Corporate Strategy News 24 December 2025

City Developments stock climbs after JPMorgan lifts target, flags “strategic review”

SINGAPORE, Jan 8, 2026, 15:50 (SGT) — Regular session City Developments’ shares rose 1.7% to S$8.89 in afternoon trade on Thursday, hovering near the day’s high of S$8.95, after a bullish broker call kept focus on asset sales and potential

8 January 2026

Corporate Strategy·Financial Analysis·Investment News·Real Estate·Stock Market

PepsiCo stock slides as Nvidia-Siemens “digital twin” push puts costs back in focus

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 19:40 EST — After-hours PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP.O) shares fell 1.4% to $137.01 on Wednesday, extending a four-session slide. The snacks-and-drinks maker this week unveiled a multi-year digital twin and AI partnership with Siemens and Nvidia,

8 January 2026

Business News·Corporate Strategy·Investments·Stock Market·Technology

Strategy Inc stock rises after MSCI drops plan to kick bitcoin-treasury firms out of indexes

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 16:40 EST — After-hours Strategy (MSTR.O) was up 2.5% at $161.83 in after-hours trading on Wednesday after MSCI scrapped a plan to exclude digital-asset treasury companies from its indexes. MSCI said it would keep its

7 January 2026

Corporate Strategy·Cryptocurrency·Financial Analysis·Investment News·Stock Market

Reckitt Benckiser stock edges up as £1.6bn special dividend plan comes into view

London, January 7, 2026, 09:18 GMT — Regular session Reckitt Benckiser Group plc shares rose on Wednesday after the consumer goods group set out a £1.6 billion special dividend and a related share consolidation tied to its Essential Home sale.

7 January 2026

Corporate Strategy·Dividends·Financial News·Investments·Stock Market

McDonald’s stock rebounds as McRib lawsuit hits headlines — what could move MCD next

NEW YORK, Jan 6, 2026, 15:48 EST — Regular session McDonald’s Corp shares rose about 1% on Tuesday to $302.94, recovering ground after the company pushed back against a proposed class action tied to its McRib sandwich. The stock traded

6 January 2026

Corporate Strategy·Investment Insights·Legal News·Stock Market

Ondas stock jumps after rebrand plan, West Palm Beach HQ shift and fresh defense orders

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 6:37 PM ET — After-hours Shares of Ondas Holdings Inc (ONDS) rose 13.1% to $11.02 in after-hours trading on Friday after the company said it has moved its corporate headquarters to West Palm Beach, Florida,

3 January 2026

Business News·Corporate Strategy·Defense Industry·Stock Market

Global M&A Boom in 2025: Dealmaking Hits $4.5 Trillion as Trump Antitrust Shift Fuels Megadeals and the Warner Bros Bidding War

Wall Street is ending 2025 the way it likes to start a new year: with phones buzzing, lawyers on standby, and bankers quietly admitting that “holiday break” has become more of an aspiration than a schedule. In the final stretch

27 December 2025

Antitrust·Business Trends·Corporate Strategy·Market Analysis·Mergers & Acquisitions

Citigroup (C) News Today: Regulatory Progress, Banamex Sale, and Wall Street’s 2026 Outlook for Citi Stock

NEW YORK — Dec. 25, 2025 — Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) is closing out 2025 with a very different narrative than the one investors grew used to over the past decade: momentum. Citi shares last traded around $121.56 on Wednesday’s

25 December 2025

Banking·Corporate Strategy·Financial News·Investment Analysis·Stock Market

Electronic Arts Shareholders Approve $55 Billion Saudi PIF-Led Takeover: What Happens Next as EA Moves Toward Going Private

December 25, 2025 — Electronic Arts (EA), one of the world’s largest videogame publishers, is now formally on the path to leaving the public markets after shareholders approved a $55 billion, all-cash take-private deal led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment

25 December 2025

Business News·Corporate Strategy·Mergers & Acquisitions·Stock Market·Video Games

Nike Stock Rises After Apple CEO Tim Cook Buys $3 Million Stake, Signaling Confidence in Turnaround Amid Tariffs and China Slowdown

NEW YORK — Nike shares traded higher on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, after a regulatory filing showed Apple CEO Tim Cook bought nearly $3 million worth of Nike stock, a notable insider purchase that investors quickly interpreted as a vote

24 December 2025

Business News·Corporate Strategy·Global Economy·Investments·Stock Market

CB&I to Acquire Petrofac Asset Solutions: 3,000 Jobs, Aberdeen Hub, and a Q1 2026 Target Close

ABERDEEN, Scotland / THE WOODLANDS, Texas (Dec. 24, 2025) — CB&I has agreed to acquire Petrofac’s Asset Solutions business in a Christmas Eve deal that both companies say will secure the future of a major operations, maintenance, and decommissioning provider

24 December 2025

Corporate Strategy·Energy Industry·Mergers & Acquisitions

BP Sells 65% of Castrol to Stonepeak in $10.1 Billion Deal: Debt Reduction, New JV, and What Happens Next

On December 24, 2025, bp said it has agreed to sell a 65% shareholding in Castrol to infrastructure-focused investment firm Stonepeak, valuing the lubricants business at an enterprise value of about $10.1 billion. bp expects total net proceeds of about

24 December 2025

Business News·Corporate Strategy·Energy Industry·Mergers & Acquisitions

Corporate Strategy News 24 December 2025 - 8 January 2026