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Mergers & Acquisitions News 8 December 2025 - 9 December 2025

Confluent (CFLT) Stock Soars on IBM’s $11 Billion Bid: What Matters After the Bell on December 8, 2025 – and Before the December 9 Open

Confluent (CFLT) Stock Soars on IBM’s $11 Billion Bid: What Matters After the Bell on December 8, 2025 – and Before the December 9 Open

Confluent, Inc. (NASDAQ: CFLT) just went from a high‑growth AI infrastructure story to a classic takeover trade. On Monday, December 8, 2025, IBM announced a definitive agreement to acquire Confluent for $31 per share in cash, valuing the data‑streaming specialist at about $11 billion in enterprise value. IBM Newsroom The stock responded with a ~29% surge, closing near the bid…
9 December 2025
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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Stock Jumps as Paramount Gatecrashes Netflix Deal: What to Know Before the Market Opens December 9, 2025

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Stock Jumps as Paramount Gatecrashes Netflix Deal: What to Know Before the Market Opens December 9, 2025

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A common stock (NASDAQ: WBD) goes into Tuesday’s U.S. session at the center of one of the biggest media takeover battles in decades — and traders are treating it less like a traditional media turnaround story and more like a live‑fire merger‑arbitrage trade. On Monday, December 8, WBD shares climbed 4.4% to close at $27.23,…
8 December 2025
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Confluent (CFLT) Soars on IBM’s $11 Billion Takeover: Deal Terms, Stock Outlook and Analyst Forecasts After December 8, 2025 Rally

Confluent (CFLT) Soars on IBM’s $11 Billion Takeover: Deal Terms, Stock Outlook and Analyst Forecasts After December 8, 2025 Rally

Confluent, Inc. (NASDAQ: CFLT) has suddenly shifted from a high-growth data‑infrastructure story to a classic M&A arbitrage play. On December 8, 2025, IBM and Confluent announced a definitive agreement under which IBM will acquire all outstanding Confluent shares for $31 in cash, valuing the data‑streaming specialist at around $11 billion enterprise value. IBM Newsroom The news sent CFLT stock up…
8 December 2025
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Spirit AeroSystems (SPR) Stock on December 8, 2025: Boeing Takeover, NYSE Delisting and What Shareholders Get

Spirit AeroSystems (SPR) Stock on December 8, 2025: Boeing Takeover, NYSE Delisting and What Shareholders Get

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) has effectively reached the end of its life as a standalone public stock. On December 8, 2025, Boeing officially completed its acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, halted trading in SPR, and kicked off the process to delist the shares from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Boeing Investors For anyone who owns SPR, tracks aerospace…
8 December 2025
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US Stock Market Today at 1 PM ET: Wall Street Slips From Record Highs as Fed Week, Mega-Deals and AI Trades Collide

US Stock Market Today at 1 PM ET: Wall Street Slips From Record Highs as Fed Week, Mega-Deals and AI Trades Collide

U.S. stocks spent Monday’s early afternoon drifting lower from record territory, as Wall Street balanced a pivotal Federal Reserve meeting, a blockbuster bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery and fresh deal-making in the AI infrastructure space. By around 12:45–1:00 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, December 8, 2025, the S&P 500 was down roughly 0.4–0.5%, trading just under 6,850. The Dow Jones Industrial…
8 December 2025
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HanesBrands (HBI) Stock After the Gildan Takeover: What Delisting, Deal Terms and New Forecasts Mean for Investors (Dec 8, 2025)

HanesBrands (HBI) Stock After the Gildan Takeover: What Delisting, Deal Terms and New Forecasts Mean for Investors (Dec 8, 2025)

Updated December 8, 2025 HanesBrands Inc. (formerly NYSE: HBI) has effectively disappeared as a stand‑alone stock. On December 1, 2025, Gildan Activewear Inc. (NYSE: GIL) closed its long‑awaited acquisition of HanesBrands, turning the iconic underwear maker into a wholly owned subsidiary and triggering the suspension and planned delisting of HBI shares from the New York Stock Exchange. GlobeNewswire For investors…
8 December 2025
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Biggest Stock Gainers Today: Biotech Breakouts and IBM–Confluent Deal Lead U.S. Market Movers (December 8, 2025)

