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Mergers & Acquisitions News 24 December 2025 - 25 December 2025

Electronic Arts (EA) Stock: Davenport Slashes Stake as Shareholders Approve $55B Saudi-Led Take-Private Deal

Electronic Arts (EA) Stock: Davenport Slashes Stake as Shareholders Approve $55B Saudi-Led Take-Private Deal

Electronic Arts is heading into what may be the final chapter of its life as a publicly traded company—and investors are repositioning in real time. On December 25, 2025, a new institutional filing spotlighted a major reduction in EA shares by DAVENPORT & Co LLC, the latest in a string of ownership updates that have piled up since the company agreed to a $55 billion take-private transaction priced at $210 per share. With shareholders already voting “yes” and the deal now shifting into regulatory review, the market’s focus has turned to closing risk, timelines, and which holders are choosing to
25 December 2025
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Anglo American plc Stock (AAL.L) News Today: Teck Merger Countdown, Copper Price Tailwinds, and Analyst Forecasts (25 December 2025)

Anglo American plc Stock (AAL.L) News Today: Teck Merger Countdown, Copper Price Tailwinds, and Analyst Forecasts (25 December 2025)

Anglo American plc stock heads into the final week of 2025 with a very specific cocktail of investor emotions: holiday-thin trading, record copper prices, and the looming reality of a mega-merger that could rewrite the company’s identity from diversified miner to copper-heavy “critical minerals” champion. On Christmas Eve (24 December 2025)—the last London trading session before markets shut for Christmas—Anglo American shares rose 0.63% to £30.12 (about 3,012p), outperforming a modestly weaker FTSE 100 session. The move came on low volume (roughly 741k shares, far below the 50‑day average cited in market data), and left the stock sitting just 1.28%
25 December 2025
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Electronic Arts Shareholders Approve $55 Billion Saudi PIF-Led Takeover: What Happens Next as EA Moves Toward Going Private

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 Fund (PIF). With the internal vote cleared, the acquisition’s next—and most consequential—phase is regulatory review, a step that will determine whether the blockbuster transaction can actually close. Bloomberg.com News coverage on December 25 has centered on the same key question: after shareholders overwhelmingly said “yes,” will regulators in the United States and other major markets sign off on a deal
25 December 2025
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Castrol India Stock in Focus on 25 Dec 2025: Open Offer at ₹194.04 After BP Sells Castrol Stake to Stonepeak

Castrol India Stock in Focus on 25 Dec 2025: Open Offer at ₹194.04 After BP Sells Castrol Stake to Stonepeak

Castrol India Limited (NSE: CASTROLIND | BSE: 500870) ends 2025 with a rare, market-moving plot twist: a global ownership reshuffle at parent level that has triggered a mandatory open offer for public shareholders in India. Even though Indian stock exchanges are closed on Thursday, 25 December 2025, for Christmas, the story is very much “open” — because the corporate actions and regulatory timelines will stretch well beyond the holiday week. The Economic Times At the center is BP’s decision to sell a 65% stake in Castrol (the global lubricants brand) to U.S. investment firm Stonepeak in a deal valuing Castrol
25 December 2025
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Union Pacific (UNP) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 24, 2025): Merger Scrutiny, Holiday-Thin Trading, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Union Pacific (UNP) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 24, 2025): Merger Scrutiny, Holiday-Thin Trading, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) finished Christmas Eve (Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025) in positive territory during a holiday-shortened session, then drifted modestly lower in after-hours trading—an unsurprising setup given thin liquidity, year-end positioning, and the market’s continued focus on Union Pacific’s proposed megamerger with Norfolk Southern. Below is a detailed breakdown of what happened after the bell, the key headlines driving sentiment, the latest forecast and analyst framing, and the most important items to track before the next regular U.S. equity session. UNP stock: where it closed, and what after-hours is signaling Union Pacific shares closed at $235.05 on Dec.
25 December 2025
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PIA Sold for $482m: Arif Habib Wins Pakistan Airline Bid as JPMorgan Upgrades Dollar General

PIA Sold for $482m: Arif Habib Wins Pakistan Airline Bid as JPMorgan Upgrades Dollar General

Dec. 24, 2025 — Two seemingly unrelated stories dominating business headlines this Christmas Eve are both, at their core, about pressure: pressure on household budgets in the U.S., and pressure on governments to prove they can reform and finance struggling national assets. In the United States, JPMorgan has turned more optimistic on Dollar General, arguing the discount chain could deliver steadier same-store sales growth and improving profitability as shoppers keep hunting for value. Investing.com In Pakistan, the government’s long-delayed effort to privatize its national airline has finally produced a blockbuster outcome: an Arif Habib-led consortium has emerged as the top
25 December 2025
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Nvidia and Groq strike AI inference licensing deal as $20 billion acquisition report swirls

Nvidia and Groq strike AI inference licensing deal as $20 billion acquisition report swirls

