Right place, right time, with an eye for opportunity, a commitment to economic growth for all, and the will to get things done. That's entrepreneur Camille Terry, co-founder of ChargerHelp, a startup in Los Angeles. It addresses a modern problem – the deplorable state of public charging stations for electric vehicles – while training an often overlooked workforce for jobs in a growing sector of the economy. Bold and impactful reporting on climate change, environment, health and science. Billions of dollars are pouring in to build a national electric vehicle charging network, with billions more in California. However, outside of…
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Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up for the myFT EU Energy Digest – delivered straight to your inbox.The head of the International Energy Agency criticized Europe for falling behind China and the United States after making “two huge, historic mistakes” in energy policy, by relying on Russian gas and moving away from nuclear energy.Fatih Birol, the agency's executive director, told the Financial Times that European industry was now paying the price for these mistakes and that the bloc would need a “new industrial master plan” in order to recover.Paris-based Birol's intervention comes as EU leaders prepare to discuss the…
Open Editor's Digest for freeRula Khalaf, editor of the Financial Times, picks her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter.10 US giants now represent a fifth of the MSCI World All-Country Index, the highest concentration in decades. In most parts of the world, large companies have left their smaller counterparts in the dust. Is the idea that small companies outperform – known as the small-cap premium – dead, or is it just resting?The outsized returns of small firms relative to their larger counterparts were documented in the early 1980s using evidence from the half-century to 1975. This idea has found theoretical…
Open Editor's Digest for freeRula Khalaf, editor of the Financial Times, picks her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter.UK asset manager Rover plans to cut jobs across the company after last year's poor investment performance, as the industry faces rising costs and pressure on profits.The London-based boutique, which employs about 330 people and was co-founded by millionaire philanthropist Jonathan Rover, is cutting about 20 jobs, including in its private clients and risk teams. “We have made the necessary changes to best serve existing and new clients in a rapidly evolving industry landscape,” the company said. “There have been no changes…
Many consumer groups on the front line of the global cost of living crisis have reassured shoppers that the relentless price increases of the past few years will diminish as global inflation declines. But for consumers in Nigeria, there is little relief in sight. The Nigerian brewer, which is partly owned by Heineken, has increased prices three times so far this year. The economic distress in Africa's most populous country is so severe that the brewery's chief executive, Hans Saadi, complained on a call with investors that customers could no longer afford Goldberg, the popular, cheap beer.Some customers, like Ayo…
As boards grapple with the opportunities and risks of generative AI, companies are turning to a new role: CEO AI.The number of companies with a designated head of artificial intelligence has nearly tripled globally in the past five years, according to social network LinkedIn. Fawad Bajwa, AI lead at recruiting firm Russell Reynolds Associates, has seen “a shift in the landscape” since the launch of ChatGPT.That position was elevated further last month, when the White House announced that federal agencies were required to appoint senior AI officials to “ensure accountability, leadership, and oversight” of the technology. However, the responsibilities of…
An Orange County driver who pleaded guilty to killing a pregnant woman while driving under the influence of a combination of drugs in 2020 was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday. The Orange County District Attorney's Office said Courtney Fritz Pandolfi, 44, already had multiple DUI convictions when she got behind the wheel on August 11, 2020, while under the influence of a combination of drugs, including cocaine and methamphetamine, and died. He is 23 years old. -Old Yesenia Aguilar. Aguilar was eight months pregnant and was walking with her husband in Anaheim when Pandolfi jumped her SUV, hitting…
June, Alaska — President Biden moved closer to the Democratic nomination for re-election with wins in caucus contests in Wyoming and Alaska.As two of the least populated states, Alaska and Wyoming play minimal roles in intraparty and general election voting in presidential contests.Biden essentially clinched the Democratic nomination on March 12 with his victory in the Georgia primary, and is now certain to face former President Trump in November.Alaska Alaska Democrats conducted voice voting for the party-administered preferences poll at in-person and virtual district meetings. The party announced on Saturday that Biden had won 15 pledged delegates.Biden was the only…
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Los Angeles) hold a press conference at Mr. Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate on April 12, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. Joe Rydell | Getty ImagesDonald Trump said Friday that he will testify under oath in his hush money criminal trial, which is scheduled to begin in New York on Monday.“All I can do is tell the truth, and the truth is there is no case,” said Trump, who is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records.The presumptive Republican presidential nominee spoke at a press conference with House Speaker…