Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Netflix, Inc.

Paramount Skydance Corporation

In December, the oldest movie studio in Hollywood Warner Bros. Discovery unfolded a struggle: streaming service Netflix on December 5 <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/netflix-nacal-ekskluzivnye-peregovory-o-pokupke-warner-bros-cem-opasna-sdelka">made an</a> offer to buy part of its business for $83 billion. Paramount Skydance heir Oracle three days later put up its price: $108 billion for the entire Warner Bros. Discovery. Technically, it's about price, but really it's about which media model is more viable.

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In this holiday-shortened trading week, investors will focus on the prospects for a <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/ralli-santa-klausa-nikogo-ne-udivit-glavnye-indeksy-ssa-vyrosli-vtoroj-den-podrad">"Santa Claus rally"</a> and will also keep an eye on the release of macroeconomic data in the U.S., including a preliminary estimate of third-quarter GDP for the world's largest economy, The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/economy/week-ahead-for-fx-bonds-to-jan-2-u-s-data-in-focus-in-quiet-holiday-period-84a7f2ff?mod=central-banking_news_article_pos5#:~:text=Advance%2Destimate%20gross%20domestic%20product%20data%20for%20the%20third%20quarter%20on%20Tuesday%2C%20Dec.%2023%20will%20likely%20be%20the%20highlight">reported.</a>

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adidas AG

NIKE, Inc.

PUMA SE

Nike itself was down 10% in premarket trading

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Due to the government shutdown, this is the publication of the first consumer price data since September

US inflation came in well below expectations. What does this mean for the Fed?

Palantir Technologies Inc.

Alex Karp, CEO and founder of Palantir Technologies, recorded a New Year's address to investors. Shares of the company, which develops AI for military and civilian applications, have soared more than 130% this year. In its latest quarterly report, Palantir <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/u-palantir-byl-lucsij-kvartal-v-istorii-cto-bespokoit-uoll-strit">reported </a>the best financial performance in its history - mainly due to revenue growth from government contracts. Karp recorded his message while skiing and compared the company's success to the result of hard training. Here's what he said:

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Medline Inc.

The company has raised over $6 billion through its listing and has a valuation of over $50 billion

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Andersen

The IPO valued the company at $1.75 billion

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Data for October and November showed weak hiring after the government shutdown

"Signs of sluggishness". How will the market react to the long-awaited US labor market data?

REV Group, Inc.

Vox Royalty Corp.

Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc.

Contango Ore, Inc.

Aviat Networks, Inc.

Freedom Broker has named five small caps that investors should watch ahead of a potential "Santa Claus rally" – the <a href="https://get.investors.com/infographics/santa-claus-rally/">calendar effect</a> involving a rise in stock prices during the last five trading days in December and the first two in January.&nbsp;

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Roblox Corporation

On December 3, Russian authorities <a href="https://istories.media/news/2025/12/03/rkn-zablokiroval-roblox/">banned</a> access to the game platform Roblox. They also <a href="https://bes.media/news/vlasti-kazahstana-prosyat-app-store-i-google-play-udalit-roblox/">want to</a> block it in Kazakhstan. Access to the platform has already been <a href="https://www.ynetnews.com/tech-and-digital/article/h1agagqkxx">banned</a> in Oman, Qatar, China, Bahrain and <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/turkey-blocks-roblox-access-over-abuse-concerns-justice-minister-says-2024-08-08/">Turkey</a>.

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Micron Technology, Inc.

FedEx Corporation

Wall Street will focus this week on the US labor market and inflation data. These statistics are crucial for the Fed's further actions on its "dual mandate" of maximizing employment on the one hand and price stability on the other.

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