On December 24, 2025, a Christmas Eve headline jolted the AI hardware world: CNBC reported that Nvidia had agreed to buy AI chip startup Groq for about $20 billion in cash, a move that would rank among Nvidia’s biggest strategic bets in the AI era. Reuters+1 But as the story raced across markets and social media, Groq published its own update: not an acquisition announcement, but a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Nvidia focused on Groq’s AI inference technology. In the same statement, Groq said its founder Jonathan Ross, Groq President Sunny Madra, and other team members will join Nvidia—while Groq
25 December 2025
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Dynavax Technologies (DVAX) Stock After the Bell on Dec. 24, 2025: Sanofi’s $2.2B Buyout, After‑Hours Action, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Dynavax Technologies (DVAX) Stock After the Bell on Dec. 24, 2025: Sanofi’s $2.2B Buyout, After‑Hours Action, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Dynavax Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: DVAX) is the standout mover heading into the Christmas break after Sanofi agreed to acquire the vaccine maker in an all-cash deal valued at about $2.2 billion. The transaction price — $15.50 per share in cash — instantly re-framed DVAX from a “biotech fundamentals” story into a deal-arbitrage stock, with trading now anchored around the buyout price. Reuters+2PR Newswire+2 A timing note that matters for anyone planning “tomorrow” trades: U.S. equities had a holiday early close today (Dec. 24) at 1:00 p.m. ET, and the market is closed Thursday, Dec. 25 for Christmas. The next regular
24 December 2025
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ServiceNow (NOW) Stock After the Bell on Dec. 24, 2025: Armis Deal, CEO Contract Extension, and What to Watch Before Markets Reopen

ServiceNow (NOW) Stock After the Bell on Dec. 24, 2025: Armis Deal, CEO Contract Extension, and What to Watch Before Markets Reopen

ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE: NOW) ended the Christmas Eve session modestly lower, with trading capped by an early market close and investors still digesting two closely watched headlines: ServiceNow’s agreement to acquire cybersecurity firm Armis for $7.75 billion in cash and a regulatory filing that extends CEO Bill McDermott’s employment agreement into 2030. ServiceNow Investor Relations+1 One important wrinkle for traders: U.S. stock markets are closed on Thursday, Dec. 25 (Christmas Day), so the “next open” for most investors is Friday, Dec. 26. Nasdaq+1 Below is what moved NOW today, where the stock sits after the bell, and the key checkpoints
24 December 2025
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Clearwater Analytics (CWAN) Stock on Dec. 24, 2025: $24.55 Take-Private Deal, Latest Analyst Forecasts, and Key Dates to Watch

Clearwater Analytics (CWAN) Stock on Dec. 24, 2025: $24.55 Take-Private Deal, Latest Analyst Forecasts, and Key Dates to Watch

Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CWAN) isn’t trading like a typical software stock on December 24, 2025. It’s trading like a deal. As of today, CWAN is around $24.14, with shares moving in a tight range that reflects a simple market reality: Clearwater has agreed to be acquired for $24.55 per share in cash, so the stock is now largely “anchored” to that number—until something changes (a higher bid, a delay, or a deal break). Business Wire+1 Below is what’s driving CWAN stock right now, what analysts are saying as the dust settles, and what investors are watching next during
24 December 2025
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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Stock Today: Takeover Bids, Netflix Deal Financing, and What Wall Street Forecasts on Dec. 24, 2025

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Stock Today: Takeover Bids, Netflix Deal Financing, and What Wall Street Forecasts on Dec. 24, 2025

December 24, 2025 — Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBD) is trading in takeover territory on Christmas Eve, with the stock hovering around $29 and repeatedly pulled toward the headline $30-per-share hostile bid from Paramount Skydance. As of the latest available pricing, WBD shares were near $29.14, effectively pricing in a live merger-arbitrage chess match: the market is treating the Paramount offer as a real (but not guaranteed) anchor, while also respecting the signed Netflix agreement and the regulatory, timing, and litigation risks still hanging over both paths. That tension is the story of WBD stock right now. The company’s
24 December 2025
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CB&I to Acquire Petrofac Asset Solutions: 3,000 Jobs, Aberdeen Hub, and a Q1 2026 Target Close

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 serving onshore and offshore energy assets. The transaction is expected to bring roughly 3,000 Petrofac employees into CB&I when it closes, currently targeted for the first quarter of 2026, subject to creditor approvals anticipated by the end of January 2026. CB&I+2Petrofac+2 The acquisition is significant not only for its workforce impact, but for what it signals about the North Sea’s
24 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

7 February 2026
Google raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $175 billion–$185 billion, with most spending expected on data-center chips. Broadcom shares rose about 2% after the announcement, while Nvidia and AMD slipped. Jefferies reiterated a buy rating on Broadcom, maintaining a $500 price target, implying a 62% upside from Wednesday’s close.
No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

7 February 2026
The IRS has not announced new federal stimulus payments for February 2026, and Congress has not approved fresh checks. Trump told NBC he is considering $2,000 tariff rebate checks but has not committed, saying any payout would likely come later in 2026. The IRS warns taxpayers to ignore texts and emails about “stimulus payments” and verify notices through official channels.
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