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Mergers & Acquisitions News 16 December 2025 - 19 December 2025

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Stock News Today: Harris Associates Signals Openness to a Higher Paramount Bid as Netflix Deal Terms Stay in Focus (Dec. 19, 2025)

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Stock News Today: Harris Associates Signals Openness to a Higher Paramount Bid as Netflix Deal Terms Stay in Focus (Dec. 19, 2025)

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A (NASDAQ: WBD) is trading like a live market referendum on one question: does the Netflix agreement hold—or does Paramount Skydance come back with a cleaner, higher, and more financeable offer? On December 19, 2025, WBD shares traded around $28.15, after opening near $27.80 and moving in an intraday range of roughly $27.60 to $28.445, underscoring how tightly the stock is tethered to deal headlines and merger-arbitrage expectations. The day’s most market-moving update: Harris Associates—described as WBD’s fifth-largest shareholder—said it would be “very open” to a revised Paramount Skydance bid if Paramount improves the economics
19 December 2025
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Robinhood Stock News Today (Dec. 19, 2025): HOOD Rises as Analysts Tout a Prediction-Markets “Supercycle” and WonderFi Deal Timeline Extends

Robinhood Stock News Today (Dec. 19, 2025): HOOD Rises as Analysts Tout a Prediction-Markets “Supercycle” and WonderFi Deal Timeline Extends

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOD) stock traded higher on Friday, December 19, 2025, as investors digested a fresh corporate update tied to Robinhood’s international crypto expansion and a steady drumbeat of bullish Wall Street commentary around the company’s fast-growing “prediction markets” business. As of 15:14 UTC on Dec. 19, Robinhood shares were at $121.16, up $4.00 (+3.41%) on the day, after trading between $118.23 and $121.43 with volume around 6.0 million shares. HOOD’s market capitalization at that time was approximately $127.2 billion. That move caps a week in which Robinhood has remained tightly linked to two narratives: (1) the industry-wide
19 December 2025
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BioMarin to Acquire Amicus Therapeutics for $4.8 Billion in All‑Cash Deal, Expanding Rare Disease Drug Portfolio

BioMarin to Acquire Amicus Therapeutics for $4.8 Billion in All‑Cash Deal, Expanding Rare Disease Drug Portfolio

BioMarin Pharmaceutical is set to deepen its push into rare metabolic diseases after announcing a definitive agreement to acquire Amicus Therapeutics in an all‑cash transaction valued at approximately $4.8 billion. The deal would add two marketed therapies—Galafold for Fabry disease and Pombiliti + Opfolda for Pompe disease—while also bringing in a Phase 3 kidney-disease program that could widen BioMarin’s late‑stage pipeline. BioMarin Corporate+1 The acquisition is the latest example of a larger biotech company using M&A to secure near‑term revenue and strengthen long‑term growth, particularly in rare disease categories where commercialization requires specialized manufacturing, reimbursement know‑how, and tight engagement with
19 December 2025
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DJT Stock Surges After Trump Media’s $6 Billion TAE Fusion Merger Plan: Price, Deal Terms, and 2026–2031 Outlook (Dec. 19, 2025)

DJT Stock Surges After Trump Media’s $6 Billion TAE Fusion Merger Plan: Price, Deal Terms, and 2026–2031 Outlook (Dec. 19, 2025)

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (ticker: DJT) is back in the center of the market’s attention on December 19, 2025, after a headline-grabbing pivot that sent shares sharply higher: the Truth Social parent said it has signed a definitive all-stock merger agreement with TAE Technologies, a Google-backed nuclear fusion company, in a transaction the companies value at more than $6 billion. SEC+1 The announcement instantly re-framed “DJT stock” from a social-media-and-fintech story into an “AI power infrastructure” storyline—one that’s colliding with today’s urgent debate over how the U.S. can feed electricity-hungry data centers without breaking the grid. Below is
19 December 2025
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Anglo American plc Stock (AAL.L) in Focus: Teck Merger Momentum, De Beers Sale Watch, and Analyst Forecasts as of Dec. 19, 2025

