Today is Wednesday, December 17, 2025.

The Early Bird Index today is 82.21.

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Amid the hostile takeover involving Warner Bros. Discovery $WBD ( ▼ 0.76% ), the media giant is reportedly set to make a recommendation about its future.

Details: The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that Warner Bros. will tell its shareholders as soon as today to reject Paramount Skydance’s $PSKY ( ▼ 3.61% ) latest offer. The company’s leadership is supporting the previously announced deal with Netflix $NFLX ( ▲ 1.87% ).

Background: Netflix offered to buy the company at $27.75 per share. Paramount’s deal was for $30 per share.

Stock Prices: Netflix ticked up 0.76% in after-hours trading. Warner Bros. fell 0.52% in after-hours trading, and Paramount Skydance declined by 0.75%.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Warner Bros. is preparing to reject Paramount Skydance’s offer, mainly because the board does not trust the financing and dislikes key terms and risks in the proposal, even though the headline price is higher.

Final Thoughts: Another report on Tuesday said that Jared Kushner’s firm has backed out of Paramount's bid. Will Paramount CEO David Ellison try to sweeten its offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery?

Notable Earnings Today: Micron Technology (Nasdaq: MU), Jabil (NYSE: JBL), General Mills (NYSE: GIS), ABM Industries (NYSE: ABM), Toro (NYSE: TTC), MillerKnoll (Nasdaq: MLKN), Enerpac Tool Group (NYSE: EPAC), NeuroOne Medical Technologies (Nasdaq: NMTC), Spire Global (SPIR), Veru (Nasdaq: VERU), Worthington Steel (NYSE: WS).

Notable IPOs Today:  Andersen Group Inc. (NYSE: ANDG), Bitcoin Infrastructure Acquisition Corp Ltd. Class A Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: BIXI), Churchill Capital Corp XI Units (Nasdaq: CCXIU), Medline Inc. Class A common stock (Nasdaq: MDLN), Iron Horse Acquisitions II Corp. Units (Nasdaq: IRHOU).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: MightFly (Republic), Solartyle (Crowdcube).

Notable Economic Events Today: Crude Oil Inventories (10:30 a.m. ET).

Home construction company Lennar $LEN ( ▼ 1.8% ) fell 4.11% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after reporting mixed financial earnings results.

Financials: Lennar reported earnings of $2.03 per share in the past quarter, which were lower than expected. Revenue was $9.4 billion, which was better than expected.

Details: The earnings miss was partly attributed to a one-time expense of $156 million due to a spinoff.

Outlook: Lennar’s current quarter outlook for orders, deliveries, and the average sales price was lower than expected.

Quote: “Our fourth quarter and full year 2025 results reflect a disciplined commitment to increasing housing supply in a market constrained by affordability challenges, as well as weak consumer confidence.” - CEO Stuart Miller.

Final Thoughts: Lennar’s stock was already down over 5% this year.

The ticketing marketplace StubHub $STUB ( ▲ 3.84% ) jumped 3.92% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after announcing new direct issuance partnerships to increase the company’s presence in local markets.

Final Thoughts: StubHub is down over 28% since going public this year.

Ignoring Science: CDC formally stops recommending hepatitis B vaccines for all newborns (NBC News)

Bearish: DOGE exits range as selling pressure builds at key levels (CoinDesk)

Milestone: Tesla stock closes at record as investors rally around Musk’s robotaxi hype despite slow EV sales (CNBC)

Going Low: Russia-Ukraine Peace Efforts Send Crude to Near 5-Year Low (Wall Street Journal)

Trouble: Bitcoin Price Trades Near $87,000 as Market Slips Into ‘Extreme Fear’ (Bitcoin Magazine)

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