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Lynne Peeples started her career as a biostatistician before shifting to science journalism. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian , Scientific American , Nature , and other publications. The human body is intricately synchronized to the sun and environmental signals so that it can calibrate its internal clocks. Unfortunately, modern insults like artificial light, contrived time zones, and late-night snacking wreak havoc on our circadian rhythms. Armed with advances in biology and technology, a circadian renaissance is reclaiming those lost rhythms. Journalist Peeples explores the transformative applications of this emerging science so that we can keep our bodies healthier, minds sharper, and moods brighter. Below, Peeples shares five key insights from her new book, The Inner Clock: Living in Sync with Our Circadian Rhythms . Listen to the audio version—read by Peeples herself—in the Next Big Idea App. | 1. You contain trillions of tiny timekeepers. You’ve got clocks in your brain, bowels, nose, and toes. These evolved to tick in coordination with each other—and in harmony with Nature’s rhythms—to regulate countless physiological processes that make everyday life possible. Biological clocks go back to primordial time. Nearly all living things on Earth emerged under inescapable daily, lunar, seasonal, and annual cycles, the most notable of which was the rising and setting sun. Because survival meant embracing and exploiting the planet’s predictable patterns, organisms developed internal clocks that could generate regular rhythms to match. That original biotech gave life the capacity to prepare for coming changes rather than react. A symphony of inner clocks improved the chances of doing the right things at the right times. For example, it was probably imperative for our ancestors to sleep during the hours of darkness and to maximize strength and speed around sunset, perhaps when hauling home the yields of a hunt while being chased by a bear. It was also best for their bodies to pump out digestive juices when that food was most likely to be ingested and to fortify protective barriers when ultraviolet light or pathogens were most threatening. The human body simply can’t be primed to do all the things at all the times. Inner clocks proved valuable time managers. And that remains true today. Imagine you fly from New York City to Honolulu, land at 2 p.m., and head straight to the beach. Your circadian clocks are still ticking on New York City time as if it was 8 p.m. By that hour, your body’s defense force will have let down its guard, leaving your skin more susceptible to sunburn. By the end of the vacation, your clocks will be more closely aligned with Honolulu time. This is because our circadian clocks are not precision timepieces. They naturally run a little faster or a little slower than the time it takes the Earth to spin. So, your clocks are constantly looking for clues, like the alternation of light and dark as our planet pirouettes, to calibrate to the local 24-hour day. Still, they evolved to adjust by only small increments each day. This is why we suffer jet lag when we cross multiple time zones. It’s also why we don’t need to be jet-setters to wreck our clocks. 2. Modern society has made it hard for circadian clocks to keep time. While day and night were clearly delineated for our ancestors, the boundaries are blurred for modern humans. We spend most hours indoors. We use bright lights at night. We work shift schedules. We observe daylight saving time. We start school too early. We eat too late at night. The list goes on. Without regular day-and-night cues, our circadian clocks can fall out of sync. This can interfere with sleep, diminish productivity, and raise the risk of chronic diseases. Scientists now link disrupted circadian rhythms with many health issues, including depression, diabetes, and dementia. These clock troubles may start early in life. A pregnant woman relays time-of-day signals to her fetus through the ebb and flow of body temperature and changes in circulating hormones and nutrients. Even photons of light may penetrate the womb. But if a mother’s rhythms are out of sync, her baby will struggle to catch the beat. Even after birth, a baby still counts on supplemental circadian cues from its parents to keep rhythm. One easily overlooked source of such information is breast milk. The ingredients of a mother’s milk are very different at eight in the morning compared to eight at night. Morning milk contains more of the alerting hormone cortisol. Night milk contains more sleep-promoting melatonin. Sharing these timely hormones supports a baby’s daily rhythms. But only when the mother shares them at the right times. Breast milk pumped in the morning and bottle-fed to a baby in the evening may be counterproductive, making sleep extra hard both for the baby and its parents. 3. We can reinfuse lost circadian cues. Fortunately, simple fixes can reset our clocks and reclaim our lost rhythms. I recommend three core clock rules: Contrast. Brighten your days and darken your nights. Get outside in the morning and as often as possible throughout the day for additional doses of daylight. Sit or stand close to a window while you work. When necessary, supplement natural light with artificial light that closely mimics the sun’s midday rays—bright and rich in blue wavelengths. At night, dim your lights. Try warm tabletop lamps or candles. You might even spread out a sea of faux candles, as I’ve done in my apartment, and light them with a click of a remote. Finally, as you’ve been repeatedly told, limit your screen time. Constrict. It’s not just what you eat but when you eat that matters. We should only eat when the body is ready to handle the incoming calories, generally during daylight hours. So, tighten your meal window during the day. Consider holding off for an hour or two after you wake up. Then stop eating at least three hours before you go to bed—that means not a sip of wine or even warm milk. Consistent. Eat, exercise, and sleep at the same hours seven days a week. Recent research hints that sleep timing may be more important than duration for our health. Of course, modern society’s rigid—and often biologically backward—schedules make it difficult to sleep and wake by the body clock daily. Again, there are practical remedies. We could collectively agree to delay school bells and flex working hours to allow people to wake up without alarm clocks. 