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Mergers & Acquisitions News 25 December 2025 - 28 December 2025

ServiceNow (NOW) Stock Weekend Update: What Wall Street Is Watching After the $7.75B Armis Deal, CEO Contract Extension, and Fresh Analyst Targets

ServiceNow (NOW) Stock Weekend Update: What Wall Street Is Watching After the $7.75B Armis Deal, CEO Contract Extension, and Fresh Analyst Targets

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 10:58 a.m. ET — Market closed New York Stock Exchange ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE: NOW) heads into the final trading stretch of the year with investors still digesting a major strategic pivot: a blockbuster cybersecurity acquisition, a growing list of deals across 2025, and new signals from Wall Street about how much of that M&A premium…
ServiceNow (NOW) Stock Today: Analyst Price Targets, Armis Deal Digest, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

ServiceNow (NOW) Stock Today: Analyst Price Targets, Armis Deal Digest, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 4:52 p.m. ET — Market closed ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE: NOW) stock is heading into the final stretch of 2025 with Wall Street balancing two competing narratives: a year-end equity backdrop still hovering near record territory, and company-specific debate over whether ServiceNow’s cybersecurity expansion—led by its planned Armis acquisition—adds durable growth or introduces execution and financing…
Warner Bros. Discovery Stock (WBD) Weekend Update: Deal-Arbitrage Tension Builds Ahead of Monday’s Open

Warner Bros. Discovery Stock (WBD) Weekend Update: Deal-Arbitrage Tension Builds Ahead of Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:09 a.m. ET — Market Closed Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBD) — the company behind HBO, Warner Bros. studios and a portfolio of cable networks — heads into the final full week of 2025 with its stock trading less like a traditional media name and more like a live referendum on a high-stakes takeover…
Global M&A Boom in 2025: Dealmaking Hits $4.5 Trillion as Trump Antitrust Shift Fuels Megadeals and the Warner Bros Bidding War

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 of December alone, $463.6 billion in mergers and acquisitions were announced, according to Dealogic data cited by Reuters—helping turn the…
Merck Stock (MRK) News and Forecasts: FDA Fast-Track Vouchers, TrumpRx Pricing Deal, and Cidara Acquisition in Focus Ahead of the Next Market Session

Merck Stock (MRK) News and Forecasts: FDA Fast-Track Vouchers, TrumpRx Pricing Deal, and Cidara Acquisition in Focus Ahead of the Next Market Session

As of 2:34 a.m. ET in New York on Saturday, December 27, 2025, U.S. stock markets are closed for the weekend.Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) was last quoted around $106.78, up about 0.33% versus its prior close, based on the latest available pricing feed. With year-end trading under way and liquidity often thinner around the holidays, Merck is heading…
WBD Stock Update: Warner Bros. Discovery Shares Hover Near $29 as Netflix Deal, Paramount Bid, and Antitrust Risk Shape the Trade

WBD Stock Update: Warner Bros. Discovery Shares Hover Near $29 as Netflix Deal, Paramount Bid, and Antitrust Risk Shape the Trade

NEW YORK — Dec. 26, 2025 (9:47 p.m. ET) — Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A Common Stock (NASDAQ: WBD) is heading into the final trading days of the year with a rare combination of forces driving the price: a signed, headline-grabbing deal for its studios and streaming business, a hostile all-cash counterbid for the whole company, and a regulatory…
Netflix Stock (NFLX) Today: Shares Tick Higher as Wall Street Weighs Warner Bros. Deal Financing, Regulatory Risk, and Q4 Earnings Ahead

Netflix Stock (NFLX) Today: Shares Tick Higher as Wall Street Weighs Warner Bros. Deal Financing, Regulatory Risk, and Q4 Earnings Ahead

As of 1:05 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is trading at $94.22, up about 0.6% on the day in a quiet, post-holiday session. The broader tape is mixed: the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) is fractionally lower while the Nasdaq-100 ETF (QQQ) is roughly flat—typical of thin year-end trading where stock-specific headlines…
Abivax (ABVX) Stock in Focus: Eli Lilly Takeover Chatter, Obefazimod Phase 3 Momentum, and What to Watch Before the Next U.S. Session

