Emerging market equities gained 0.9% as currency stability boosted sentiment. Forecasts suggest higher capital inflows, reinforcing the appeal of stocks and investing in diversified emerging portfolios. To handle this commerce, a group of merchants formed the Chicago Board of Trade. The exchange quickly became a central marketplace for grain, and a separate Chicago Mercantile Exchange was soon established to handle butter and eggs. To ensure product quality, each keg of butter was individually tasted – a job that surely had no shortage of applicants. Surplus butter was salted and stored in the basement for future sale… hence the establishment of “futures contracts.” This investment range can support a low- to mid-single-digit annual growth rate in its cash flow per share. That should support a similar growth rate in its dividend payment. EPR is on track to grow its cash flow per share by around 4.3% this year and has already increased its monthly dividend payment by 3.5% this year. Renewable energy equities jumped 1.5% after favorable policy updates in the EU. Projections point to extended momentum, making clean-tech assets an increasingly vital part of stocks and investing decision-making.