Swiss National Bank cut its holdings in Watts Water Technologies, Inc. ( NYSE:WTS – Free Report ) by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 53,500 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 300 shares during the quarter. Swiss National Bank’s holdings in Watts Water Technologies were worth $11,085,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. HWG Holdings LP bought a new position in shares of Watts Water Technologies during the second quarter valued at $28,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new position in Watts Water Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Gradient Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Watts Water Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in shares of Watts Water Technologies by 520.5% in the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 273 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 229 shares during the period. Finally, EntryPoint Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Watts Water Technologies during the first quarter valued at approximately $53,000. 95.02% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Insiders Place Their Bets In related news, CFO Shashank Patel sold 4,569 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.10, for a total transaction of $955,377.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 15,635 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,269,278.50. This represents a 22.61 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink . Also, General Counsel Kenneth Robert Lepage sold 2,607 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $212.72, for a total transaction of $554,561.04. Following the transaction, the general counsel now directly owns 11,457 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,437,133.04. The trade was a 18.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . In the last quarter, insiders sold 32,974 shares of company stock worth $6,924,594. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock. Analyst Ratings Changes Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Watts Water Technologies Watts Water Technologies Stock Performance NYSE:WTS opened at $215.17 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a current ratio of 2.55. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $204.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $197.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.17 billion, a PE ratio of 25.80, a P/E/G ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 0.90. Watts Water Technologies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $175.37 and a 52-week high of $219.52. Watts Water Technologies ( NYSE:WTS – Get Free Report ) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The technology company reported $2.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.99 by $0.04. Watts Water Technologies had a net margin of 12.37% and a return on equity of 18.49%. The company had revenue of $543.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $541.83 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.04 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts forecast that Watts Water Technologies, Inc. will post 8.74 EPS for the current year. Watts Water Technologies Announces Dividend The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 13th. Investors of record on Friday, November 29th will be issued a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.80%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. Watts Water Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.62%. Watts Water Technologies Company Profile ( Free Report ) Watts Water Technologies, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, supplies products and solutions that manage and conserve the flow of fluids and energy into, through, and out of buildings in the commercial, industrial, and residential markets in the Americas, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. Further Reading Want to see what other hedge funds are holding WTS? 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Some quotations from Jimmy Carter . We have a tendency to exalt ourselves and to dwell on the weaknesses and mistakes of others. I have come to realize that in every person there is something fine and pure and noble, along with a desire for self-fulfillment. Political and religious leaders must attempt to provide a society within which these human attributes can be nurtured and enhanced. — from 1975 book “Why Not the Best?” Our government can express the highest common ideals of human beings — if we demand of government true standards of excellence. At this Bicentennial time of introspection and concern, we must demand such standards. — “Why Not the Best?” I am a Southerner and an American, I am a farmer, an engineer, a father and husband, a Christian, a politician and former governor, a planner, a businessman, a nuclear physicist, a naval officer, a canoeist, and among other things a lover of Bob Dylan’s songs and Dylan Thomas’s poetry. — “Why Not the Best?” Christ said, “I tell you that anyone who looks on a woman with lust has in his heart already committed adultery.” I’ve looked on a lot of women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times. This