Foreign stocks in developed markets ex-US are still the global performance leader by far in 2025, based on a set of ETFs through Monday’s close (May 12).

UnitedHealth names a new CEO and suspends its 2025 outlook, Nvidia and the rest of the Magnificent Seven stocks rise after the group collectively added $831 billion in market cap on Monday, and Coinbase shares after it was announced the cryptocurrency trading platform will be added to the S&P 500.

A deal with China is a relief to investors who worried 145% tariffs would severely limit trade, raise prices and hurt the US economy.

The Nasdaq 100 ended Monday's session in bull market territory after the US and China agreed to lower tariffs for 90 days.

The representation of shares from Gulf stock exchanges in the benchmark emerging-market equity index is set to rise by almost half because of the region’s “profound transformation,” Franklin Templeton said.

The U.S.-China truce trade is on, and the auto industry is center stage, thanks to its reliance on global production hubs and supply chains. Shares in Mercedes-Benz and BMW rallied Monday. The German companies both make sports-utility vehicles in the American south for the U.

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Chinese solar stocks jumped on Tuesday after local media reported a major firm was in talks with peers about an industry-wide output cut in a bid to support prices that have hit rock bottom due to oversupply.

U.S. stocks climbed Monday after Treasury Secretary Bessent touted substantial progress on talks with the Chinese setting up a busy week of trade talks as President Trump heads to the Middle East. In economic and earnings news,

Japanese stocks rose Monday morning after the first round of U.S.-China trade talks concluded in Geneva. The Nikkei 225 index rose 0.4%.

Even as the top digital asset dips below $104K, crypto-linked equities—including Coinbase, Robinhood, and major miners—are flashing green.