Anglo American plc Stock (AAL.L) in Focus: Teck Merger Momentum, De Beers Sale Watch, and Analyst Forecasts as of Dec. 19, 2025

Anglo American plc (LSE: AAL) heads into the end of 2025 with investors fixated on one giant question: is this legacy miner successfully reinventing itself into a copper-heavy “critical minerals” champion—or is the market getting ahead of itself? As of the latest available pricing updates ahead of Friday, December 19, Anglo American shares have been trading around the 2,900p level (about £29), near the upper end of the past year’s range as merger headlines and broker upgrades collide with the reality that mining profits still live and die by commodity cycles. FT Markets+2MarketWatch+2 Below is what’s driving Anglo American stock
19 December 2025
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ABM Industries (NYSE:ABM) Stock Slides on Dec. 18 After Q4 Earnings: WGNSTAR Deal, 2026 Outlook, Dividend Hike and Analyst Calls

ABM Industries (NYSE:ABM) Stock Slides on Dec. 18 After Q4 Earnings: WGNSTAR Deal, 2026 Outlook, Dividend Hike and Analyst Calls

ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE: ABM) stock was sharply lower in Thursday trading (December 18, 2025), with shares recently changing hands near $43.13, down about 10.6% from the prior close after a volatile session that saw the stock trade between $43.02 and $47.63. The move follows a dense burst of company updates released on December 17: ABM’s fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results, a fiscal 2026 outlook, a dividend increase, and a major acquisition announcement—plus fresh analyst commentary today that put margins and leverage back at the center of the debate. GlobeNewswire+2ABM+2 Why ABM stock is moving today The immediate catalyst
18 December 2025
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Trump Media (DJT) Stock Surges After $6 Billion Fusion Merger With TAE: News, Forecasts, and What Comes Next (Dec. 18, 2025)

Trump Media (DJT) Stock Surges After $6 Billion Fusion Merger With TAE: News, Forecasts, and What Comes Next (Dec. 18, 2025)

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (NASDAQ: DJT) stock rocketed higher on Thursday, December 18, 2025, after the Truth Social parent announced a surprise pivot: a $6 billion all-stock merger with TAE Technologies, a private, Google-backed nuclear fusion company. Reuters+1 As of 16:38 UTC on Dec. 18, DJT traded at $14.11, up 34.77% on the day, after swinging between an intraday low of $10.49 and a high of $14.54 on roughly 62.17 million shares—a classic “DJT day” in both direction and magnitude. The immediate question for investors is straightforward: is this a genuine fundamental reset for Trump Media stock—or a
18 December 2025
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Kellanova Stock (NYSE: K) on Dec. 18, 2025: Mars Deal Closed, $83.50 Cash-Out, Delisting Details, and What Investors Should Know

Kellanova Stock (NYSE: K) on Dec. 18, 2025: Mars Deal Closed, $83.50 Cash-Out, Delisting Details, and What Investors Should Know

As of December 18, 2025, “Kellanova stock” is no longer behaving like a normal public-company story—because Kellanova is no longer a normal public company. Mars has completed its acquisition of Kellanova, ending Kellanova’s run as a standalone, publicly traded snacks giant. If you owned Kellanova (NYSE: K) heading into the merger’s close, the key headline is simple: your shares were converted into a cash right of $83.50 per share (with limited exceptions like properly exercised appraisal rights). Trading in the stock was halted, and the company initiated the formal steps to remove the shares from exchange listing and ultimately wind
18 December 2025
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Ondas Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: ONDS) Stock News Today: Roboteam Acquisition, Share Exchange Deal, and Analyst Forecasts Drive Fresh Volatility (Dec. 18, 2025)

Ondas Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: ONDS) Stock News Today: Roboteam Acquisition, Share Exchange Deal, and Analyst Forecasts Drive Fresh Volatility (Dec. 18, 2025)

