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EV charging stocks hit the brakes in November, down 21% over the past month, trailing both broader market indices and the EV sector average . Yet, JPMorgan analyst Bill Peterson sees a bright spot in EVgo Inc EVGO , which continues to pull ahead of peers despite the industry’s sluggish growth. EV Deployments: Running On Fumes The U.S. EV market saw marginal progress last month, with EV penetration inching up to 8.8%. Total charging installations grew 1.5% month-over-month, but this represented a slowdown from October's 4.4% gain. Level 2 chargers lagged with just a 1.1% increase, while DC Fast chargers showed stronger momentum, rising 3.6%. Still, the overall growth trajectory hints at persistent headwinds, particularly for commercial and fleet-charging deployments. Read Also: EVgo Powers On Despite Trump Shake-Up: Analyst Projects 16% US Battery EV Penetration By 2030 EVgo Powers Ahead Amid the challenges, EVgo has emerged as a standout performer. The company added 780 DC Fast ports year-to-date and is on track to meet its 800-port target for 2024. EVgo's stock has soared 72% YTD, fueled by its $1 billion Department of Energy loan, which provides a competitive edge through improved operating leverage. In contrast, ChargePoint Holdings Inc CHPT has struggled, down 50% YTD. Peterson notes that while ChargePoint's cost-cutting measures are positive, the company's unclear path to profitability casts a shadow over its prospects. Tesla's Supercharger Dominance Intact Tesla Inc 's TSLA Supercharger network remains the leader, holding 56.2% of the fast-charging market share despite trimming investments. Electrify America and EVgo maintain smaller shares, at 9.1% and 7.2%, respectively, but EVgo's consistent growth and expanding customer base signal a shift in dynamics. EVgo's Playbook For Success Peterson is bullish on EVgo. He cites its ability to capitalize on higher utilization rates, extended charging sessions from rideshare users, and customer acquisition—including Tesla drivers. Even if EV sales slow due to policy uncertainties, EVgo's scaling strategy positions it well to weather the storm. For EVgo, the future looks electrifying. For the rest of the sector, the road ahead remains uncertain. Read Next: Plug Power, EVgo Among JPMorgan’s Top Sustainable Picks For 2025 Photo: Shutterstock © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
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EU rules requiring all new smartphones, tablets and cameras to use the same charger came into force on Saturday, in a change Brussels said will cut costs and waste. Manufacturers are now obliged to fit devices sold in the 27-nation bloc with a USB-C, the port chosen by the European Union as the common standard for charging electronic tools. "Starting today, all new mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, headphones, speakers, keyboards and many other electronics sold in the EU will have to be equipped with a USB Type-C charging port," the EU Parliament wrote on social media X. The EU has said the single charger rule will simplify the life of Europeans and slash costs for consumers. By allowing consumers to purchase a new device without a new charger, it will also reduce the mountain of obsolete chargers, the bloc has argued. The law was first approved in 2022 following a tussle with US tech giant Apple. It allowed companies until December 28 this year to adapt. Makers of laptops will have extra time, from early 2026, to also follow suit. Most devices already use these cables, but Apple was more than a little reluctant. The firm said in 2021 that such regulation "stifles innovation", but by September last year it had begun shipping phones with the new port. Makers of electronic consumer items in Europe had agreed on a single charging norm from dozens on the market a decade ago under a voluntary agreement with the European Commission. But Apple, the world's biggest seller of smartphones, refused to abide by it and ditch its Lightning ports. Other manufacturers kept their alternative cables going, meaning there were about half a dozen types knocking around, creating a jumble of cables for consumers. USB-C ports can charge at up to 100 Watts, transfer data up to 40 gigabits per second, and can serve to hook up to external displays. At the time of its approval, the commission said the law was expected to save at least 200 million euros ($208 million) per year and cut more than a thousand tonnes of EU electronic waste every year. "It's time for THE charger," the European Commission wrote on X on Saturday. "It means better-charging technology, reduced e-waste, and less fuss to find the chargers you need." ub/giv
