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It’s time for Yahoo Finance’s Market Minute. Stocks off of their session highs, but still in the green as President Trump offers tech a temporary reprieve on tariffs. Chinese tech stocks Alibaba and Baidu, leading Asian markets higher amid changing trade policy. President Trump signaling that exemptions for consumer tech will be short-lived as they face their own tariffs in the coming months. Chinese stocks also moving on news that Chinese exports rose by 12.4% in March, as companies rushed to get ahead of tariffs. Meanwhile, shares of Metals company TMC and rare earth miner MP Materials are rising on Financial Times reporting that the US is planning to stockpile metals to counter China, as it seeks to become self-sufficient with these rare earth assets. And Palantir rising on news that NATO is buying its AI-powered system called Maven to modernize its war capabilities. That’s your Yahoo Finance Market Minute. For more on what’s trending on Yahoo Finance, scan the QR code below to track the best and worst performing stocks of the session.