4. Circadian awareness can enhance performance, productivity, and medicine. Your brain and body at noon are not the same as your brain and body at midnight. You might want to set your expectations and your schedule accordingly. When do you feel the most focused, happiest, strongest? Like me, you may feel most optimistic a couple of hours after waking up. Maybe you lose all motivation to do anything but nap in the midafternoon. And maybe your legs feel like lead during a morning run, yet like a cheetah’s in the evening. Whatever your personal highs and lows, you can thank your circadian rhythms. Then, with this awareness, you can harness them. Try organizing your day around your peaks and troughs. Personally, I do my important thinking and writing early in the day. I more or less write off midafternoons for mostly brainless stuff, like dusting my apartment or cleaning out my inbox. But maybe you have no choice. Maybe that’s when you’re scheduled to give an important speech or interview. Or maybe you’re a musician or a comedian set to take the stage, or an athlete about to take the court or field. For the average athlete, performance peaks in the late afternoon or early evening. In other words, if a Boston team flies into Seattle for a 1 p.m. kickoff or first pitch, they would have the circadian edge. Athletes, coaches, CEOs, and military leaders are among those recognizing the profound implications. Meanwhile, scientists are developing novel tools to manipulate our clocks—to either get them back in sync faster or trick them into thinking the local time is earlier or later than it really is. Both could help tee anyone up for greater success and better health. Researchers are testing flashes of light while we sleep, glasses that beam blue light into our eyes, and even drugs that directly alter our clockwork. Similar efforts are underway in medicine, as experts recognize that the time of day a drug or other treatment is delivered could meaningfully alter its effectiveness and side effects. 5. Circadian science for sustainability. The first recorded evidence of a living timekeeper came from a plant. Centuries later, scientists are looking to plant clocks with the goal of adding years of livability. Inner clocks control nearly every aspect of a plant’s physiology, including how readily it takes in sunlight, water, nutrients, and chemicals. Researchers have shown, for example, that Roundup is more effective at killing weeds at certain times of day. Strategically timing inputs or genetically tweaking a plant’s circadian clocks could result in greater yields while using fewer toxic chemicals and less water. It could bolster a crop’s resistance to extreme conditions. It could increase the contents of protein, vitamins, and phytochemicals. It could even make a crop last longer. Plant clocks can keep ticking after harvest. However, we often unintentionally quiet those clocks, much like we do our own. In so doing, we waste precious food. Carrots and cabbage may sit under constant bright light in a 24-hour supermarket. Then they might land in a perpetually dark refrigerator drawer, with only brief blasts of light every time its buyer goes in search of a snack. At least one fridge company is attempting to extend freshness with cycled LED lights. While far less ideal than sustaining life on planet Earth, circadian science may prove helpful if we ever need to transplant people, plants, and other organisms to another planet. Mars is the leading contender. Among the daunting challenges we would face are different day lengths and wavelengths of light. We’d see a whole lot more red than blue on Mars. Personally, I prefer blue. Our circadian clocks do, too. This article originally appeared in Next Big Idea Club magazine and is reprinted with permission. The application deadline for Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards is Friday, December 6, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Apply today.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former Temple basketball standout Hysier Miller sat for a long interview with the NCAA as it looked into concerns about unusual gambling activity, his lawyer said Friday amid reports a federal probe is now under way. “Hysier Miller fully cooperated with the NCAA’s investigation. He sat for a five-hour interview and answered every question the NCAA asked. He also produced every document the NCAA requested,” lawyer Jason Bologna said in a statement. “Hysier did these things because he wanted to play basketball this season, and he is devastated that he cannot.” Miller, a three-year starter from South Philadelphia, transferred to Virginia Tech this spring. However, the Hokies released him last month due to what the program called “circumstances prior to his enrollment at Virginia Tech.” Bologna declined to confirm that a federal investigation had been opened, as did spokespeople for both the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia. ESPN, citing unnamed sources, reported Thursday that authorities were investigating whether Miller bet on games he played in at Temple, and whether he adjusted his performance accordingly. “Hysier Miller has overcome more adversity in his 22 years than most people face in their lifetime. He will meet and overcome whatever obstacles lay ahead," Bologna said. Miller scored eight points — about half his season average of 15.9 — in a 100-72 loss to UAB on March 7 that was later flagged for unusual betting activity. Temple said it has been aware of those allegations since they became public in March, and has been cooperative. “We have been fully responsive and cooperative with the NCAA since the moment we learned of the investigation,” Temple President John Fry said in a letter Thursday to the school community. However, Fry said Temple had not received any requests for information from state or federal law enforcement agencies. He vowed to cooperate fully if they did. “Coaches, student-athletes and staff members receive mandatory training on NCAA rules and regulations, including prohibitions on involvement in sports wagering," Fry said in the letter. The same week the Temple-UAB game raised concerns, Loyola (Maryland) said it had removed a person from its basketball program after it became aware of a gambling violation. Temple played UAB again on March 17, losing 85-69 in the finals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament. League spokesman Tom Fenstermaker also declined comment on Friday. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Get local news delivered to your inbox!Paul Walker's daughter Meadow honors him on 11th death anniversaryDaiwa Securities Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Amentum Holdings, Inc. ( NYSE:AMTM – Free Report ) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 35,390 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,141,000. Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Arrow Financial Corp acquired a new stake in Amentum during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. US Bancorp DE acquired a new stake in shares of Amentum in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Signaturefd LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amentum in the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. HM Payson & Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Amentum in the third quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Finally, Studio Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amentum in the third quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Analysts Set New Price Targets AMTM has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Raymond James initiated coverage on shares of Amentum in a report on Thursday, November 21st. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $30.00 price objective on the stock. Truist Financial assumed coverage on shares of Amentum in a research note on Monday, October 14th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $31.00 target price for the company. Amentum Trading Up 2.1 % NYSE:AMTM opened at $24.40 on Friday. Amentum Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $21.24 and a 1-year high of $34.50. Amentum Profile ( Free Report ) Amentum Holdings, Inc provides engineering and technology solutions to address challenges in science, security, and sustainability. It serves various markets, such as energy and environment, space, intelligence, defense, civilian, commercial, and international markets. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is headquatered in Chantilly, Virginia. Recommended Stories Want to see what other hedge funds are holding AMTM? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Amentum Holdings, Inc. ( NYSE:AMTM – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for Amentum Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Amentum and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
Football is more than just a sport, it’s a cultural multiplier that influences people around the world, shaping trends and inspiring communities beyond the field. Central to this phenomenon is the powerful partnership between athletes and brands, where collaborations go beyond the game itself. From David Beckham, who was included in FourFourTwo's greatest team of our lifetime and his iconic work with Predator to Lionel Messi’s cross-category campaigns with Adidas, these collaborations are not just endorsements. They are defining moments that connect cultures and forge strong emotional ties with fans. Athletes have evolved into cultural icons whose impact reaches into fashion, music, and social causes. Collaborations enable them to amplify their voices, providing a platform to express their individuality while partnering with brands that resonate with their values. Collaborations can be win-win For fans, these alliances make their heroes more relatable, showcasing them as aspirational figures who excel on the field and navigate their journeys off it. For the athletes, these partnerships present opportunities to diversify their income, build their profile, and explore new creative paths. Brands benefit as well, gaining access to engaged audiences and enhancing their credibility and cultural relevance by aligning with some of the most followed players in this global sport that we love. The landscape of athlete collaborations is as varied as the athletes themselves. On one side, high-profile partnerships with global stars like Lionel Messi , David Beckham, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka and Kylian Mbappe capture the spotlight. These collaborations lead to iconic moments, from signature products to memorable brand campaigns. However, niche collaborations with next-generation talents or community-focused initiatives offer a refreshing sense of authenticity. By highlighting younger players these partnerships build trust and loyalty within specific communities, creating a personal connection that larger collaborations often miss - connecting with fans and the audience on a deeper and real level. At DEFY, we take a look at creating partnerships that showcase a distinct perspective. By connecting niche brands with some of our most talented individuals, we illustrate that meaningful collaborations don’t always need large budgets. The work of Ruby Doe and Jessie Gale with Sergio Tacchini, or Cole Deeming’s partnership with LUKE – a Midlands-based brand rich in football tradition – serve as excellent examples. Especially with Cole signing his first professional contract for West Brom, LUKE’s rich football heritage was a no-brainer. These collaborations highlight how focused partnerships, can produce substantial returns for niche brands while enhancing the visibility of emerging talent. Traditionally, athlete collaborations in football focused on performance. Signature boots and technical gear were the foundation of these partnerships, highlighting on-field achievements. However, the narrative has shifted. Today’s collaborations blend sport, lifestyle, and culture. Capsule collections like Beckham’s 70s-inspired Predator line or multi-category campaigns that include apparel reflect the modern athlete’s muse both on and off the pitch. Footballer collaborations now shape global fashion trends, transforming players into influencers who redefine the essence of being a professional athlete. The power of these collaborations lies in their ability to convey engaging stories. Athletes’ personal experiences often resonate with their fans' aspirations, fostering a connection that feels genuine and intimate. Through the vast number of social media platforms like Instagram, YouTube and Tiktok these narratives reach audiences instantly, enhancing the impact of partnerships and bringing fans closer to