Percentages: FG .400, FT .760. 3-Point Goals: 7-22, .318 (Riek 2-6, Best 1-1, Rogan 1-1, Bergens 1-2, Sparks 1-3, Bleechmore 1-6, Perry 0-1, Curtis 0-2). Team Rebounds: 3. Team Turnovers: 1. Blocked Shots: 1 (Munkadi). Turnovers: 7 (Munkadi 2, Bergens, Best, Bleechmore, Perry, Riek). Steals: 5 (Best 2, Johnson, Perry, Riek). Technical Fouls: None. Percentages: FG .600, FT .900. 3-Point Goals: 7-16, .438 (Poulakidas 6-7, Gharram 1-2, Brathwaite 0-1, Mullin 0-1, Simmons 0-1, Mbeng 0-2, Townsend 0-2). Team Rebounds: 5. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 3 (Aletan, Gharram, Poulakidas). Turnovers: 5 (Mbeng 2, Celiscar, Gharram, Townsend). Steals: 4 (Mbeng 3, Molloy). Technical Fouls: None. A_2,100 (9,323).For a man once deified by conservatives, the economist barely gets a look these days. The great advocate for the monetarism, shareholder capitalism and free trade that powered a generation of Conservative heroes — from Margaret Thatcher to Ronald Reagan — is now the avatar of a bygone era. The more populist incarnation of modern conservatism preaches from a different hymnbook. How did we get from the “greed is good” era of capitalism symbolized by Michael Douglas’ character Gordon Gekko in Oliver Stone’s movie “Wall Street,” to the rise of Donald Trump and his mercantilist views of the economy? It’s not that Trump has changed. The past and future President has been amazingly consistent in his view on issues like trade and the economy. When Douglas was hoisting his Oscar, Trump was taking out ads in newspapers during his first flirtation with the presidency that slammed Japan for taking advantage of the American security blanket to disadvantage the American working class on trade. “The gain from trade,” Not for Trump. Trump wants tariffs. Tariffs everywhere. Tariffs on all imports and twice on anything from China. Friedman would have called this “upside down” thinking. Now the world is upside down. And where America leads the world follows. The political energy is now with those who are deeply opposed to the neoliberal economic settlement promoted by Friedman and the politicians who trumpeted his views, a group that includes the so-called “third-way” politicians of the 1990s, i.e. liberals like Bill Clinton, Tony Blair and Jean Chretien, who kept to the free-market track as they pursued social spending. Trump’s reelection has prompted hand-wringing and introspection. Just where did things go wrong? Here, we must land on the correct answer, so landing on the correct diagnosis of the problems fueling the rise of current voter discontent becomes the crucial first step. And much of that discontent was seeded in the 1980s. Shareholder capitalism can be a wonderful thing — if you’re a shareholder. Most people aren’t. Free trade deals and a rising GDP tide, it turns out, do not lift all boats — not if you live in an area or work in an industry that has been usurped by cheaper jurisdictions or alternatives. Most people don’t live in the booming global cities powered by the trade in professional services. It’s no longer good enough for a politician to say it will all come out in the wash. The signal error from policymakers in the 1980s and beyond was to assume admitting China to the global trading architecture would make China look more like the world, and not the world more like China. Slave labour in places like Xinjiang produces cheaper goods than those produced by organized labour, but it’s only good for the world if you think price is everything. Cheap televisions and other goods are a boon to Western consumers, but less so if there is no longer a job to go to. And the distended supply chains that bring price efficiency can also become hostages to fortune as the COVID-19 pandemic proved when the disruption of global trade fueled the huge rise in inflation. To wit, the world now watches with angst as China threatens Taiwan, the outsized player in global chip manufacturing that powers our most advanced computing. Policy makers used to have to worry about securing prosperity for a village. Then it was a city. And then the country. Now policy makers have to worry about cushioning the increasingly-heavy blows of a global economy that greases the movement of both people and capital. This can be a boon to a country like Canada, if managed properly. The problem has been the mismanagement of the free flow of people and capital. The haves and the have-nots now live very different lives. A significant contributor to this mismanagement has been the disconnection between lawmakers and the people they represent. Most politicians fall into the “have” class, not the “have not.” Most of our representatives made out like bandits in the post-financial crisis era of free money as their stocks soared and assets inflated. And this success has made many of them blind to the forces roiling the advanced western democracies, a blindness made worse by the atomization of the information economy. But good luck putting people back on the same page. Trust in information is going, if not gone. Here, in part, we can thank shareholder capitalism. The powerful platforms of the Attention Economy — Meta, Google, Apple, Amazon — are some of the richest corporations in world history; they will not change on their own. The reason a man like Elon Musk now controls X/Twitter is because he offered the best return to the small cohort of humans who owned Twitter stock. As with so many of our babies of the 1980s, it’s not looking like a great deal now, is it?