is something that God recognizes I will do — and I have done it — and God forgives me for it. But that doesn’t mean that I condemn someone who not only looks on a woman with lust but who leaves his wife and shacks up with somebody out of wedlock. — Interview, November 1976 Playboy. This inauguration ceremony marks a new beginning, a new dedication within our Government, and a new spirit among us all. A President may sense and proclaim that new spirit, but only a people can provide it. — Inaugural address, January 1977. It’s clear that the true problems of our nation are much deeper — deeper than gasoline lines or energy shortages, deeper even than inflation and recession. ... All the legislation in the world can’t fix what’s wrong with America. ... It is a crisis of confidence. — So-called “malaise” speech, July 1979. But we know that democracy is always an unfinished creation. Each generation must renew its foundations. Each generation must rediscover the meaning of this hallowed vision in the light of its own modern challenges. For this generation, ours, life is nuclear survival; liberty is human rights; the pursuit of happiness is a planet whose resources are devoted to the physical and spiritual nourishment of its inhabitants. — Farewell Address, January 1981. We appreciate the past. We are grateful for the present and we’re looking forward to the future with great anticipation and commitment. — October 1986, at the dedication of the Carter Presidential Library and Museum. War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn to live together in peace by killing each other’s children. — December 2002, Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech. Fundamentalists have become increasingly influential in both religion and government, and have managed to change the nuances and subtleties of historic debate into black-and-white rigidities and the personal derogation of those who dare to disagree. ... The influence of these various trends poses a threat to many of our nation’s historic customs and moral commitments, both in government and in houses of worship. — From 2005 book “Our Endangered Values.” I think that this breakthrough by Barack Obama has been remarkable. When he made his speech (on race) a few months ago in Philadelphia, I wept. I sat in front of the television and cried, because I saw that as the most enlightening and transforming analysis of racism and a potential end of it that I ever saw in my life. — August 2008, commenting on then-Sen. Barack Obama’s candidacy. I think it’s based on racism. There is an inherent feeling among many in this country that an African-American should not be president. ... No matter who he is or how much we disagree with his policies, the president should be treated with respect. — September 2009, reacting to Rep. Joe Wilson’s shout of “You lie!” during a speech to Congress by President Barack Obama. I’m still determined to outlive the last guinea worm. — 2010, on The Carter Center’s work to eradicate guinea worm disease. You know how much I raised to run against Gerald Ford? Zero. You know how much I raised to run against Ronald Reagan? Zero. You know how much will be raised this year by all presidential, Senate and House campaigns? $6 billion. That’s 6,000 millions. — September 2012, reacting to the 2010 “Citizens United” U.S. Supreme Court decision permitting unlimited third-party political spending. I have become convinced that the most serious and unaddressed worldwide challenge is the deprivation and abuse of women and girls, largely caused by a false interpretation of carefully selected religious texts and a growing tolerance of violence and warfare, unfortunately following the example set during my lifetime by the United States. — From 2014 book “A Call to Action.” I don’t think there’s any doubt now that the NSA or other agencies monitor or record almost every telephone call made in the United States, including cellphones, and I presume email as well. We’ve gone a long way down the road of violating Americans’ basic civil rights, as far as privacy is concerned. — March 2014, commenting on U.S. intelligence monitoring after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks We accept self-congratulations about the wonderful 50th anniversary - which is wonderful - but we feel like Lyndon Johnson did it and we don’t have to do anything anymore. — April 2014, commenting on racial inequality during a celebration of the Civil Rights Act’s 40th anniversary. I had a very challenging question at Emory (University) the other night: “How would you describe the United States of America today in one word?” And I didn’t know what to say for a few moments, but I finally said, “Searching.” I think the country in which we live is still searching for what it ought to be, and what it can be, and I’m not sure we’re making much progress right at this moment. — October 2014 during a celebration of his 90th birthday. The life we have now is the best of all. We have an expanding and harmonious family, a rich life in our church and the Plains community, and a diversity of projects at The Carter Center that is adventurous and exciting. Rosalynn and I have visited more than 145 countries, and both of us are as active as we have ever been. We are blessed with good health and look to the future with eagerness and confidence, but are prepared for inevitable adversity when it comes. — From 2015 book, “A Full Life.”Some quotations from Jimmy Carter . We have a tendency to exalt ourselves and to dwell on the weaknesses and mistakes of others. I have come to realize that in every person there is something fine and pure and noble, along with a desire for self-fulfillment. Political and religious leaders must attempt to provide a society within which these human attributes can be nurtured and enhanced. — from 1975 book “Why Not the Best?” Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