their heroes. Collaborations also merge inspiration with accessibility, allowing fans to envision themselves like their idols while interacting with products that seem attainable. Navigating the world of athlete collaborations comes with its own set of challenges. Striking a balance between authenticity and commercial goals is crucial, as overly commercial partnerships can alienate fans and drive them running to the hills. Excessive exposure may lessen the uniqueness that makes these collaborations appealing, and brands increasingly need to ensure their partnerships reflect the diversity and inclusivity of football’s global audience. One often overlooked benefit of these collaborations is their impact on an athlete’s self-identity. Footballers lead highly structured lives, often lacking control over their daily routines, from diet to public appearances. The pressure to perform consistently, both on and off the pitch, is significant. Engaging in meaningful collaborations provides players with an avenue for self-expression, allowing them to explore their creativity and pursue passions beyond the sport. When these partnerships resonate with an athlete’s personal identity, they can be genuinely transformative. Partnerships hold particular importance for lesser-known footballers. For young players or those in lower leagues, collaborations are crucial for enhancing their personal brand and social standing. These deals not only offer an additional income stream for players earning lower wages but also introduce them to the business landscape beyond football. As the commercial aspect of the sport expands, young players are becoming aware of the significance of brand collaborations earlier, enhancing their value both on and off the field. Looking to the future, athlete collaborations are set to become even more innovative and purposeful. With social responsibility taking centre stage, we can anticipate more partnerships that support meaningful causes, showcasing the commitment of both athletes and brands to effect positive change. Technology will be a key player, with digital advancements transforming how athletes engage with their fans. Sustainability will also be a priority, as consumers increasingly demand more eco-friendly practices. Athlete collaborations have transformed football into more than just a sport. They’ve created a global culture that blends performance, storytelling, and aspiration. As brands like Adidas, New Balance, Nike and challenger brands such as Skechers continue to push boundaries, these partnerships will remain a powerful force, inspiring the next generation to see football not just as a game but as a lifestyle, a movement, and a story that continues to unfold.Low-quality Chinese power banks face scrutiny in India
The United States Space Force (USSF) was established just a short, five years ago on December 20th, 2019. Since that day, the youngest branch of the US armed forces has been steadily growing and developing as a fully independent arm of the American military. As a split off from the US Air Force, the Space Force has almost 10,000 men and women in uniform today. Known as Guardians, they steadfastly defend America’s interests in the domain of space and expand the limits of what is possible to safeguard national defense through space power. 6 Creation of the Space Force Where it all started When the US Space Force was created, it marked a transformative shift in the United States’ approach to space as a distinct domain of warfare. The establishment of the USSF aimed to unify and streamline space operations through a dedicated organization. From its inception, the Space Force was tasked with creating a unified command to manage and protect space assets while ensuring readiness to respond to emerging threats. Transforming departments of the US Air Force laid the foundation for the Space Force’s organizational structure. Building off an established pool of skills and resources enabled them to operate autonomously and integrate with existing military branches easily from the outset. The creation of the Space Force recognized space as a strategic frontier with unique operational and strategic specialization, focusing on resources and personnel to address the unique challenges it presents. 5 First Space Operations Squadron activation Taking action to secure the final frontier The First Space Operations Squadron is a component of Delta 9, headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. The squadron was first activated October 5th, 1987, and officially integrated on June 19, 2020. In comments to Defense.gov , Gen B. Chance Saltzman reflected on half a decade of accomplishments: "On average, we have tripled in size every year for the last five years in personnel, an astounding growth rate for any government organization. We have reimagined operations, redefined policies [and] reworked processes from the ground up to forge a service purpose-built for great power competition. All of this in just five years." Space Force squadrons manage vital national defense assets like communication satellites, navigation satellites, and space reconnaissance platforms. Their role is imperative to many layers of American defense and infrastructure. 4 Launching the GPS III satellites Renewed power for a legacy of excellence The USSF took over responsibility for the Global Positioning System (GPS) when they separated from the USAF and continued the program to launch the GPS 3 modernization project with Lockheed Martin . Just a few days ago, on December 16th , the Space Force and Lockheed Martin successfully launched the seventh satellite in the new GPS 3 network. With the first launches in 2020, the third-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) is more robust, accurate, and resilient than the satellites that came before them. Integrating state-of-the-art technologies into the legacy GPS system has enabled the Space Force to achieve new levels of operational readiness for the Department of Defense (DOD): “GPS III vehicles provide three times greater accuracy and eight times greater anti-jamming capability over existing satellites in the constellation. To better address mission needs and emerging threats, Lockheed Martin intentionally created GPS III with a modular design, allowing new technology and capabilities to be added in the future.” The constellation of GPS satellites that circle the globe provides an essential