Podeli : UN war crimes prosecutor Serge Brammertz told the UN Security Council that the case against Vojislav Seselj will be transferred to the Serbian judiciary in the near future. “It can be expected that the transfer of the case against Vojislav Seselj to Serbia will be completed in the near future, so that he can be brought to trial there,” Brammertz, Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, said in his address to the UN SC. He added that the transfer of the case is consistent with the Council’s decision that Member States should assume responsibility for contempt proceedings. Vojislav Seselj, leader of the ultra-nationalist Serbian Radical Party (SRS), was sentenced to 10 years by the Hague Tribunal for inciting hatred against non-Serbs and returned to politics winning a seat in parliament after his release. The Mechanism confirmed an indictment against Seselj 4 others in August 2023 for contempt of court. They were accused of knowingly interfering with the administration of justice, disclosing confidential information about protected witnesses, and failing to comply with court orders to cease the publication of confidential material.Pittsburgh quarterback Eli Holstein was carted off the field with 5:32 left in the first quarter with an apparent left ankle injury during Saturday's Atlantic Coast Conference game against host Louisville. The freshman was sacked at the Panthers' 49-yard line by Louisville's Ashton Gillotte, who rolled on the quarterback's ankle. Holstein was in a walking boot as he was helped to the cart. Holstein missed last week's game against Clemson after suffering a head injury in the loss to Virginia two weeks ago. Holstein was 3-for-5 passing for 51 yards and an interception before exiting. Nate Yarnell, who threw for 350 yards in the loss to Clemson, replaced Holstein. --Field Level MediaNew book chronicles NASCAR's 'mavericks'
(BPT) - The holidays are almost here! It means parties and events, hustle and bustle ... and figuring out what to buy for everyone on your list. Sometimes it's hard to get inspired with great ideas that your nears and dears will love at a price you can afford, right? The good news? Inspiration + savings are covered this year. One of the top gifts of Holiday 2024 is technology, and there are a lot of deals out there right now. Done and done! Here are 5 ideas for hot tech gifts for everyone on your list. Smartphones for the family T-Mobile is running a hot deal right now. Get four new smartphones at T-Mobile — this includes Samsung Galaxy S24 and other eligible devices — and four lines for just $100/month . It doesn't get better than that! These new Galaxy phones are tech-tastic, too, with features like AI, Circle to Search with Google, which can be used to help solve math problems and translate entire pages of text in a different language, and Note Assist with Galaxy AI, which lets you focus on capturing your notes and then Note Assist will summarize, format and even translate them for you. High tech spiral notebook for students We've got to admit, this is pretty cool. The Rocketbook looks (a bit) like a regular spiral, paper notebook. Here's the high tech twist: You can take notes, capture ideas, brainstorm, draw — whatever you do on paper — on the pad, and the Rocketbook digitizes your doodles and saves to the cloud device of your choice. Then you simply wipe the pad clean and it's good to go. Look for Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales at your favorite online retailer. Wrist-worthy smartwatches for athletes (or those who want to be) Everyone loves smartwatches (if you're not already tracking your sleep and heart rate, where have you been?) and the Google Pixel Watch 3 (41mm & 45mm) takes it to the next level with features for athletes or anyone who may be setting fitness goals for the coming year. The watch has workout prompts like Real Time Guidance — audio and haptic cues for when to sprint, cool down or maintain pace. It gives you the ability to program your workouts and even monitors your cadence and stride. It also has Offline Maps, with driving navigation, search and maps. Here's the deal of the century: Get it for free at T-Mobile when adding a qualifying watch line. Cute wireless keyboard for people who are all thumbs Who else is annoyed by typing email or texts or social posts on a smartphone? The Logitech Multi-Device Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard solves that problem with style! It comes in sweet colors like lavender, it's wireless, it's small and portable, and it works with just about any device. Pop it into your backpack or purse and you'll never have to thumb-out a message again. Speakers perfect for hosting and giving Have a music lover in your life or need