Asian stocks eased on Tuesday in cautious end-of-year trading that has seen investors scale back bets of deep U.S. rate cuts in 2025 and brace for the incoming Trump administration. Dollar stands tall against most other currencies. Despite the year-end weakness... U.S. stocks have surged this year, with the Nasdaq on track for about a 30% annual gain and the S&P 500 headed for more than a 24% rise. In another development, A shareholder of agribusiness Archer-Daniels-Midland is pressing the company's CEO to resign for failing to clearly tell investors about problems with its internal accounting practices. This has sparked a criminal investigation. Watch NDTV'S The World Report for the latest updates.