Most Active Stocks Today (December 5, 2025): Streaming Megadeal, Penny-Stock Frenzy and AI Volatility Drive Wall Street
U.S. stocks finished modestly higher on Friday, December 5, 2025, with the S&P 500 edging about 0.2% higher and ending just a fraction below its all‑time closing high. The Dow and Nasdaq also gained around 0.2–0.3% as a cooler‑than‑feared inflation report reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will deliver a rate cut at next week’s meeting. Investopedia+1 Under the surface, trading was dominated by a handful of names: a blockbuster Netflix–Warner Bros. Discovery deal, a speculative penny‑stock in TikTok e‑commerce, fintech capital raises, and a cluster of AI and robotics plays all landed in the list of most active U.S. stocks by