the perfect hosting gift? T-Mobile has you covered. For a limited time, you can get the JBL Clip 5 for free when you pick up a Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 9 . The JBL Clip 5 is an ultra-portable Bluetooth speaker perfect for those on the go and the Onyx Studio 9's sleek design and booming sound will take care of all your holiday hosting needs. For more tech-tastic holiday gift inspiration, check out T-Mobile's holiday gift guide at t-mobile.com/devices/tech-gifts .HOUSTON — Houston Texans receiver Tank Dell will miss the remainder of the season after dislocating a knee and tearing an ACL in a loss to Kansas City on Saturday. Coach DeMeco Ryans revealed the details of his injury Monday before announcing that Dell would have season-ending surgery for a second straight year. He fractured his fibula in Week 13 against the Broncos as a rookie last season and had surgery on it the following day. “He dislocated the knee, he tore the ACL, other things there he’ll have to get repaired," Ryans said. “So he’ll be out for the year.” Ryans didn't have a date for Dell's surgery for this injury, but said it would be soon. Dell was injured on a 30-yard touchdown catch in Houston’s 27-19 loss Saturday. He was coming across the back of the end zone and made the spectacular catch on a pass from C.J. Stroud before colliding with Houston teammate Jared Wayne on the way to the ground. Dell immediately grabbed at his knee and Wayne signaled for team trainers, who spent several minutes working on the wide receiver while teammates waited anxiously. Dell was eventually placed on a stretcher and driven in a covered medical cart off the field, and then he was taken to the hospital. He stayed in the hospital overnight before flying back to Houston on Sunday. Stroud, who is so close to Dell that he considers him a brother, cried the entire time the receiver was down on the field and for a while after he was taken away. “It was just not easy for me to sit there and be emotional,” Stroud said Monday. “But it’s something that we all go through in life and it’s easy to be a fake tough guy. It’s easy to go through life acting like everything doesn’t affect you, but deep down we all know we’re going through something.” Some criticized Stroud for crying. But he believes a display of emotion such as that was important to remind people of the human aspect of this game and the toll it can take on players. “It’s good for young men and women out there, kids who are brought up — and I was taught this too as a kid, not from my parents but just from the world, don’t let anybody see you emotional,” he said. “Don’t let anybody see you down and yeah there’s some truth to that in in certain aspects, but there’s also life and I think it was good for people to see me in that light and knowing that there is still a human factor to me and I’m a normal person.” CLEVELAND — Two days before recording another milestone, resume-building sack on Sunday at Cincinnati, Myles Garrett delivered a jarring hit — on the Browns. In this case, any roughness could be deemed necessary. Garrett piled on to what has been a painful and puzzling season in Cleveland by saying he doesn't have any interest in going through another rebuild and wants to know exactly what the organization's offseason plans are to fix things. If that wasn't enough, Garrett indicated for the first time that he would consider leaving the Browns if his vision doesn't mesh with the team's ambitions. “It’s a possibility,” he said of playing elsewhere. "But I want to be a Cleveland Brown. I want to play my career here.” It's unclear how Garrett's comments were received by owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam, who have plenty to consider as the Browns (3-12) head into the final two weeks of a season that began with playoff expectations and could be followed by upheaval. The Browns haven't been this bad since going 0-16 in 2017. Aaron Rodgers is still contemplating his playing future. The star quarterback knows if he returns to the field, it might be out of hands whether it's with the New York Jets. The 41-year-old Rodgers said last week that he'll take some time after this season, his 20th in the NFL, to determine what he wants to do next. On Monday, he suggested a decision on whether he'll return with the Jets could be made for him the day after the team's regular-season finale. “I think there’s a world where they just say, ‘Hey, thank you, we’re going to go in another direction’ on Jan. 6,” Rodgers said during his weekly appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.” “That’s a possibility,” he added. "I think there’s also a possibility we’re going to wait and see who the new staff is.” Get local news delivered to your inbox!
