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QuantumScape: From Ambitious Science to the Cusp of a Battery Revolution Links to my detailed research videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTxyzjHIS6phTvuEN20Iv5uA1g9qLcmc5 QuantumScape (QS) , a company that for years was often dismissed as a mere "science project" by skeptics, has definitively transformed into a formidable business on the verge of real-world impact1.... Having chosen the "Hard Path" to tackle fundamental battery challenges, QuantumScape's journey, spanning over a decade and fueled by approximately $1.5 billion in funding (with roughly $300 million strategically deployed to date), is now poised for commercial success3....

Company Background An investment holding company, operates in the property development and construction businesses in Malaysia and Fiji. The company is divided into three segments: Property Development, Construction, and Others.

Geregu Power Plc reported a notable 85% year-on-year revenue growth for the three months ended 30 June 2025, reaching ₦55.87 billion compared to ₦30.25 billion in Q2 2024. This reflects increased generation output and higher dispatch levels, underscoring the company’s operational leverage in Nigeria’s power generation space.

1. Overview of ABO Wind AG ABO Wind AG is a German company specializing in the development of renewable energy projects, primarily wind and solar.

Company Background An investment holding company, manufactures, trades in, and retails jewelry, bullion, precious and semi-precious stones, and gold ornaments primarily in Malaysia. Their product range includes gold bars, notes, and coins; rings, couple rings, bracelets, pendants, necklaces, bangles, and earrings; white and rose gold, diamonds, pearls, jades, and personalized and fine jewelry.

ZCCM-IH is an investment holding based in Zambia with focus on mining and energy business. They hold very substantial assets: Investments – ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc Thank to the reorganization of the Mopani Copper Mine - they sold 51% to Delta Mining - an indirect subsidiary of International Resource Holding- Assets - International Resources Holding which is itself a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi listed International Holding Campany: IHC | International Holding Company which itself belongs 60% to the very powerful Royal Group of the ultra-rich Royal Family of Abu Dhabi; they recorded a profit on group level of 2 billion USD in first half 2024; but the share price don't go inline with the huge increase of the book value (market capitalization of just 200 Mio.

Himax Technologies’ first quarter was met with a positive market reaction, as the company outperformed Wall Street’s revenue and profit expectations despite typical seasonality. Management attributed the results to ongoing momentum in automotive display ICs, with CEO Jordan Wu highlighting nearly 20% year-over-year automotive IC sales growth and robust design-win pipelines.

Saul Centers, Inc. (NYSE: BFS) reported mixed results for Q1 2025, highlighting a strategic inflection point as the company absorbs near-term headwinds tied to the initial operations of its Twinbrook Quarter Phase I development.

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) shares have moved higher as investors cheered a key FDA filing and strategic acquisition, while digesting trimmed earnings forecasts.