Reading List 07/18/26
16 hours ago
- California Forever's planned shipyard lost a major tenant (Saronic) to Texas, a setback for the new city project.
- A study indicates that increased supply of single-family rental units helps economically disadvantaged children attend higher-performing schools.
- Baby Boomers are not downsizing to smaller homes upon retirement, contrary to previous trends.
- US EV manufacturing faces major setbacks, with Stellantis writing down $26 billion and Ford $19 billion in EV-related losses.
- Lucid Motors denies bankruptcy rumors but shares plummeted; the company claims sufficient liquidity into next year.
- A $500 million artillery shell plant by General Dynamics has failed to produce any shells after two years due to equipment repurposing issues.
- Other topics include automated carbon fiber manufacturing, Tesla production line changes, and challenges in recycling EV batteries.