Biggest Stock Gainers Today: Biotech Breakouts and IBM–Confluent Deal Lead U.S. Market Movers (December 8, 2025)

U.S. stocks traded mostly flat on Monday as Wall Street headed into a crucial Federal Reserve meeting, but under the surface the tape was anything but quiet. While the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average hovered around unchanged and the Nasdaq 100 eked out a small gain, small‑cap and high‑beta names ripped higher, led by a wave of biotech…
8 December 2025
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Adobe Stock (ADBE) on December 8, 2025: AI Strategy, Buybacks and the Semrush Deal Ahead of Q4 Earnings

Adobe Stock (ADBE) on December 8, 2025: AI Strategy, Buybacks and the Semrush Deal Ahead of Q4 Earnings

Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) heads into one of its most closely watched weeks in years. With fiscal Q4 and full‑year 2025 results due after the close on Wednesday, December 10, investors are weighing a powerful mix of forces: a deep push into generative AI, a $1.9 billion bet on Semrush, heavy share buybacks and a share price that is still…
8 December 2025
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IBM to Acquire Confluent for $11 Billion in All‑Cash Deal to Power Enterprise AI Data Streaming

IBM to Acquire Confluent for $11 Billion in All‑Cash Deal to Power Enterprise AI Data Streaming

December 8, 2025 International Business Machines (IBM) has agreed to acquire data‑streaming specialist Confluent in an all‑cash transaction valued at $11 billion, the latest sign that Big Tech’s AI arms race is shifting from models to the real‑time data infrastructure that feeds them. Under a definitive agreement announced on Monday, IBM will buy all of Confluent’s outstanding common shares for…
8 December 2025
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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Stock: Netflix Takeover, Trump Antitrust Fears – What to Know Before the Market Opens on December 8, 2025

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Stock: Netflix Takeover, Trump Antitrust Fears – What to Know Before the Market Opens on December 8, 2025

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A shares (NASDAQ: WBD) head into Monday’s U.S. session as one of Wall Street’s most event‑driven names, caught between a record‑size takeover bid from Netflix and mounting political and regulatory scrutiny. After a powerful year‑to‑date rally and a fresh round of headlines over the weekend, here’s what traders and longer‑term investors need to know about…
8 December 2025
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Netflix (NFLX) Stock Today, December 8, 2025: Premarket Move, $83B Warner Bros Deal and What to Know Before the Bell

Netflix (NFLX) Stock Today, December 8, 2025: Premarket Move, $83B Warner Bros Deal and What to Know Before the Bell

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) heads into Monday’s U.S. session under an unusually bright spotlight. Before the market open on December 8, 2025, the stock is trying to stabilize after a sharp post‑deal selloff, as investors weigh a massive proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s studios and streaming assets, rising political pushback, and a wave of fresh analyst calls. Quick snapshot…
8 December 2025
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Paramount Skydance (PSKY) Stock Today: Netflix–Warner Bros. Deal Triggers a 16% Slide – What Comes Next for the New Hollywood Giant?

Paramount Skydance (PSKY) Stock Today: Netflix–Warner Bros. Deal Triggers a 16% Slide – What Comes Next for the New Hollywood Giant?

Date: December 8, 2025 Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ: PSKY) is starting this week under serious pressure. After losing a high‑stakes bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery to Netflix, the newly merged media company has just logged one of the worst weekly performances in the S&P 500. Seeking Alpha PSKY closed on Friday, December 5, at $13.37, down almost 10% on…
8 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • Nasdaq-Listed eToro to Add Singapore Exchange Stocks in Asia Expansion
    January 18, 2026, 6:17 PM EST. Nasdaq-listed investment platform eToro is intensifying its focus on the Asia-Pacific market by adding stocks from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) later this year. This move extends eToro's international equity offerings, which already include major global exchanges such as New York, London, Hong Kong, Euronext, and Dubai. The company aims to use Singapore as a regional hub to expand across Southeast Asia. CEO Yoni Assia confirmed this strategy, highlighting Singapore's role in eToro's long-term growth plan. The addition of SGX stocks is part of eToro's broader push to tap into the fast-growing Asian market and diversify its platform's asset access.
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