[U.S. stocks open higher, cryptocurrency stocks rise broadly] Golden Finance reports that U.S. stocks opened, with the Dow Jones rising 0.51%, the S&P 500 index rising 1.02%, and the Nasdaq rising 2%, driven by an easing of trade tensions and better-than-expected tech earnings. Microsoft (MSFT.O) rose 10%, Meta Platforms (META.O) rose 7.25%, both exceeding expectations in Q1 performance. In addition, cryptocurrency stocks rose broadly, including: MicroStrategy (MSTR) rising 2.96%, Coinbase (COIN) rising 2.41%, MARA Holdings (MARA) rising 4.34%, and Riot Platforms (RIOT) rising 5.09%.