The Walt Disney Company

Wells Fargo analyst Stephen Cahall named Walt Disney the best investment bet among media companies for 2026. In the past, Cahall has given his preference in this area to Spotify. Now, however, the analyst is betting on the growth potential of theme parks, expanding streaming margins and improving Walt Disney<a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/walt-disney-stock-price-rating-78e4de46"> 's</a> box office,<a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/walt-disney-stock-price-rating-78e4de46"> Barron's writes</a>.

Wells Fargo named Walt Disney the best bet for media stocks in 2026. 

Oracle Corporation

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

SpaceX is preparing a record IPO and plans to raise more than $30 billion. Disney will invest $1 billion in OpenAI, becoming the largest media partner of the AI developer. Oracle shares collapsed after the quarterly report - due to weak revenue and growing debt load. Meanwhile, the U.S. Federal Reserve reduced the rate for the third time in a row. The main events of December 8-12 are in our review.

Highlights of the week: SpaceX goes IPO, Disney invests in OpenAI, Oracle gets cheaper

Broadcom Inc.

Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research.

Morning in New York: Fed to support bullish sentiment

Disney shares were up nearly 2 percent after the open of trading

Disney will invest $1 billion in OpenAI and give the rights to characters for its AI service

Amazon.com, Inc.

Netflix, Inc.

The release of new TV series on Netflix and other streaming platforms provokes a decline in stocks the next day, <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/prem-ery-serialov-netflix-privodat-k-snizeniu-akcij-zaavili-ucenye-kak-eto-svazano">according to</a> a study by a group of scientists from the University of Hong Kong Business School. They concluded that traders who are exhausted after a night of "inebriated" watching fresh episodes are more inclined to close positions than to open them. Psychologist Mikhail Tegin breaks down the methodology of the study for Oninvest and explains what questions it raises.

Researchers have linked watching Netflix and stock declines. What questions do you have for the study?

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Alphabet Inc.

Apple Inc.

ConocoPhillips

Alibaba Group Holding Limited

Morning in New York: Fed signals will determine the course of trading

Disney's financial results did not encourage investors: revenue was negatively affected by weak performance of TV channels and a poor movie distribution season. And the growth of the streaming business was not enough to support the company's quotes. After the <a href="https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/app/uploads/2025/11/q4-fy25-earnings.pdf">publication of the quarterly report</a>, Disney shares fell in price on the premarket.

Sagging TV revenue has overshadowed Disney's streaming successes. Is its stock worth buying?

Cisco Systems, Inc.

JD.com, Inc.

Morning in New York: market cautious after record shutdown ends

CoreWeave, Inc.

Barrick Mining Corporation

After last week's busy week full of news and corporate reporting, the next five trading days promise to be quieter, Yahoo Finance <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/valuation-worries-record-long-government-shutdown-hang-over-markets-what-to-watch-this-week-123041065.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9maW5hbmNlLnlhaG9vLmNvbS9hdXRob3IvamFrZS1jb25sZXkv&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMvjAdcHnnpAJgCLCXHdG8_ISO3PN7SbZIXqEgZTeXYrUMb5ICHq1oP7Hssb6X5ePUCyisxooi8fHOUtqavmd6CDujbkVGMqg3zck_rgACdQsgbozaCVWOlYNPwsGkxhSEyY8Ut5m3IlKzgfbgH9eaO1VIrCr6NmJZKO2ts31PBK">predicts</a>.

Walt Disney and Coreweave earnings: what investors need to know this week

WEBTOON Entertainment Inc.

The company's market value jumped nearly 40% in a day

Webtoon soars on deal to create digital comics platform for Disney brands

Streaming service Netflix plans to open two theme parks - in Philadelphia and Texas - by the end of the year, and another in Las Vegas in 2027. The company is investing heavily in gaming and sports streaming and calls the TV show market "an obvious growth point." The all-around expansion in entertainment is making the online movie theater more and more like Disney. Journalist Roman Mighty broke down for Onivest whether this strategy can bring the company growth to its planned trillion-dollar capitalization.

Luna Park, games and bloggers: how Netflix is expanding its business beyond online movie theater

Shares of online comic platform Webtoon Entertainment <a href="https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/quote/WBTN/">jumped</a>&nbsp;more than 80% yesterday, August 13, hitting their highest level in over a year. The gains came on two announcements by the company: a <a href="https://ir.webtoon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/webtoon-entertainment-and-disney-team-bring-fan-favorite-comics">partnership</a>&nbsp;with Disney to publish comics from franchises such as Spider-Man and Star Wars, and quarterly <a href="https://ir.webtoon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/webtoon-entertainment-inc-reports-second-quarter-2025-financial">results</a>&nbsp;that <a href="https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/webtoon-entertainment-wbtn-beats-q2-213502185.html">beat</a>&nbsp;Wall Street expectations. In the wake of the news, three analysts have raised their target&nbsp;prices for the stock.