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By Rod Nickel and Nivedita Balu WINNIPEG, Manitoba/TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s First Nations are eyeing their biggest opportunities yet to invest in multi-billion-dollar energy projects from pipelines to power lines, hinging on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau keeping a promise this spring to make the deals easier to finance. Trudeau’s government will release its budget April …

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By Shankar Ramakrishnan (Reuters) – An investor scramble to lock in returns before the Federal Reserve cuts rates is expected to sustain a rally in the U.S. corporate bond market into the second quarter, with one strategist saying it may touch levels not seen in three decades. Credit markets are being overwhelmed by a buying …

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By Suzanne McGee (Reuters) – The birth of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and the quest for new ways to invest in the artificial intelligence overshadowed other trends in the broader ETF market in the first quarter, but analysts say other themes like single-country ETFs and bond ETFs are likely to play out through 2024. …

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By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) – Owning a home can feel like risky business, from coming up with the mortgage payment every month to worrying about disasters like fires or floods or tornadoes. But here is something riskier still: Going without home insurance in the U.S. altogether. It is called “going bare,” and 12% …

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By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) – A record 263 climate-related shareholder resolutions have been filed so far this year for annual meetings of North American companies, a new tally showed on Tuesday, with proponents tailoring their wording to gain support. Officials at sustainability nonprofit Ceres said the trends they found show investors and corporate executives …

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By Abigail Summerville (Reuters) – Private equity firm Blackstone is considering a sale of Trilliant Food & Nutrition that could value the U.S. company behind the Victor Allen’s and Aspen Ridge coffee brands at about $600 million including debt, three people familiar with the matter said. Blackstone has tapped Bank of America as financial adviser …

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(Reuters) -BlackRock CEO Larry Fink on Tuesday urged the government and the private sector to ensure Americans have enough money to retire and said the world’s largest asset manager would launch a product next month to address the issue. The “LifePath Paycheck” will go live in April, with 14 retirement plan sponsors aiming to make …

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