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Filing: Samsung plans to acquire $1.73B of its stock for employee and executive compensation, as part of a performance-linked scheme introduced in October 2025 (Kyu-seok Shim/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/samsung-e…

Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. Following the Separation of Discovery Global for a Total Enterprise Value of $82.7 Billion (Equity Value of $72.0 Billion) (About Netflix)
https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-to-acquire-warner-bros
http://www.memeorandum.com/251205/p57#a251205p57

Following the fatal shootings of American citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis last month,
Democrats have refused to support long-term funding for the Department of Homland Security unless Republicans agree to reforms on the tactics of federal agents carrying out Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
“The American people rightfully expect their elected representatives to take action to rein in ICE and ensure no more lives are lost,” Senate minorit…

Bending Spoons acquires Eventbrite for ~$500M in an all-cash deal, following its $1.38B purchase of Vimeo and a pending acquisition of AOL (Cate Lawrence/Tech.eu)
https://tech.eu/2025/12/02/bending-spoons-to-acquire-eventbrite-in-500m-all-cash-deal/

Bending Spoons to acquire Eventbrite in $500M all-cash deal
Bending Spoons is acquiring the global event management platform Eventbrite in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $500 million. Eventbrite would become the latest major global brand to join the Bending Spoons portfolio. Last month, the company announced a definitive agreement to acquire AOL, pending customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Bending Spoons also recently completed its $1.38 billion acquisition of Vimeo. “For two decades, Eventbrite has stood at the…

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Disney says ESPN is valued at ~$30B and the NFL's 10% equity stake in ESPN valued at ~$3B; Disney has the right to buy back NFL's stake in 2034, per a filing (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

ESPN Valued at $30 Billion As Disney Reveals New Details on NFL Deal
Disney has the right to buy back the NFL's stake beginning in July 2034, with the league holding an option to acquire more of ESPN.

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Filing: Chinese AI chipmaker Axera aims to raise up to ~$379.2M in a Hong Kong IPO, offering 104.9M shares at ~$3.61 each; trading expected to start February 10 (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific

🔥Ensuring a Postmark on the Date of Delivery:
To assure a postmark is applied on the same day a document is delivered to the USPS,
individuals must utilize specific retail services.
The final rule outlines the following methods:
Request a Manual Postmark: Customers may present a mail piece at a retail counter and request a "manual (local) postmark". This postmark is applied at the time of acceptance, so the date aligns with the date the USPS took possession…

USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.

China's SMIC plans to acquire the remaining 49% stake in its SMNC unit for ~$5.8B, making the unit wholly owned, per a Shanghai Stock Exchange filing (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/chinas-smic-take-full-…