navigation service for more than just the military. Commercial aircraft, ships, smartphones, and countless other devices rely on GPS to get from point “A” to point “B.” GPS is a household name because billions of people use it every day. Thanks to the Guardians of the US Space Force, we can count on it to always be there when we need it. 3 Space Domain Awarenesss Building the complete picture The Space Force has made it a primary mission to integrate a comprehensive network of observation, surveillance, and tracking systems into a complete network under the banner of Space Domain Awareness . This program covers an umbrella of over 60 ground and space-based systems. Some of the functions of this network include tracking debris and satellites in orbit and identifying hostile actions such as anti-satellite weapon tests and cyber intrusions targeting space systems. The newly centralized command of all these systems provides a consolidated and streamlined organization capable of providing real-time data about the orbital environment. This network can also accumulate historical data for analysis, enhancing its ability to anticipate and respond to threats. 2 Integration of Space Force with joint operations One team, one fight As a new service branch, forging a position in the combined strategy of the armed forces is not a simple task. Seamless integration with other military branches is essential for the Space Force to execute coordinated defense strategies effectively. Embedding space operations within joint missions ensures that space capabilities are leveraged across all domains of warfare. Integration entails collaboration on joint exercises, intelligence sharing, and the development of interoperable tactics and technologies. The Space Force ensures its assets are fully utilized to support ground, air, maritime, and cyber operations. This holistic approach not only maximizes the utility of space-based resources but also reinforces the strategic importance of space in achieving military objectives. The US Space Force protects its spacecraft from adversaries. 1 Key milestones Creation of the Space Force (December 20, 2019) First Space Operations Squadron Activation (June 18, 2020) Launch of the GPS III Satellites (2020-2024) Space Domain Awareness Initiatives (2019-2024) Integration of Space Force with Joint Operations (2019-2024) A quick review of the US Space Force's Boeing-built X-37B spacecraft
Larson Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of DuPont de Nemours, Inc. ( NYSE:DD – Free Report ) by 87.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 812 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 379 shares during the quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC’s holdings in DuPont de Nemours were worth $72,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of DD. Tidal Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 22.8% during the 1st quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 9,161 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $702,000 after purchasing an additional 1,700 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in DuPont de Nemours by 186.5% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 87,364 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $6,698,000 after buying an additional 56,870 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 16.5% in the first quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 24,066 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,845,000 after buying an additional 3,409 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 61.6% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,330 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $429,000 after buying an additional 2,031 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV increased its position in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 9.4% during the second quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 2,549 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $205,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares in the last quarter. 73.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors. DuPont de Nemours Trading Up 0.1 % Shares of DD stock opened at $83.64 on Friday. DuPont de Nemours, Inc. has a 12-month low of $61.14 and a 12-month high of $90.06. The company has a quick ratio of 1.49, a current ratio of 2.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The company has a 50 day moving average of $84.74 and a 200-day moving average of $81.87. The firm has a market cap of $34.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.99, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.35. DuPont de Nemours Dividend Announcement The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be given a $0.38 dividend. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.82%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. DuPont de Nemours’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 80.00%. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In Several brokerages recently weighed in on DD. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $105.00 to $107.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on DuPont de Nemours from $102.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on DuPont de Nemours from $88.00 to $94.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $84.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, DuPont de Nemours currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $95.42. View Our Latest Analysis on DD About DuPont de Nemours ( Free Report ) DuPont de Nemours, Inc provides technology-based materials and solutions in the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through Electronics & Industrial, Water & Protection, and Corporate & Other segments. The Electronics & Industrial segment supplies materials and solutions for the fabrication of semiconductors and integrated circuits. Featured Stories Want to see what other hedge funds are holding DD? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for DuPont de Nemours, Inc. ( NYSE:DD – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for DuPont de Nemours Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for DuPont de Nemours and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
