In the early session of the U.S. stock market, the three major indices moved individually. Paramount maliciously acquired Warner Bros. Netflix's stock price fell by 3%

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2025.12.08 14:30

Investor focus is on the Federal Reserve meeting this week, with U.S. stocks lacking momentum on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 index fell slightly, while the Nasdaq rose by 15 points.

Paramount Skydance (PSKY.US) is unwilling to accept its failure to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD.US), launching a hostile takeover bid of up to $108.4 billion, which is $18 billion in cash higher than the acquisition price favored by Warner Bros. for Netflix (NFLX.US). Warner Bros. stock rose nearly 7%, Netflix's stock fell 3%, and Paramount rose 4%.

Additionally, Broadcom (AVGO.US) is reported to be in talks with Microsoft (MSFT.US) for customized chips, with Broadcom's stock rising over 2% and Microsoft's rising 1%.

IBM (IBM.US) spent $11 billion to acquire Confluent (CFLT.US), causing Confluent's stock to soar by 29%. Oracle (ORCL.US) reported strong quarterly results, with its stock continuing to rise by about 2%

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