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SmartRent eyes 1 million installed units as Vision 2028 lifts gross margins to 41%

The proptech sector has been navigating a cautious capital environment, with elevated borrowing costs weighing on multifamily property investment cycles across much of the industry. Against

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Canada commits C$2.7 billion to Toronto rental housing in three-year construction push

Canada's prolonged rental housing shortage, most pronounced in Toronto, has drawn a direct response from the federal treasury at a moment when private sector construction activity has thinned. Prime Minister Carney announced that…

By Naomi Osei · 2 min

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Macro

Iran's gas deficit draws Moscow closer as Tehran eyes regional supply routes

Global natural gas markets are contending with a new variable in the regional supply calculus: Iran, holder of the world's second-largest natural gas reserves, is running a structural domestic shortfall of 200 to 300 million…

By Naomi Osei · 2 min

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Disney parks post record quarterly revenue despite U.S. inbound travel slump

International leisure spending has split sharply along domestic and inbound lines, with foreign travel to the United States still mired in a prolonged slump. Against that backdrop, Walt Disney's parks division reported record…

By Naomi Osei · 2 min

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Red Sea shipping pressure intensifies as second vessel struck off Yemen within hours

Cross-border shipping through the southern approach to the Red Sea faced another test after Houthi forces attacked a second foreign vessel off the coast of Yemen within hours of an earlier strike. The group is pursuing what it…

August 5, 2026 · 2 min

Regulatory

Community bank 1st Source maps $9.3 billion across specialty finance and a $741 million clean energy book in Q2 filing

Against the backdrop of a shifting capex cycle in transportation and renewable power, 1st Source Corporation (NASDAQ: SRCE) filed its second-quarter 2026 investor presentation under Regulation FD.

August 5, 2026 · 2 min

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Payward reverses course on xStocks voting rights as tokenized equity faces governance pressure

Tokenized equity products are under growing governance pressure across digital asset markets, as retail holders push for rights that mirror those attached to underlying shares. Payward, the parent company

August 5, 2026 · 2 min

Deals

O'Neal names ball-sharing as the central risk on LeBron James' 76ers roster

August 5, 2026 · 2 min

Energy

ORLEN adds 216MW Greater Poland hybrid project to onshore renewables push

August 5, 2026 · 2 min

Energy

Pence calls on House to pass Graham Russia sanctions bill as Senate advances legislation

August 5, 2026 · 2 min

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