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Citigroup Inc. lifted its stake in ALLETE, Inc. ( NYSE:ALE – Free Report ) by 28.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 129,635 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 28,612 shares during the quarter. Citigroup Inc.’s holdings in ALLETE were worth $8,321,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in ALLETE by 5.8% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 964,193 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $60,118,000 after purchasing an additional 52,499 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of ALLETE by 955.1% in the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 897,622 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $55,967,000 after buying an additional 812,548 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of ALLETE by 1.0% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 766,343 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $49,192,000 after acquiring an additional 7,739 shares during the period. Gabelli Funds LLC increased its position in ALLETE by 59.1% during the second quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 441,564 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $27,532,000 after acquiring an additional 164,064 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alpine Associates Management Inc. lifted its holdings in ALLETE by 12.9% in the third quarter. Alpine Associates Management Inc. now owns 398,047 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $25,551,000 after acquiring an additional 45,447 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 76.55% of the company’s stock. ALLETE Price Performance NYSE ALE opened at $64.88 on Friday. ALLETE, Inc. has a 52 week low of $54.90 and a 52 week high of $65.86. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The company has a market capitalization of $3.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.79 and a beta of 0.80. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $64.40 and its 200-day moving average price is $63.72. ALLETE Increases Dividend The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, December 1st. Investors of record on Friday, November 15th will be issued a $0.705 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 15th. This represents a $2.82 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.35%. This is an increase from ALLETE’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. ALLETE’s dividend payout ratio is currently 90.38%. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades ALE has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. StockNews.com initiated coverage on ALLETE in a research note on Saturday, November 23rd. They set a “hold” rating for the company. Sidoti raised shares of ALLETE from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 30th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $62.00. Get Our Latest Stock Report on ALE ALLETE Profile ( Free Report ) ALLETE, Inc operates as an energy company. The company operates through Regulated Operations, ALLETE Clean Energy, and Corporate and Other segments. It generates electricity from coal-fired, biomass co-fired / natural gas, hydroelectric, wind, and solar. In addition, the company provides regulated utility electric services in northwestern Wisconsin to approximately 15,000 electric customers, 13,000 natural gas customers, and 10,000 water customers, as well as regulated utility electric services in northeastern Minnesota to approximately 150,000 retail customers and 14 non-affiliated municipal customers. See Also Want to see what other hedge funds are holding ALE? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for ALLETE, Inc. ( NYSE:ALE – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for ALLETE Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for ALLETE and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Newly married and sworn as a Naval officer, Jimmy Carter left his tiny hometown in 1946 hoping to climb the ranks and see the world. Less than a decade later, the death of his father and namesake, a merchant farmer and local politician who went by “Mr. Earl,” prompted the submariner and his wife, Rosalynn, to return to the rural life of Plains, Georgia, they thought they’d escaped. The lieutenant never would be an admiral. Instead, he became commander in chief. Years after his presidency ended in humbling defeat, he would add a Nobel Peace Prize, awarded not for his White House accomplishments but “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.” The life of James Earl Carter Jr., the 39th and longest-lived U.S. president, ended Sunday at the age of 100 where it began: Plains, the town of 600 that fueled his political rise, welcomed him after his fall and sustained him during 40 years of service that redefined what it means to be a former president. With the stubborn confidence of an engineer and an optimism rooted in his Baptist faith, Carter described his motivations in politics and beyond in the same way: an almost missionary zeal to solve problems and improve lives. Carter was raised amid racism, abject poverty and hard rural living — realities that shaped both his deliberate politics and emphasis on human rights. “He always felt a responsibility to help people,” said Jill Stuckey, a longtime friend of Carter's in Plains. “And when he couldn’t make change wherever he was, he decided he had to go higher.” Carter's path, a mix of happenstance and calculation , pitted moral imperatives against political pragmatism; and it defied typical labels of American politics, especially caricatures of one-term presidents as failures. “We shouldn’t judge presidents by how popular they are in their day. That's a very narrow way of assessing them," Carter biographer Jonathan Alter told the Associated Press. “We should judge them by how they changed the country and the world for the better. On that score, Jimmy Carter is not in the first rank of American presidents, but he stands up quite well.” Later in life, Carter conceded that many Americans, even those too young to remember his tenure, judged him ineffective for failing to contain inflation or interest rates, end the energy crisis or quickly bring home American hostages in Iran. He gained admirers instead for his work at The Carter Center — advocating globally for public health, human rights and democracy since 1982 — and the decades he and Rosalynn wore hardhats and swung hammers with Habitat for Humanity. Yet