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Netflix (NFLX.O) shares fell as much as 3% in pre-market trading after the company announced it would acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD.O) for $72 billion.

Two sources: German lawmakers have passed the controversial pension bill.

On December 5th, it was announced that from December 1st to December 5th, 2025, the Beijing Stock Exchange will continue to list "*ST YunChuang," a stock under delisting risk warning, as a key monitored stock; and will take self-regulatory measures against 6 cases of abnormal securities trading behavior, involving abnormal trading situations such as price manipulation and false declarations.

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (WBD.O) shares fell 1.1% in pre-market trading. Netflix (NFLX.O) shares fell 0.8%.

Netflix (NFLX.O) will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (WBD.O) for $27.75 per share in cash and stock.

Market news: The Italian government is increasingly divided on whether to continue aiding Ukraine.

On December 5th, Oujing Technology announced that it recently received a notification letter from Wanzhao Huigu, a shareholder holding more than 5% of the company's shares, regarding a reduction in its shareholding. Wanzhao Huigu plans to reduce its holdings by no more than 5.772 million shares, or no more than 3% of the company's total share capital, through centralized bidding and block trading. Specifically, the reduction through centralized bidding will not exceed 1% of the company's total share capital, and the reduction through block trading will not exceed 2% of the company's total share capital. If there are any share changes such as bonus share issuance or capitalization of reserves during the period of this reduction, the planned reduction in shareholding will be adjusted accordingly.

According to the Wall Street Journal, U.S. Democrats Warren and Reid have called for a stress test on private credit.

Sources say Russia plans to increase its oil exports from western ports by 27% in December compared to November.

On December 5th, Bank of America strategists warned that an overly cautious stance from the Federal Reserve regarding the economic outlook could jeopardize the year-end stock market rally. With the S&P 500 nearing record highs, investors are anticipating the ideal scenario—a Fed rate cut accompanied by declining inflation and a resilient economy. However, Bank of America strategist Michael Harnett points out that this optimism will be tested if the Fed signals a dovish stance at next week's meeting, as this could suggest a slower-than-expected economic slowdown. Harnett wrote in a report, "The only thing that could kill the 'Christmas rally' is a dovish rate cut triggering a sell-off in long-term bonds," referring to longer-term U.S. Treasury bonds.

EU technology chief: EU online content rules are not about censorship; the X incident is about platform transparency.

EU regulators say the EU is investigating company X for spreading illegal content and is continuing to take measures to combat misinformation.

Market news: Ukraine claims to have attacked Russia's Samara oil refinery.

Sources say the US may halt some NATO cooperation if Europe fails to meet its targets on schedule.

A Reuters poll of 33 economists indicates that the Bank of Canada expects to keep its overnight rate at 2.25% on December 10.

Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Minoru Jonouchi: I hope that the Bank of Japan, while working closely with the government, will guide the implementation of appropriate monetary policy in accordance with the principles outlined in the joint agreement between the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan, in order to steadily achieve the 2% inflation target.

Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Minoru Jonouchi: Specific monetary policy decisions are made by the Bank of Japan, and the government will not comment.