Nicolas Maduro Panics over Assad Fall: 'Fascist Extremism ... Wants Something Similar' in VenezuelaTwo people were rescued and a third swam to safety after a California pier under construction partially collapsed and fell into the ocean Monday as the state's central coast was pounded by heavy surf from a major storm expected to bring hurricane-force winds to the seas off the Pacific Northwest, authorities said. Residents were warned to stay away from low-lying areas near the beaches around the Santa Cruz Wharf, about 70 miles (112 kilometres) south of San Francisco, as the storm rapidly gained strength. “You are risking your life, and those of the people that would need to try and save you by getting in or too close to the water,” the National Weather Service's Bay Area office said on the social platform X. Lifeguards rescued two people from the water, officials with Santa Cruz Fire Department said. No one had serious injuries, Mayor Fred Keeley said. The mayor said the section of the wharf that collapsed had been damaged over time. The structure was in the middle of a $4 million renovation following destructive storms last winter. “It’s a catastrophe for those down at the end of the wharf," said David Johnston, owner of Venture Quest Kayaking, who was allowed onto the pier to check on his business. Tony Elliot, the head of the Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation Department, estimated that about 150 feet (45 metres) of the end of the wharf fell into the water around 12:45 p.m. It was immediately evacuated and will remain closed indefinitely. Some of the wharf’s pilings are still in the ocean and remain “serious, serious hazards” to boats, the mayor said. Each piling weighs hundreds of pounds and is being pushed by powerful waves. Gov. Gavin Newsom's has been briefed and the state's Office of Emergency Services is coordinating with local officials, his office said. Forecasters warned that storm swells will continue to increase throughout the day. “We are anticipating that what is coming toward us is more serious than what was there this morning,” the mayor said. Ocean swells along California's central coast could reach 60 feet (18 metres) as the Pacific storm gains strength through Monday, the weather service said. “A rapidly developing storm will bring hurricane force winds to the areas well offshore of the Pacific Northwest tonight,” the weather service's Ocean Prediction Center said on X. The end of the pier that broke off had been shut down during renovations. The portion, which included public restrooms and the closed Dolphin restaurant, floated about half a mile (0.8 kilometres) down the coast and wedged itself at the bottom of the San Lorenzo River. Those who fell into the water were two engineers and a project manager who were inspecting the end of the wharf, officials said. No members of the public were in the area. Building inspectors were now looking at the rest of the Santa Cruz Wharf’s structural integrity. Monday's collapse came about a year after the Seacliff State Beach pier just down the coast was battered beyond repair by a heavy winter storm. Further up the West Coast, dangerous surf conditions and waves up to 30 feet (9.1 metres) were expected from the central Oregon coast up through southwestern Washington. Winds could peak near 80 mph (130 km/h) and a high surf warning in effect until 10 p.m. Monday night, forecasters said. In a post on X, the National Weather Service office in Portland, Oregon, said “it will likely go down as some of the highest surf this winter.” ___ Dazio reported from Los Angeles.
An online spat between factions of Donald Trump’s supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in his political movement into public display, previewing the fissures and contradictory views his coalition could bring to the White House. The rift laid bare the tensions between the newest flank of Mr. Trump’s movement – wealthy members of the tech world including billionaire Elon Musk and fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and their call for more highly skilled workers in their industry – and people in Mr. Trump’s Make America Great Again base who championed his hard-line immigration policies. The debate touched off this week when Laura Loomer, a right-wing provocateur with a history of racist and conspiratorial comments, criticized Mr. Trump’s selection of Sriram Krishnan as an adviser on artificial intelligence policy in his coming administration. Mr. Krishnan favors the ability to bring more skilled immigrants into the U.S. Ms. Loomer declared the stance to be “not America First policy” and