the common view that he was better after the Oval Office than in it annoyed Carter, and his allies relished him living long enough to see historians reassess his presidency. “He doesn’t quite fit in today’s terms” of a left-right, red-blue scoreboard, said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who visited the former president multiple times during his own White House bid. At various points in his political career, Carter labeled himself “progressive” or “conservative” — sometimes both at once. His most ambitious health care bill failed — perhaps one of his biggest legislative disappointments — because it didn’t go far enough to suit liberals. Republicans, especially after his 1980 defeat, cast him as a left-wing cartoon. It would be easiest to classify Carter as a centrist, Buttigieg said, “but there’s also something radical about the depth of his commitment to looking after those who are left out of society and out of the economy.” Indeed, Carter’s legacy is stitched with complexities, contradictions and evolutions — personal and political. The self-styled peacemaker was a war-trained Naval Academy graduate who promised Democratic challenger Ted Kennedy that he’d “kick his ass.” But he campaigned with a call to treat everyone with “respect and compassion and with love.” Carter vowed to restore America’s virtue after the shame of Vietnam and Watergate, and his technocratic, good-government approach didn't suit Republicans who tagged government itself as the problem. It also sometimes put Carter at odds with fellow Democrats. The result still was a notable legislative record, with wins on the environment, education, and mental health care. He dramatically expanded federally protected lands, began deregulating air travel, railroads and trucking, and he put human rights at the center of U.S. foreign policy. As a fiscal hawk, Carter added a relative pittance to the national debt, unlike successors from both parties. Carter nonetheless struggled to make his achievements resonate with the electorate he charmed in 1976. Quoting Bob Dylan and grinning enthusiastically, he had promised voters he would “never tell a lie.” Once in Washington, though, he led like a joyless engineer, insisting his ideas would become reality and he'd be rewarded politically if only he could convince enough people with facts and logic. This served him well at Camp David, where he brokered peace between Israel’s Menachem Begin and Epypt’s Anwar Sadat, an experience that later sparked the idea of The Carter Center in Atlanta. Carter's tenacity helped the center grow to a global force that monitored elections across five continents, enabled his freelance diplomacy and sent public health experts across the developing world. The center’s wins were personal for Carter, who hoped to outlive the last Guinea worm parasite, and nearly did. As president, though, the approach fell short when he urged consumers beleaguered by energy costs to turn down their thermostats. Or when he tried to be the nation’s cheerleader, beseeching Americans to overcome a collective “crisis of confidence.” Republican Ronald Reagan exploited Carter's lecturing tone with a belittling quip in their lone 1980 debate. “There you go again,” the former Hollywood actor said in response to a wonky answer from the sitting president. “The Great Communicator” outpaced Carter in all but six states. Carter later suggested he “tried to do too much, too soon” and mused that he was incompatible with Washington culture: media figures, lobbyists and Georgetown social elites who looked down on the Georgians and their inner circle as “country come to town.” Carter carefully navigated divides on race and class on his way to the Oval Office. Born Oct. 1, 1924 , Carter was raised in the mostly Black community of Archery, just outside Plains, by a progressive mother and white supremacist father. Their home had no running water or electricity but the future president still grew up with the relative advantages of a locally prominent, land-owning family in a system of Jim Crow segregation. He wrote of President Franklin Roosevelt’s towering presence and his family’s Democratic Party roots, but his father soured on FDR, and Jimmy Carter never campaigned or governed as a New Deal liberal. He offered himself as a small-town peanut farmer with an understated style, carrying his own luggage, bunking with supporters during his first presidential campaign and always using his nickname. And he began his political career in a whites-only Democratic Party. As private citizens, he and Rosalynn supported integration as early as the 1950s and believed it inevitable. Carter refused to join the White Citizens Council in Plains and spoke out in his Baptist church against denying Black people access to worship services. “This is not my house; this is not your house,” he said in a churchwide meeting, reminding fellow parishioners their sanctuary belonged to God. Yet as the appointed chairman of Sumter County schools he never pushed to desegregate, thinking it impractical after the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board decision. And while presidential candidate Carter would hail the 1965 Voting Rights Act, signed by fellow Democrat Lyndon Johnson when Carter was a state senator, there is no record of Carter publicly supporting it at the time. Carter overcame a ballot-stuffing opponent to win his legislative seat, then lost the 1966 governor's race to an arch-segregationist. He won four years later by avoiding explicit mentions of race and campaigning to the right of his rival, who he mocked as “Cufflinks Carl” — the insult of an ascendant politician who never saw himself as part the establishment. Carter’s rural and small-town coalition in 1970 would match any victorious Republican electoral map in 2024. Once elected, though, Carter shocked his white conservative supporters — and landed on the cover of Time magazine — by declaring that “the time for racial discrimination is over.” Before making the jump to Washington, Carter befriended the family of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., whom he’d never sought out as he eyed the governor’s office. Carter lamented his foot-dragging on school integration as a “mistake.” But he also met, conspicuously, with Alabama's segregationist Gov. George Wallace to accept his primary rival's endorsement ahead of the 1976 Democratic convention. “He very shrewdly