Ondas Holdings Inc. stock (NASDAQ: ONDS) is having one of those weeks where “quiet and boring” isn’t invited to the party. As of Dec. 18, 2025, investors are digesting three major, closely timed catalysts: a completed acquisition in tactical ground robotics, a capital-structure reshuffle that adds new ONDS shares to the market, and a potential European manufacturing partnership aimed at defense modernization—all landing against the backdrop of a stock that has already been trading like it’s had three espressos too many. Ondas Holdings Inc.+2Ondas Holdings Inc.+2 ONDS was around $7.37 in the latest available pricing, after a sharp drop in
18 December 2025
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Netflix Stock (NFLX) After Hours on Dec. 17, 2025: Shares Hold Steady After Warner Bros. Board Backs Netflix Deal — What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

Netflix Stock (NFLX) After Hours on Dec. 17, 2025: Shares Hold Steady After Warner Bros. Board Backs Netflix Deal — What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) finished Wednesday’s session little changed and stayed essentially flat in early after-hours trading as investors digested a fast-moving corporate drama that’s becoming one of the biggest media stories of 2025: Warner Bros. Discovery’s board formally rejecting Paramount Skydance’s hostile bid and reaffirming support for Netflix’s proposed acquisition. StockAnalysis+2Reuters+2 Netflix stock price after the bell: where NFLX stands tonight As of early after-hours (4:11 p.m. ET), Netflix shares were quoted at about $94.74, down roughly $0.02 from the regular-session close. StockAnalysis During the regular session, NFLX ended around $94.76 after trading in a wide band of roughly
17 December 2025
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CRH PLC Stock News (Dec. 17, 2025): Buyback Update, New Aggregates Deal and S&P 500 Catalyst Keep CRH Shares in Focus

CRH PLC Stock News (Dec. 17, 2025): Buyback Update, New Aggregates Deal and S&P 500 Catalyst Keep CRH Shares in Focus

CRH plc (NYSE: CRH) was trading around $124 per share in Wednesday’s session, down about 2% on the day, as investors balanced company-specific updates against broader market moves. While the day’s price action was mixed, the news flow around CRH stock is anything but quiet. On Dec. 17, 2025, CRH published a fresh “Transaction in Own Shares” update tied to its ongoing repurchase plan, while the market continues to digest the company’s S&P 500 inclusion—now scheduled for next week—and its latest bolt-on acquisition in the U.S. aggregates market. Below is a detailed look at what’s driving attention to CRH shares
17 December 2025
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TWO-PB Stock Today: Two Harbors Series B Preferred Jumps After UWM’s $1.3B Acquisition Deal — Dividend Outlook, Exchange Terms, and Key Risks

TWO-PB Stock Today: Two Harbors Series B Preferred Jumps After UWM’s $1.3B Acquisition Deal — Dividend Outlook, Exchange Terms, and Key Risks

Two Harbors Investment Corp.’s Series B preferred stock — commonly quoted as TWO-PB (also seen as TWO-B or TWO.PRB) — is in sharp focus on December 17, 2025, after a blockbuster corporate event changed how income investors are thinking about the security’s credit outlook and “change-of-control” mechanics. The headline catalyst: UWM Holdings Corp. (UWMC) and Two Harbors Investment Corp. (TWO) announced a definitive all-stock merger that values the transaction at about $1.3 billion, with Two Harbors common shareholders receiving a fixed exchange ratio of 2.3328 shares of UWMC Class A per share of TWO. investors.uwm.com+1 While most general-market coverage has
17 December 2025
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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Stock on Dec. 17, 2025: Board Seen Rejecting Paramount Bid as Netflix Deal Holds, Analysts Reprice the Upside

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Stock on Dec. 17, 2025: Board Seen Rejecting Paramount Bid as Netflix Deal Holds, Analysts Reprice the Upside

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) stock is back in the spotlight on December 17, 2025, as investors weigh a fast-moving takeover drama that now looks less like a two-horse race and more like a regulatory obstacle course with a ticking calendar. WBD shares were recently around $28.90 in trading, with markets reacting to fresh reporting that the company’s board is preparing to recommend shareholders reject Paramount Skydance’s $30-per-share hostile bid and instead stick with the existing deal path with Netflix. Reuters+1 The latest twist: after Paramount’s public, shareholder-directed tender offer tried to force WBD’s hand, one of Paramount’s politically prominent
17 December 2025
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BAE Systems (BA.) today: Air Astana stake sale completed, buyback rolls on and shares end higher — 17 December 2025