said the tech executives who have aligned themselves with the president-elect were doing so to enrich themselves. Much of the debate played out on the social media network X, which Mr. Musk owns. Ms. Loomer’s comments sparked a back-and-forth with venture capitalist and former PayPal executive David Sacks, whom Mr. Trump has tapped to be the “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar.” Mr. Musk and Mr. Ramaswamy, whom Mr. Trump has tasked with finding ways to cut the federal government, weighed in, defending the tech industry’s need to bring in foreign workers. It bloomed into a larger debate with more figures from the hard-right weighing in about the need to hire U.S. workers, whether values in American culture can produce the best engineers, free speech on the internet, the newfound influence tech figures have in Mr. Trump’s world, and what his political movement stands for. Mr. Trump has not yet weighed in on the rift, and his presidential transition team did not respond to a message seeking comment. Mr. Musk, the world’s richest man who has grown remarkably close to the president-elect, was a central figure in the debate, not only for his stature in Trump’s movement but his stance on the tech industry’s hiring of foreign workers. Technology companies say H-1B visas for skilled workers, used by software engineers and others in the tech industry, are critical for hard-to-fill positions. But critics have said they undercut U.S. citizens who could take those jobs. Some on the right have called for the program to be eliminated, not expanded. Born in South Africa, Mr. Musk was once on a H-1B visa himself and defended the industry’s need to bring in foreign workers. “There is a permanent shortage of excellent engineering talent,” he said in a post. “It is the fundamental limiting factor in Silicon Valley.” Mr. Trump’s own positions over the years have reflected the divide in his movement. His tough immigration policies, including his pledge for a mass deportation, were central to his winning presidential campaign. He has focused on immigrants who come into the U.S. illegally but he has also sought curbs on legal immigration, including family-based visas. As a presidential candidate in 2016, Mr. Trump called the H-1B visa program “very bad” and “unfair” for U.S. workers. After he became president, Mr. Trump in 2017 issued a “Buy American and Hire American” executive order, which directed Cabinet members to suggest changes to ensure H-1B visas were awarded to the highest-paid or most-skilled applicants to protect American workers. The president-elect’s businesses, however, have hired foreign workers, including waiters and cooks at his Mar-a-Lago club, and his social media company behind his Truth Social app has used the the H-1B program for highly skilled workers. During his 2024 campaign, as he made immigration his signature issue, Mr. Trump said immigrants in the country illegally are “poisoning the blood of our country” and promised to carry out the largest deportation operation in U.S. history. But in a sharp departure from his usual alarmist message around immigration generally, Mr. Trump told a podcast this year that he wants to give automatic green cards to foreign students who graduate from U.S. colleges. “I think you should get automatically, as part of your diploma, a green card to be able to stay in this country,” he told the “All-In” podcast with people from the venture capital and technology world. Those comments came on the cusp of Mr. Trump’s budding alliance with tech industry figures, but he did not make the idea a regular part of his campaign message or detail any plans to pursue such changes.
The journey from sprint car driver to founding a family business, Grow Chico, that specializes in organic heirloom vegetable plants, microgreens and quail eggs took some unusual turns for Chico’s Johnny Gray. Gray, who started racing outlaw cars when he was 11 years old and then sprint cars in 2000, retired from racing in 2010 to go to work for his father, John Gray Jr., in the family business, Jessee Heating and Air Conditioning. After his father passed away in 2017 and extended family took over the business, Gray, a life-long hunter and fisher, moved on to work for Wilderness Unlimited, a private fishing, hunting and camping club. Things rolled along for Gray until 2020 when he broke his left ankle and leg. Following surgery for those breaks, Gray was in a walking cast for 12 weeks. A week after the cast came off, the left ankle broke again, and another surgery and casting followed. After the second cast was removed, Gray’s left leg broke again, and there was another surgery and casting. During this time Gray was “basically immobile” and, unbeknownst to him, became diabetic. “I kept getting weaker and weaker,” recalled Gray. “I was crawling around the house. I’d always been a healthy eater, but I wasn’t able to cook and was eating Door Dash-type food. My diet became horrible.” On Halloween 2022, Gray’s mom found him unresponsive in his home, and he was rushed to the hospital in “full liver failure.” His diabetes was diagnosed, and he was placed in an induced coma for three weeks before being released to go home. Less than a week later, his blood sugar soared, and he was back