Former All-Pro Chad 'Ochocinco' Johnson says he used to soak ankles in teammates' urine to stay healthyNEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Sweeping Allegheny College in the first round of the NCAA Division III Volleyball National Tournament, No. 8 East Texas Baptist University won their 28th straight match, 25-19, 25-17, 25-20. It is the second year in a row that ETBU has won their opening match in the NCAA Tournament. “I am really proud of our team,” says Head Coach Mallory Matthews. “Coming out here and getting a sweep in the first round is something we set out to do and I am just really proud them to come out on the big stage as that isn’t an easy task against any team. We set out to glorify the Lord in all that we do and I feel like we did that as the team played with joy today and had a lot of fun and that’s what it is all about.” Graycee Mosley led the team with her 21st double-double, recording 17 kills and 10 digs, boasting 510 kills on the year. It is the second year in a row she has produced over 500 kills and is only the second ETBU player to reach this feat, matching Arden Tunnell (2003, 2005). Avery Reid added 12 kills, and she now has 1,377 kills, surpassing Coach Matthews’ career total of 1,373. Hannah Perry recorded six kills with a .500 hitting percentage as Callie Humphrey led the team with 16 digs. Lexi Moody had 21 assists, while McKenzie Mansell gave 20. ETBU hit .303 in the match, which got stronger with each set. They hit .211 in set one, .333 in set two, and .387 with 17 kills in set three for 48 kills. ETBU’s defense held Allegheny to a .125 hitting percentage and a .000 percentage in set one with eight kills. Allegheny started the match with a 2-0 lead, but two Mosley kills and an Emily Sitton kill put the Tigers ahead, 4-3. Down 8-7, ETBU went on a 9-1 run, taking a seven-point lead, 16-9. ETBU scored eight straight points before Allegheny took a timeout. After Allegheny went up 9-8, ETBU had three kills from Perry, Reid, and Sitton, along with four Allegheny attack errors and a block from Sitton and Emily Millikin. Mosley made it 21-16 on a kill, but Allegheny fought back to within four, 23-19. A Moody surprise kill and then a Mosley kill ended the set 25-19. Once again, Allegheny ran out to a 3-0 lead in set two. ETBU answered quickly with six straight points on a kill from Mosley and Sitton and three Reid service aces. Allegheny came within two, 7-5, only to see ETBU reeled off four more points on kills from Grace Williamson, Mosley, and Perry, with an Allegheny attack error making it 11-5. Back to within four, 12-8, ETBU put together a 5-0 run and a nine-point lead, 17-8. Williamson and Perry had kills, and Sadie Kasowski added a service ace. Mosley added a kill to make it 20-13, and Perry’s kill pushed the score to 22-14. Williamson finished set two with a kill to go up 2-0. Heading into the third set, Mansell said this about Allegheny and how close the set was: “We knew possibly that this was going to be their (Allegheny) last game, and they were going to be hungry, and we just had to stay aggressive on the ball.” Aggressive is what ETBU did, hitting .387 with 17 kills. Allegheny pushed ETBU to its limits, taking a 9-7 lead. ETBU retook the 10-9 lead on a 3-0 run, as the match had nine lead changes after that point. Allegheny went up, 17-15, only to see a kill by Mosley and Reid tie the set. The Gators retook the lead, 19-18, but Ried and Sitton added kills for the one-point lead, 20-19. Allegheny tied the match at 20 on a kill, but ETBU scored the following five points for the win. Mosley had two kills, and Allegheny added three errors as ETBU advanced to the second round.