BAE Systems (BA.) today: Air Astana stake sale completed, buyback rolls on and shares end higher — 17 December 2025

BAE Systems plc (LSE: BA.) confirmed the completed sale of 9m Air Astana GDRs, continued its share buyback, and finished higher on 17 December 2025. Here’s what happened, why it matters, and what to watch next. BAE Systems plc (LSE: BA.) put portfolio housekeeping back in the spotlight on 17 December 2025, confirming the final results of a larger-than-initially-flagged sell-down in Kazakh airline Air Astana—while also issuing its latest share buyback update. The stock ended the session higher, as broader UK equities rallied on fresh inflation data and shifting interest-rate expectations. Hargreaves Lansdown+1 Below is a full, publication-ready roundup of
17 December 2025
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Anglo American (AAL) Jumps as Canada Approves Anglo‑Teck Merger: Key Commitments, Timeline, and What Comes Next (Dec. 17, 2025)

Anglo American (AAL) Jumps as Canada Approves Anglo‑Teck Merger: Key Commitments, Timeline, and What Comes Next (Dec. 17, 2025)

Anglo American (LSE: AAL) rises after Canada clears the Anglo‑Teck merger under the Investment Canada Act. Here’s what investors should watch next. Anglo American plc (LSE: AAL) is back in the spotlight today after the company confirmed a major regulatory breakthrough for its proposed “merger of equals” with Canada’s Teck Resources—one of the defining mining deals of 2025 and a bellwether for how governments are approaching critical minerals in an era of electrification and supply-chain security. In a regulatory news release dated 17 December 2025, Anglo American said it and Teck have received Government of Canada approval under the Investment
17 December 2025
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Diageo Shares Jump After $2.3bn Asahi Deal: Guinness Owner Sells East African Breweries Stake as Turnaround Debate Intensifies

Diageo Shares Jump After $2.3bn Asahi Deal: Guinness Owner Sells East African Breweries Stake as Turnaround Debate Intensifies

LONDON — Diageo shares are back in the spotlight on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, after the FTSE 100 drinks giant behind Guinness and Johnnie Walker agreed to sell its majority position in East African Breweries to Japan’s Asahi Group Holdings in a deal worth about $2.3 billion. Reuters+1 The announcement lands at a sensitive moment for investors: Diageo’s share price has been under heavy pressure for years, and the stock’s fall from its early‑2022 peak has fuelled a growing question in UK markets—is this a rare long-term buying opportunity, or a value trap until core demand recovers? TradingView+1 What Diageo
17 December 2025
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Warner Bros. Discovery Series A Stock (NASDAQ: WBD) on Dec. 16, 2025: Takeover Battle, Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Comes Next

Warner Bros. Discovery Series A Stock (NASDAQ: WBD) on Dec. 16, 2025: Takeover Battle, Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Comes Next

NEW YORK — Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A shares (NASDAQ: WBD) are trading like a merger-arbitrage ticker rather than a traditional media stock on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, with the price effectively “pinned” near $30 as investors handicap two competing endgames: Paramount Skydance’s $30-per-share all-cash tender offer versus Netflix’s prior agreement to acquire key WBD assets at a $27.75 per-share implied value. Netflix+1 As of the latest available quote Tuesday, WBD traded around $29.25, down modestly on the day, after touching an intraday high near $29.69. That sub-$30 trading level is the market’s way of pricing in a central
16 December 2025
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Netflix (NFLX) Stock News, Forecasts and Analyst Takes for December 16, 2025: Warner Bros. Deal Drama, EU Antitrust Signals, and What’s Next

Netflix (NFLX) Stock News, Forecasts and Analyst Takes for December 16, 2025: Warner Bros. Deal Drama, EU Antitrust Signals, and What’s Next

