurement solution that is hosted by ClearPoint which eliminates the need for clients to install and maintain costly hardware and software applications. The client can access iLabor through standard Internet connections and web browsers, and is assigned access codes and account information, eliminating the need for time consuming and costly systems integrations. The iLabor platform provides real-time feedback on all posted positions and provides a centralized reporting mechanism for clients to review and monitor their spending on temporary labor on a national basis. The iLabor network is a technology-based procurement method that provides a low cost and easy alternative for ClearPoint's clients, as well as traditional staffing companies in the industry, to procure temporary labor through a large ClearPoint-approved staffing vendor network that has broad national coverage. The iLabor platform is a fully scalable product offering that can accommodate significant growth in transaction volumes for ClearPoint without significant increases to the Company's existing cost structure.

 

SEAWAY VALLEY CAPITAL CORPORATION (OTCBB: SWVC)

"Up 18.18% in morning trading"

 

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/SWVC.php

 

Seaway Valley Capital Corporation invests in equity, equity-related, and debt in companies that require expansion capital and in companies pursuing acquisition strategies. The company also seeks investments in leveraged buyouts and restructurings. It primarily focuses to invest in retail, restaurant, media, business services, and manufacturing industries. The company was founded in 2002. It was formerly known as GS Carbon Corporation and changed its name to Seaway Valley Capital Corporation in August 2007. Seaway Valley Capital Corporation is based in Gouverneur, New York. Seaway Valley Capital Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Seaway Capital, Inc.

 

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Forward-Looking Statement: This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws, commonly identified by such terms as "believes," "looking ahead," "anticipates," "estimates" and other terms with similar meaning. Although the Company believes that the assumptions upon which its forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these assumptions will prove to be correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's projections and expectations are disclosed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements in this press release are expressly qualified by such cautionary statements and by reference to the underlying assumptions.

 

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