Chasing the Yield
Investing for income through dividends and distributions
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CIBC announces $450 Million fund focused on Venture Capital and Growth Equity funds
Over the past three years, CIBC has made financial commitments as a Limited Partner to 12 Canadian-based venture capital and growth equity funds, covering every stage of the entrepreneurial lifecycle. The underlying fund strategies have included woman-led startups, Fintechs, disruptive tech and early stage software companies. These financial commitments are above and beyond CIBC’s previously-announced…
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Proctor & Gamble pressured to report on its efforts to address deforestation
Environmentalists scored a win against a corporate giant last year when Procter & Gamble Co. shareholders backed a proposal asking the maker of Charmin toilet paper and Bounty paper towel to report on its efforts to address deforestation. This year, the Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club and several dozen descendants of P&G’s founding families are lobbying…
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Under Construction
This is a micro episode. I could not record long because it’s too hard to concentrate with all the pounding going on outside my office window.
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Chevron aspires to reduce or offset carbon emissions from operations by 2050
Chevron Corp. said Monday it has an “aspiration” to reduce or offset carbon emissions from its operations to zero by 2050, as investor and public pressure mounts on oil producers to respond to climate change. The company also for the first time set a target for reducing the intensity of the carbon emissions from the fuel and…
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Simply Safe Dividends downgrades Pinnacle West Capital safety score
The info below is not sponsored. Simply Safe Dividends is a service I use to evaluate companies in my portfolio. On Thursday, Pinnacle West received bad news regarding its pending rate case with state regulators when the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) voted to reduce the potential profits of the state’s largest electric utility.The ACC moved…
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Nucor launches line of net-zero carbon steel products
Nucor Corporation (NUE) announced today the launch of Econiq™, a line of net-zero carbon steel products. Building the green economy and the necessary infrastructure requires clean, advanced steel products. By introducing Econiq, Nucor is providing confidence for steel consumers to know they are purchasing the lowest greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions steel product available. A first of…