Netflix, Inc. stock is back in the spotlight on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, as investors weigh two competing realities: a business that still dominates global streaming—and a deal fight that could redefine Hollywood (or collapse under regulatory pressure). As of 15:02 UTC on Dec. 16, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) traded at $93.93, up 0.17% on the session. That modest move comes on a day when broader markets were described as under pressure after fresh U.S. labor data surprises. Barron’s+1 For Netflix, however, the bigger catalyst remains the company’s pending bid for Warner Bros. assets—now challenged by a hostile rival offer from
16 December 2025
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Kellanova Stock (K) Update on Dec. 16, 2025: Mars Deal Closed, Shares Cashed Out at $83.50, and What Investors Watch Next

Kellanova Stock (K) Update on Dec. 16, 2025: Mars Deal Closed, Shares Cashed Out at $83.50, and What Investors Watch Next

As of December 16, 2025, Kellanova stock is no longer a typical “stock story” — because the equity’s public-market chapter has effectively ended. Mars has completed its acquisition of Kellanova, and each eligible share was converted into the right to receive $83.50 in cash, with trading halted and delisting actions underway. SEC+1 That doesn’t mean investor interest disappears overnight. It just shifts: from “Will K stock go up?” to “When do shareholders receive cash, what happens to the ticker and filings, and where does snack-sector exposure go now that Kellanova is private?” Here’s the full, up-to-date picture using the latest
16 December 2025
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Warner Bros. Discovery Stock (WBD) Today: Takeover Bidding War Keeps Shares Pinned Near $30 as Deadlines and Regulators Loom

Warner Bros. Discovery Stock (WBD) Today: Takeover Bidding War Keeps Shares Pinned Near $30 as Deadlines and Regulators Loom

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBD) stock is trading less like a traditional media equity and more like a real-time referendum on deal odds. In the latest available quote on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, WBD traded around $29.71, essentially parked just below the headline $30-per-share cash price investors have been fixating on. That “stuck to the offer” behavior makes sense: WBD is at the center of a high-stakes takeover fight, with Netflix defending its proposed transaction while Paramount Skydance presses a hostile tender offer directly to shareholders. The result is an event-driven stock where catalysts are measured in legal filings,
16 December 2025
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SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

7 February 2026
SK hynix shares closed at 839,000 won, down 0.36% Friday and 8% for the week, as tech stocks retreated across Asia. S&P Global Ratings upgraded the chipmaker to “BBB+” with a positive outlook, citing strong HBM sales. The KOSPI fell 1.4% Friday, ending a six-week winning streak. Traders await Monday’s Seoul open for signs of further tech weakness.
Bank of America stock jumps 3% into the weekend — what to watch before Monday’s trade

Bank of America stock jumps 3% into the weekend — what to watch before Monday’s trade

7 February 2026
Bank of America shares rose 2.89% Friday to $56.53, tracking a rally in U.S. financial stocks as the Dow closed above 50,000. The bank will redeem its Series DD preferred stock and related depositary shares on March 10 at $1,000 per share. CEO Brian Moynihan donated 100,000 shares on Feb. 4, a regulatory filing showed. Key U.S. jobs and inflation data are due next week after delays.
Oracle stock rebounds from eight-day skid as $20 billion share-sale plan looms

Oracle stock rebounds from eight-day skid as $20 billion share-sale plan looms

7 February 2026
Oracle shares jumped 4.65% to $142.82 Friday, ending an eight-day slide but remaining down 22% since Jan. 27. The company has set up a $20 billion at-the-market stock program and completed a $25 billion senior notes sale to fund cloud expansion. Oracle’s liabilities stood at $174.5 billion as of Nov. 30, 2025, before the new financing. Investors remain focused on dilution risks and the pace of capacity growth.
ASML stock price snaps back as AI spending bets return, with ex-dividend date next

ASML stock price snaps back as AI spending bets return, with ex-dividend date next

7 February 2026
ASML shares rose 3.84% Friday in Amsterdam to 1,193.80 euros, rebounding with global chip stocks after Amazon signaled a sharp increase in AI-related capital spending. The stock goes ex-dividend Feb. 9 ahead of a 1.60-euro interim payout. ASML’s Nasdaq shares climbed 4.64% to $1,413.01. Despite Friday’s gains, the Amsterdam listing finished the week about 2.5% lower.
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