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Big News! U.S. and China Trade Deal Shakes Up Markets

Stocks are soaring today on the hope that the trade tensions between the U.S. and China are behind us.

By Travis Hoium – May 12, 2025 at 12:07PM EST

The stock market is on fire on Monday after an initial trade deal with China was announced by U.S. officials. Details are still being ironed out, but the two countries are lowering tariffs and taking a 90-day "pause" to ramp up negotiations. Travis Hoium covers the details and the market's reaction in this video.

*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of May 12, 2025. The video was published on May 12, 2025.

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Travis Hoium
Travis Hoium is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst covering solar energy, technology, and growth stocks. Before The Motley Fool, Travis was a mechanical engineer at 3M and founded a virtual reality company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Minnesota.
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Hims & Hers Health Stock Quote
Hims & Hers Health
NYSE: HIMS
$31.01
(+7.58%)+$2.19
Apple Stock Quote
Apple
NASDAQ: AAPL
$272.92
(+1.00%)+$2.69
Amazon Stock Quote
Amazon
NASDAQ: AMZN
$248.29
(-0.91%)-$2.28
Walmart Stock Quote
Walmart
NASDAQ: WMT
$127.92
(+0.33%)+$0.42
Target Stock Quote
Target
NYSE: TGT
$130.18
(+1.83%)+$2.34
Tesla Stock Quote
Tesla
NASDAQ: TSLA
$392.50
(-2.03%)-$8.12
Costco Wholesale Stock Quote
Costco Wholesale
NASDAQ: COST
$997.84
(-0.20%)-$2.05
Novo Nordisk Stock Quote
Novo Nordisk
NYSE: NVO
$40.46
(-0.15%)-$0.06
Eli Lilly Stock Quote
Eli Lilly
NYSE: LLY
$919.90
(-0.77%)-$7.13
Nike Stock Quote
Nike
NYSE: NKE
$46.48
(+0.98%)+$0.45
Deckers Outdoor Stock Quote
Deckers Outdoor
NYSE: DECK
$111.06
(-1.28%)-$1.44
On Holding Stock Quote
On Holding
NYSE: ONON
$37.25
(+0.81%)+$0.30

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