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Faced with rising cases of bird flu virus being detected in raw milk in California, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday announced it would mandate testing for the virus in milk nationwide. The National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS) "builds on measures taken by USDA and federal and state partners since the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza [HPAI] H5N1 in dairy cattle was first detected in March 2024," the agency said in a statement . Any entity that handles pre-pasteurized raw milk -- milk processors and transporters, for example -- must hand over samples for testing to USDA staff upon request. According to the USDA, this could be an efficient way to identify herds infected with H5N1. As of Thursday, 718 cattle herds nationwide are known to be infected with the avian flu virus. The new testing initiative "will give farmers and farmworkers better confidence in the safety of their animals and ability to protect themselves, and it will put us on a path to quickly controlling and stopping the virus’ spread nationwide," U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in the USDA statement. The move comes only a few days after a California dairy farm said it was expanding its recall of raw milk and cream after state health officials discovered bird flu virus in more milk samples. In a notice posted Tuesday, Fresno-based Raw Farm LLC said it has now recalled all whole milk and cream products with "use by" dates of Nov. 27 to Dec. 13. Meanwhile, California health officials took additional steps to keep consumers safe, including quarantining the farm. "While this voluntary recall only applies to raw whole milk and cream, due to multiple bird flu detections in the company's operation, the California Department of Public Health [CDPH] urges consumers to avoid consuming any Raw Farm products for human consumption including raw milk, cream, cheese,and kefir, as well as raw milk pet food topper and pet food kefir marketed to pet owners," the CDPH said in a health alert posted Tuesday. "In addition to the statewide voluntary recall, CDFA [California Department of Agriculture] has placed the farm under quarantine, suspending any new distribution of its raw milk, cream, kefir, butter and cheese products produced on or after November 27," the agency added. No human bird flu cases linked to the consumption of raw milk products have been confirmed at this point, the CDPH noted. Unlike raw milk, pasteurized milk is heat-treated to kill off any viruses and remains safe to drink. The latest actions follow recalls of two lots of Raw Farm products after bird flu was first reported in raw milk samples on Nov. 24. Bird flu first surfaced in U.S. dairy cows in March. Since then, the virus has been spreading across the country, particularly in California, where nearly 500 of the more than 700 infected herds nationwide have been detected, the Associated Press reported. So far this year, the virus has infected 58 people in the United States, including 31 in California, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Mild illnesses have been seen in dairy and poultry workers who had close contact with infected animals. No cases of bird flu spreading between people have been detected so far, the agency added. In a statement posted to its website, Raw Farm officials said they were working to restore raw milk supply quickly. “There are no illnesses associated with H5N1 in our products. But rather this is a political issue,” the post stated. “There are no food safety issues with our products or consumer safety. We are working towards resolving this political issue while being cooperative with our government regulatory agencies.” Any move to restrict public access to raw milk could be challenged by the incoming Trump administration, however. Robert Kennedy Jr., who has long criticized crackdowns on raw milk, has been nominated to run the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and has vowed to push for greater distribution of raw milk products. More information The CDC has more on bird flu . SOURCE: U.S. Department of Agriculture, news release, Dec. 6, 2024; California Department of Public Health, news release, Dec. 4, 2024; Associated Press A California dairy farm has issued a full recall of its raw milk and cream after bird flu was discovered in more milk samples.