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Contemporary Amperex Technology (SZSE:300750,HKEX:3750) (CATL) has acquired a strategic interest in CarbonScape, a New Zealand-based company that converts forestry byproducts into graphite for lithium batteries. Under the terms of the agreement, CATL and Hong Kong-based investment firm Lochpine Capital will take a combined 20 percent stake in CarbonScape with an aim to scale the production…

Image source: The Motley Fool. DATE Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS President and Chief Executive Officer – Hajime Uba SVP, Investor Relations and System Development – Benjamin Porten TAKEAWAYS Total Sales — $85.9 million, representing a 16% increase compared to $74.0 million in the prior year quarter. Comparable Restaurant Sales…

by Calculated Risk on 1/09/2026 09:59:00 AM From the Census Bureau: Permits, Starts and Completions Housing Starts:Privately-owned housing starts in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,246,000. This is 4.6 percent below the revised September estimate of 1,306,000 and is 7.8 percent below the October 2024 rate of 1,352,000. Single-family housing starts…

Kip Sowden is the CEO of RREAF Holdings, a vertically integrated acquisition, development and property management firm that plays across several multifamily and hospitality asset classes in the South and Southeastern United States.  Founded in 2010 by Sowden, RREAF Holdings encompasses 90 assets and 23,000 units, totaling $4.8 billion in assets under management, with the…

EMP Capital Group is forging ahead with its plan to bring new residential buildings to Astoria, Queens.  The real estate investment and development company has filed two new plans with the New York City Department of Buildings calling for the construction of a 99-unit building at 35-13 Steinway Street and a 77-unit residential property next…

The GTA logged its third straight month of year-over-year sales gains as inventory tightens