took advantage of his own Southerness,” said Amber Roessner, a University of Tennessee professor and expert on Carter’s campaigns. A coalition of Black voters and white moderate Democrats ultimately made Carter the last Democratic presidential nominee to sweep the Deep South. Then, just as he did in Georgia, he used his power in office to appoint more non-whites than all his predecessors had, combined. He once acknowledged “the secret shame” of white Americans who didn’t fight segregation. But he also told Alter that doing more would have sacrificed his political viability – and thus everything he accomplished in office and after. King's daughter, Bernice King, described Carter as wisely “strategic” in winning higher offices to enact change. “He was a leader of conscience,” she said in an interview. Rosalynn Carter, who died on Nov. 19 at the age of 96, was identified by both husband and wife as the “more political” of the pair; she sat in on Cabinet meetings and urged him to postpone certain priorities, like pressing the Senate to relinquish control of the Panama Canal. “Let that go until the second term,” she would sometimes say. The president, recalled her former aide Kathy Cade, retorted that he was “going to do what’s right” even if “it might cut short the time I have.” Rosalynn held firm, Cade said: “She’d remind him you have to win to govern.” Carter also was the first president to appoint multiple women as Cabinet officers. Yet by his own telling, his career sprouted from chauvinism in the Carters' early marriage: He did not consult Rosalynn when deciding to move back to Plains in 1953 or before launching his state Senate bid a decade later. Many years later, he called it “inconceivable” that he didn’t confer with the woman he described as his “full partner,” at home, in government and at The Carter Center. “We developed a partnership when we were working in the farm supply business, and it continued when Jimmy got involved in politics,” Rosalynn Carter told AP in 2021. So deep was their trust that when Carter remained tethered to the White House in 1980 as 52 Americans were held hostage in Tehran, it was Rosalynn who campaigned on her husband’s behalf. “I just loved it,” she said, despite the bitterness of defeat. Fair or not, the label of a disastrous presidency had leading Democrats keep their distance, at least publicly, for many years, but Carter managed to remain relevant, writing books and weighing in on societal challenges. He lamented widening wealth gaps and the influence of money in politics. He voted for democratic socialist Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton in 2016, and later declared that America had devolved from fully functioning democracy to “oligarchy.” Yet looking ahead to 2020, with Sanders running again, Carter warned Democrats not to “move to a very liberal program,” lest they help re-elect President Donald Trump. Carter scolded the Republican for his serial lies and threats to democracy, and chided the U.S. establishment for misunderstanding Trump’s populist appeal. He delighted in yearly convocations with Emory University freshmen, often asking them to guess how much he’d raised in his two general election campaigns. “Zero,” he’d gesture with a smile, explaining the public financing system candidates now avoid so they can raise billions. Carter still remained quite practical in partnering with wealthy corporations and foundations to advance Carter Center programs. Carter recognized that economic woes and the Iran crisis doomed his presidency, but offered no apologies for appointing Paul Volcker as the Federal Reserve chairman whose interest rate hikes would not curb inflation until Reagan's presidency. He was proud of getting all the hostages home without starting a shooting war, even though Tehran would not free them until Reagan's Inauguration Day. “Carter didn’t look at it” as a failure, Alter emphasized. “He said, ‘They came home safely.’ And that’s what he wanted.” Well into their 90s, the Carters greeted visitors at Plains’ Maranatha Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday School and where he will have his last funeral before being buried on family property alongside Rosalynn . Carter, who made the congregation’s collection plates in his woodworking shop, still garnered headlines there, calling for women’s rights within religious institutions, many of which, he said, “subjugate” women in church and society. Carter was not one to dwell on regrets. “I am at peace with the accomplishments, regret the unrealized goals and utilize my former political position to enhance everything we do,” he wrote around his 90th birthday. The politician who had supposedly hated Washington politics also enjoyed hosting Democratic presidential contenders as public pilgrimages to Plains became advantageous again. Carter sat with Buttigieg for the final time March 1, 2020, hours before the Indiana mayor ended his campaign and endorsed eventual winner Joe Biden. “He asked me how I thought the campaign was going,” Buttigieg said, recalling that Carter flashed his signature grin and nodded along as the young candidate, born a year after Carter left office, “put the best face” on the walloping he endured the day before in South Carolina. Never breaking his smile, the 95-year-old host fired back, “I think you ought to drop out.” “So matter of fact,” Buttigieg said with a laugh. “It was somehow encouraging.” Carter had lived enough, won plenty and lost enough to take the long view. “He talked a lot about coming from nowhere,” Buttigieg said, not just to attain the presidency but to leverage “all of the instruments you have in life” and “make the world more peaceful.” In his farewell address as president, Carter said as much to the country that had embraced and rejected him. “The struggle for human rights overrides all differences of color, nation or language,” he declared. “Those who hunger for freedom, who thirst for human dignity and who suffer for the sake of justice — they are the patriots of this cause.” Carter pledged to remain engaged with and for them as he returned “home to the South where I was born and raised,” home to Plains, where that young lieutenant had indeed become “a fellow citizen of the world.” —- Bill Barrow, based in Atlanta, has covered national politics including multiple presidential campaigns for the AP since 2012.
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