Vital Living Products Lower on News Ridgeland, MS, OCT 24, 2001 (EventX/Knobias.com via COMTEX) -- Vital Living Products Incorporated (OTCBB VLPI) is trading lower at this time, after a Bloomberg report stating that the company's test "may miss the presence of the deadly bacteria" or, alternatively produce a "false positive." Furthermore, Bloomberg reported that ACE Hardware spokesperson Paula Erickson denied that ACE had placed an order for the product at this time, contrary to the company's press release, issued yesterday. Shares of the company are headed for the close sharply lower, still higher than three of four moving averages, but below the first of four technical downside price support levels, as calculated by Knobias technical analysis. The stock has a 30-day closing price range of $0.050 to $1.970. Vital Living Products, Inc., doing business as American Water Service, manufactures and distributes a variety of water treatment and testing products and services, including home water test kits and water treatment equipment. The Company's products include machines designed and developed by the Company, which remove color, odor, taste, and bacteria from municipal water supplies to produce filtered drinking water, as well as direct-store delivery of containers and other bottling materials. Date/Time of Daily Brief: 10-24-2001 15:43 ET Company: VLPI - Vital Living Products Incorporated Stock Price @ Publication: $ 0.660 Volume @ Publication: 7,978,200 KNOBIAS DISCLAIMER: Knobias has received no compensation from the Company or Companies mentioned in this story. Knobias is not a registered broker-dealer, nor investment advisor, and does not endorse or recommend any securities mentioned. This story is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended for trading purposes. Knobias shall not be liable for any actions taken in reliance of any information provided herein. Republication or redistribution of Knobias content is expressly prohibited without prior written consent of Knobias.com, LLC. ABOUT KNOBIAS: Knobias is the first and largest information repository of Outside Market intelligence and covers thousands of publicly traded small & microcap companies. Knobias consolidates, analyzes and markets fundamental research data while providing real-time market monitoring and surveillance. Using proprietary surveillance, Knobias sifts through thousands of stocks daily reporting on breaking news and unusual trading. Daily Briefs are published in real-time to inform investors on the story "behind the story". For more information, or to receive these stories in real-time, visit: knobias.com CONTACT: Knobias.com, LLC 601-978-3399 601-978-3675 info@knobias.com www.knobias.com Copyright 2001 Knobias.com, LLC, All rights reserved. -0- *** end of story *** |