Abivax (ABVX) Stock in Focus: Eli Lilly Takeover Chatter, Obefazimod Phase 3 Momentum, and What to Watch Before the Next U.S. Session

NEW YORK — Friday, December 26, 2025 (9:13 a.m. ET): U.S. stocks are heading into a thin, post‑Christmas trading day, with Wall Street set for a relatively muted open as investors digest a strong 2025 tape and look ahead to 2026 rate and earnings narratives. Reuters In that kind of tape, headline-driven biotech names can swing harder than usual—and ABIVAX…
Anglo American plc Stock (LSE:AAL) on 26 December 2025: Teck Merger Milestones, Copper Rally and Analyst Forecasts

Anglo American plc Stock (LSE:AAL) on 26 December 2025: Teck Merger Milestones, Copper Rally and Analyst Forecasts

December 26, 2025 is one of those awkward “news day without a market day” moments in London: UK markets are shut for Boxing Day, so Anglo American plc stock (LSE:AAL) isn’t trading today. The last reported LSE price on widely followed market pages is 3,012 GBX, as of December 24, 2025, with the stock up about 28.9% over one year.…
BP’s $10.1bn Castrol Deal: Stonepeak Buys 65% Stake as Castrol India Open Offer Sets ₹194.04 Price

BP’s $10.1bn Castrol Deal: Stonepeak Buys 65% Stake as Castrol India Open Offer Sets ₹194.04 Price

December 25, 2025 — BP’s biggest divestment in years is now reshaping more than just its balance sheet. It is also triggering a mandatory shareholder offer in India and pulling private-capital heavyweights deeper into the “hidden infrastructure” of the global economy: industrial lubricants. BP has agreed to sell 65% of Castrol to Stonepeak in a transaction valuing the lubricants business…
Healthcare Stocks Outlook (Dec. 25, 2025): Wegovy Pill Breakthrough, FDA Approvals, and a New Wave of M&A Heading Into 2026

Healthcare Stocks Outlook (Dec. 25, 2025): Wegovy Pill Breakthrough, FDA Approvals, and a New Wave of M&A Heading Into 2026

December 25, 2025 — U.S. markets are closed for Christmas, but healthcare stocks are ending the year with a burst of sector-defining catalysts: a landmark oral GLP‑1 approval for weight loss, multiple FDA green lights that moved biotech names sharply, and a renewed M&A drumbeat as big pharma and rare-disease specialists shop for growth. Below is a detailed, news-driven roundup…
BP sells 65% of Castrol to Stonepeak in $10.1bn deal as Castrol India open offer follows

BP sells 65% of Castrol to Stonepeak in $10.1bn deal as Castrol India open offer follows

LONDON / NEW YORK — December 25, 2025 — BP has agreed to sell a 65% stake in Castrol to Stonepeak in a transaction valuing the lubricants business at about $10.1 billion, marking one of the oil major’s biggest moves yet in its multi‑year effort to simplify operations, cut debt, and sharpen its strategic focus. London South East While the…

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  • TryHard Holdings Valuation Mixed as THH Trades Near $0.96
    January 18, 2026, 10:45 AM EST. TryHard Holdings (THH) trades near $0.9601 after a streak of mixed short-term results. One-day and weekly moves are modest at about 0.87% and 0.97%, with 1- and 3-month gains near 0.94% and 0.88% and YTD around 0.95%. The price action suggests the market is reassessing risk despite the latest close. Valuation shows a Price-to-Sales (P/S) of 2.1x, above the US Entertainment industry average (1.4x) and a peer average (1.8x). With low profit margins and revenue noted as ¥3,538.922, THH is exposed to event, hospitality, and restaurant demand cycles. The question: is THH undervalued or has the market already priced in growth? Readers can review the detailed valuation breakdown for context and risks.
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