US stocks rise after markets rally on Trump’s pause for some of his electronics tariffs

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising worldwide Monday after President Donald Trump relaxed some of his tariffs, for now at least, and as stress from within the U.S. bond market seems to be easing. The S&P 500 was 0.9% higher in afternoon trading, though trading is still shaky, and it gave back much of its bigger, early gain of 1.8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 331 points, or 0.8%, as of 2:07 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.8%. Apple and other technology companies helped lift Wall Street after Trump said he was exempting smartphones,…