CATL, the world’s largest maker of electric-vehicle batteries, is expanding production, while Honda is cutting spending plans. Oddly, both stocks are up.

CATL's IPO is reported to be the largest listing made in 2025 globally. On the Shenzhen stock exchange, CATL shares initially opened lower but reversed course to rise 1.5% to 264

Stocks rose in Europe and Asia while U.S. markets treaded water—or, rather, hovered just below the surface—as the ‘sell America’ trade kept going in a second day, although with less intensity. The big news was in Hong Kong,