Current yields on U.S. Treasuries are now trading between 4% and 5% and have pushed other high-quality fixed-income assets, such as municipal bonds and corporate bonds…

While the final version of the CSDDD is a compromise from the original, businesses need to focus on the still-significant changes they’ll need to make to comply with it.

Asian equities were mixed overnight, as Japan, Taiwan, and India posted small gains while Hong Kong, Mainland China, and South Korea were off. There were several positives from a big-picture perspective, while single stock developments disappointed.

With bitcoin soaring once again, Blockchains are suddenly much more valuable. More than 50 of them are now worth over $1 billion— despite many having few users.

On 3/28/24, Air Products & Chemicals will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $1.77, payable on 5/13/24.

Asian equities were largely higher, except for India following yesterday’s market holiday in celebration of Holi.