in the hospital. After a short stay, Gray was sent home with the recommendation he receive hospice care. He was 41 years old. “It was an intense time in my life,” Gray said. “I decided I didn’t want to die and I needed to figure something out so, I dove into nutrition.” His plunge into nutrition led him to start intermittent fasting and eating only organic and grass-feed beef and organic and naturally fermented foods, which are naturally high in probiotics that enrich the gut’s microbiota, crucial for a healthy microbial balance and immunity, said Gray. It wasn’t long after changing his diet that Gray began feeling better, getting stronger and was able to stop using insulin to manage his diabetes. “I learned a lot and it saved my life,” said Gray. “That’s when I decided to make a business that I could do with my kids and share my knowledge, experience and what I was eating with others. That’s when I started Grow Chico.” Gray set up three 25-foot green houses in the back yard of his Chico home and transformed his garage into a grow room for microgreens and heirloom vegetable plants. He also built an aviary for a small flock of coturnix quail, and began marketing their eggs along with his other products. “Quail eggs are delicious,” said Gray. “They are higher in riboflavin, iron, vitamins D6 and B than chicken eggs. They are so much more flavorful than chicken eggs.” Raising the birds took Gray back to his childhood when he kept turkeys, parakeet, doves and quail as a hobby. His family also had potbelly pigs, and Gray had a pet iguana and boa constrictor. “When I was 16, I hatched 1,257 Bob White quail in an incubator in my bedroom closet,” said Gray. “It wasn’t until they started hatching that my parents knew they were there. It came as surprise, but at that point, they were used to me and my circus animals. They were used to me chasing the escaped pot belly pigs through the neighborhood and the iguana and snake getting loose and getting up into the Christmas tree.” With his sons — Gage Gray and Beau Gray, now 17 and 14, respectively — at his side, Gray grew the new business supplying heirloom vegetable plant starts to Northern Star Mills, Wilbur’s Feed and Seed, and Greenfire hydroponics. Grow Chico quail eggs and microgreens are sold at New Earth Market, S& S Produces, Chico Natural Foods and My Orient Market. Several restaurants — including Raw Bar Chico, Cheers Chico and Tom Tom’s Island Style food truck– also purchase Grow Chico microgreens and quail eggs. “Gage is my right-hand man in the business,” said Gray. “And, Beau is my guy for everything computer- and technology-related. It’s great to see my sons have the same passion for this stuff as I do.” While Gage enjoys growing the microgreens and vegetables, it’s raising the quail that is his favorite part of the business. “I grew up with birds — ducks, chicken, pheasants and turkeys,” said Gage. “I like working with the quail. They are a lot of fun.” As he’s been working to establish and increase Grow Chico’s quail egg, microgreens and vegetable plant business, Gray has also been developing a line of small-batch, value-added naturally fermented products including salsa and hot sauces. These he prepares using some of the 25 different heirloom peppers he grows as well as his own organic vegetables or those from local farmers or S&S Produce. Because the salsa is naturally fermented it has a unique and pleasant tangy flavor layered over the heat of the peppers and natural sweetness of the tomatoes. To date, Gray has developed four richly flavorful hot sauces including Puma Pepper, Lemon Drop, Sweet Heat, Smoked Chili Verde and a brand new variety he calls the “kitchen sink,” because it’s made with all the peppers leftover from making the other varieties. Currently the salsa and hot sauces are only available to family and friends, as Gray is “battling” his way through the process of obtaining the state and county licensing necessary to sell them. 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AP Top 25: Alabama, Mississippi out of top 10 and Miami, SMU are in; Oregon remains unanimous No. 1Swiss National Bank reduced its position in Novanta Inc. ( NASDAQ:NOVT – Free Report ) by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 70,100 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 500 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank owned approximately 0.20% of Novanta worth $12,542,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of NOVT. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Novanta by 33.1% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 237 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Novanta during the 3rd quarter worth $49,000. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Novanta in the 3rd quarter valued at $54,000. Signaturefd LLC raised its position in Novanta by 38.3% in the second quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 361 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its stake in shares of Novanta by 47.6% during the second quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 750 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $122,000 after purchasing an additional 242 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.35% of the company’s stock. Analysts Set New Price Targets Separately, Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on Novanta from $175.00 to $169.