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STOCK MARKETS TODAY: Wall Street sinks on rate fears, Asian stocks fall

Asian stocks were mostly lower on Wednesday after Wall Street snapped its record bull run with its worst day in weeks. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 1.1% to 16,753.82, while Shanghai's Composite Heel Index dropped 0.2% to 3,070.04. Analysts said that despite recent relatively positive economic signs from China, there is growing concern that the sentiment that has panicked Wall Street could spread to Asia.

Morning Bidding: Markets Brace for Supply Chain Aftershocks

The earthquake in Taiwan, the strongest in at least 25 years, has also put pressure on the global supply chain. The island accounts for about 90% of chipmaker TSMC's production, and while most of its factories are located across the river from the epicenter, they are filled with fragile equipment that is critical to producing chips for global companies. TSMC said it had evacuated some of its manufacturing plants and that its security systems were functioning normally, while it confirmed the details of the impact.

ANALYSIS - Rising Treasury Yields Test U.S. Stocks on Rich Valuations

The rise in Treasury yields may be the latest test of the U.S. stock rally, which has made them increasingly expensive and taken them to record highs. Expectations that the Fed will cut interest rates this year helped the S&P 500 to post a 10% gain in the first quarter, although the rise in Treasury yields has accelerated in recent weeks. So far, a resurgent economy, strong corporate earnings, and enthusiasm for artificial intelligence have helped the stock market largely escape this year's rise in yields.

Trump sues two co-founders of Trump Media to revoke their shares in the company

Donald Trump is suing two co-founders of Trump Media & Technology Group, the newly publicized parent company of Trump's "truth social" platform. The former U.S. president of agriculture's lawsuit was filed in a Florida court on March 24, and follows a lawsuit filed in February by Andy Litinsky and Wes Moss, the two co-founders of the name. In the lawsuit, Trump claims that Litinsky and Moss, both former contestants on Trump's reality TV show The Apprentice, mishandled an attempt to take Trump Media public a few years ago, allegedly putting the entire project "on hold" for over a year and a half.
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