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Novanta Trading Up 3.1 % NASDAQ NOVT opened at $169.79 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $173.77 and its 200-day simple moving average is $170.79. The stock has a market cap of $6.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 101.67 and a beta of 1.29. Novanta Inc. has a 52 week low of $142.35 and a 52 week high of $187.12. The company has a current ratio of 2.79, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. Novanta ( NASDAQ:NOVT – Get Free Report ) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 5th. The technology company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85. Novanta had a net margin of 6.52% and a return on equity of 15.20%. The company had revenue of $244.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $242.33 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.85 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts predict that Novanta Inc. will post 3.03 EPS for the current fiscal year. Insider Buying and Selling at Novanta In other news, CEO Matthijs Glastra sold 7,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $179.70, for a total value of $1,347,750.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 56,382 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,131,845.40. This represents a 11.74 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink . Also, CFO Robert Buckley sold 1,111 shares of Novanta stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.45, for a total value of $200,479.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 120,419 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,729,608.55. This trade represents a 0.91 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Insiders sold a total of 16,650 shares of company stock worth $2,956,686 in the last 90 days. 1.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders. About Novanta ( Free Report ) Novanta Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides precision medicine and manufacturing, medical solutions, and robotics and automation solutions in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Precision Medicine and Manufacturing, Medical Solutions, and Robotics and Automation. See Also Receive News & Ratings for Novanta Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Novanta and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
Article content NEW YORK — Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday after its governing body agreed to loosen a dress code that got him fined and denied a late-round game in another tournament for refusing to change out of jeans. Recommended Videos Lamenting the contretemps, International Chess Federation President Arkady Dvorkovich said in a statement Sunday that he’d let World Blitz Championship tournament officials consider allowing “appropriate jeans” with a jacket, and other “elegant minor deviations” from the dress code. He said Carlsen’s stand — which culminated in his quitting the tournament Friday — highlighted a need for more discussion “to ensure that our rules and their application reflect the evolving nature of chess as a global and accessible sport.” Carlsen, meanwhile, said in a video posted Sunday on social media that he would play — and wear jeans — in the World Blitz Championship when it begins Monday. Oh, I am definitely playing in jeans tomorrow “I think the situation was badly mishandled on their side,” the 34-year-old Norwegian grandmaster said. But he added that he loves playing blitz — a fast-paced form of chess — and wanted fans to be able to watch, and that he was encouraged by his discussions with the federation after Friday’s showdown. “I think we sort of all want the same thing,” he suggested in the video on his Take Take Take chess app’s YouTube channel. “We want the players to be comfortable, sure, but also relatively presentable.” The events began when Carlsen wore jeans and a sportcoat Friday to the Rapid World Championship, which is separate from but held in conjunction with the blitz event. The chess federation said Friday that longstanding rules prohibit jeans at those tournaments, and players are lodged nearby to make sartorial switch-ups easy if needed. An official fined Carlsen $200 and asked him to change pants, but he refused and wasn’t paired for a ninth-round game, the federation said at the time. The organization noted that another grandmaster, Ian Nepomniachtchi, was fined earlier in the day for wearing sports shoes, changed and continued to play. Carlsen has said that he offered to wear something else the next day, but officials were unyielding. He said “it became a bit of a matter of principle,” so he quit the rapid and blitz championships. In the video posted Sunday, he questioned whether he had indeed broken a rule and said changing clothes would have needlessly interrupted his concentration between games. He called the punishment “unbelievably harsh.” “Of course, I could have changed. Obviously, I didn’t want to,” he said, and “I stand by that.”
When Tommy DeVito was elevated to QB1 for the Giants last year, he sparked a three-game win streak and brought levity to a desolate team. In late November 2024, DeVito is once again New York’s starter, but the misery continues. BUY GIANTS TICKETS: STUBHUB , VIVID SEATS , TICKETMASTER Last week, the Giants benched Daniel Jones and announced that DeVito would be their Week 12 starter over Drew Lock — the $5 million guy that they signed to be their backup this season. DeVito, the undrafted free agent who got six starts last year, went 21-of-31 for 189 yards and no touchdowns in the 30-7 loss to the Buccaneers on Sunday. Tampa Bay linebacker Lavonte David said he was “definitely surprised” to learn that the Giants were going with DeVito over Lock. “Drew Lock is a veteran quarterback in this league, but at the same time you’ve got to give Tommy DeVito his respect,” David said. “He came in last year, he lit a spark for the team and stuff like that. So, I guess they’re expecting the same thing and he’s a guy who knows the system and stuff like that. So, you know, they’ll figure it out.” Lock was also puzzled by the decision. Why was he the Giants’ backup this whole season if DeVito was ultimately going to be the one promoted? “That’s a question I might still have for myself,” Lock said to reporters last week. “It was expressed to me that I was going to be the two. It’s an interesting situation.” David said that the defense did change their approach for Sunday after learning that DeVito would be the starter. “They do different things with Tommy DeVito,” he said. “He’s an athletic quarterback, an athletic guy. He could hurt you both ways, throwing the passes, so we had to have a heads up for both.” Lock did enter the game for just one snap after DeVito left for the sideline with an injury in the fourth quarter. But DeVito returned after Lock completed a three-yard pass to finish out the dismal game. After Sunday’s loss, Brian Daboll said that DeVito will be the starter for Thursday’s Thanksgiving game against the Cowboys. The Giants will head to Dallas with a 2-9 record, looking forward to selecting their quarterback of the future high in next year’s draft. MORE GIANTS COVERAGE Brian Burns on Giants’ pathetic showing vs. Buccaneers: ‘That’s a--’ NFL Draft 2025: Here’s where Giants are in projected order after loss to Buccaneers Malik Nabers rips ‘soft as (bleep)’ Giants after 0-target first half: ‘I can’t do nothing’ Tommy DeVito embarrassed in loss to Buccaneers — which is probably a good thing for QB-needy Giants Thank you for relying on us to provide the journalism you can trust. Please consider supporting us with a subscription. Bridget Hyland may be reached at bhyland@njadvancemedia.com .Sam Darnold leads game-winning drive in OT and Vikings beat Bears 30-27 after blowing late lead CHICAGO (AP) — Sam Darnold threw for 90 of his 330 yards in overtime to set up Parker Romo's game-ending 29-yard field goal , and the Minnesota Vikings outlasted the Chicago Bears 30-27 on Sunday after giving up 11 points in the final 22 seconds of r Andrew Seligman, The Associated Press Nov 24, 2024 2:17 PM Nov 24, 2024 2:35 PM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message Minnesota Vikings place kicker Parker Romo, right, makes the game-wining field goal in overtime of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) CHICAGO (AP) — Sam Darnold threw for 90 of his 330 yards in overtime to set up Parker Romo's game-ending 29-yard field goal , and the Minnesota Vikings outlasted the Chicago Bears 30-27 on Sunday after giving up 11 points in the final 22 seconds of regulation. Darnold threw two touchdown passes, Jordan Addison caught eight passes for a career-high 162 yards and a touchdown, and T.J. Hockenson had 114 yards receiving for the Vikings (9-2), who remained one game behind Detroit in the rugged NFC North. Caleb Williams threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns for the Bears (4-7), who lost their fifth straight and fell to 5-18 in one-possession games under coach Matt Eberflus, who is 14-31 in 2 1/2 seasons. Minnesota appeared to have the game in hand, leading 27-16 with 1:56 left after Romo kicked a 26-yard field goal. But the Bears weren’t finished. Deandre Carter made up for a muffed punt that led to a touchdown in the third quarter with a 55-yard kickoff return to the 40. Williams took it from there, capping an eight-play drive with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Keenan Allen. A 2-point conversion pass to DJ Moore made it 27-24 with 22 seconds remaining. The Bears recovered the onside kick and Williams hit Moore over the middle for a 27-yard gain to the 30 before spiking the ball. Cairo Santos made a 48-yard field goal as time expired. Chicago won the coin toss, but Williams was sacked for a 12-yard loss on second down, leading to a three-and-out. The Vikings took over at the 21, and Darnold led a 10-play drive, overcoming a sack and two penalties. Darnold connected with Hockenson for a 29-yard completion that put the ball on the 9. He took a knee and then Romo nailed the winner. Darnold surpassed his previous season high of 19 touchdown passes with a 2-yarder to Addison on the first play of the second quarter, and he made it 14-7 with a 5-yard score to Jalen Nailor late in the first half. He completed 22 of 34 passes. Aaron Jones ran for 106 yards and a score for the VIkings. Williams was 32 of 47 with a 103.1 passer rating in his second straight solid performance since Thomas Brown replaced the fired Shane Waldron as offensive coordinator. Moore caught seven passes for 106 yards and a touchdown, and Allen added 86 yards receiving and the late TD. Injuries Vikings: LB Ivan Pace Jr. (hamstring) and LT Cam Robinson (foot) left in the first quarter. ... Darnold missed two plays after he was hit by Gervon Dexter Sr. on a pass play with about 6 1/2 minutes. Up next Vikings: Host Arizona next Sunday. Bears: Visit Detroit on Thanksgiving. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL Andrew Seligman, The Associated Press See a typo/mistake? Have a story/tip? 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SCOTTISH ministers were accused today of “wreaking havoc” with public services as Labour cited delays to key infrastructure projects totalling over 29 years. The party’s criticism followed a progress update on major capital projects across Scotland, highlighting delays caused by construction issues, labour shortages and inflation. The report identified 19 delayed projects, including the two CalMac ferries being built at Ferguson Marine in Port Glasgow. While the Glen Sannox is expected to start service on January 13, the Glen Rosa is now scheduled for delivery by September 2025, seven years later than planned. Other delays include the NHS Forth Valley Treatment Centre, originally set to open in December 2022 but held back due to pipework and fire compliance issues, and HMP Highland, now expected by summer 2026 instead of July 2024. Rail upgrades have also been affected, with plans to replace diesel trains on the Fife railway with battery-electric stock postponed indefinitely. Ministers blamed the delays on post-Covid recovery, Brexit and the Ukraine war. They said inflation and an 8.7 per cent real-terms cut to the capital budget from 2023 to 2028 have further strained resources, limiting the government’s ability to progress planned projects at the intended pace. Labour finance spokesman Michael Marra said the report shows how “once again the SNP’s chaos and incompetence is wreaking havoc with Scottish public services.” “From our hospitals to our public transport to our prisons, the SNP is letting the very fabric of our country crumble,” he said.” “These devastating delays have meant longer NHS waiting lists, less reliable transport links, and the early release of hundreds of prisoners.” A Scottish government spokesperson said it faces “significant pressures on our capital budget” and “prioritises funding to deliver on the First Minister’s priorities, which include growing the economy.”
Washington Commanders running back Austin Ekeler was taken to the hospital after suffering a scary injury in the game against the Dallas Cowboys. The team announced they made the move out with an abundance of caution. The injury happened late in the fourth quarter when Ekeler was returning a kick. The veteran running back was hit hard and laid on the field motionless for a few minutes. Ekeler was helped off the field, and the Commanders didn’t have an immediate update since the game was ending. Ekekler’s injury happened not too long after fellow Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. left the game with an ankle injury. During the offseason, Ekeler signed a two-year contract with the Commanders after spending seven seasons with the Los Angeles Chargers. While Ekeler is not the featured back in the Commanders’ offense, he’s been a steady hand, rushing for over 300 yards and tallying over 300 receiving yards. After signing his contract, Ekeler said he joined the Commanders because he wanted to share the backfield with Robinson and work with running backs coach Anthony Lynn who was the head coach of the Chargers from 2017 to 2020. Why Austin Ekeler signed a contract with the Commanders “Yeah, it was just an opportunity to come in and be this two-back backfield, back where I was feeling the best in my career with Melvin Gordon and I when I was going through my first contract,” Ekeler explained at the time, per NFL.com . “That really was intriguing to me, just the philosophies, being in a room with coach Lynn as well as far as a running back coach. “This man is an absolute guru. So just being back in a room with him I know will definitely keep me focused, keep me locked in and give me the best opportunity to push myself as a player. And so that was the opportunity and the environment I wanted to be in.” Ekeler also talked about when’s he has learned about the NFL over the last few years. “We’re in the business of sports, and in the business of sports, you’re gonna go through ups and downs depending on coaches and players and staff and support,” he said. “There’s so much that goes into the ecosystem of sports, and you’re always trying to be the most competitive that you can possibly be and trying to sustain that for as long as you can, but unfortunately, as we even experienced last year with the Chargers, going through some down years.” This article first appeared on 5 GOATs and was syndicated with permission.Short-rested Chiefs, Steelers gear up for Christmas Day clashBroncos hope to continue playoff push when they meet the banged-up Raiders