Ellison Personally Guarantees Bid for WBD | Open Interest 12/22/2025

Posted on 12/22/2025
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Get a jump start on the US trading day with Matt Miller and Vonnie Quinn on "Bloomberg Open Interest." A takeover battle heats up — Netflix shores up financing for its Warner Bros. bid as Paramount ups the ante, with Larry Ellison personally guaranteeing more than $40 billion. Geopolitics spark a commodities rally — oil jumps on Venezuela risk as gold and silver hit records. Plus, champagne caught in the tariff crossfire — B. Stuyvesant CEO Marvina Robinson joined Bloomberg Open Interest to talk about the outlook for bubbly. And could your HSA pay for your wellness routine? A fast-growing health tech startup is rethinking what counts as healthcare. We'll get details from Truemed CEO Justin Mares. CORRECT: This video was edited to correct the spelling of "B. Styvesant Champagne" that aired in the program at 10:50 am ET.



Chapters:

00:00:00 - Open Interest

00:01:40 - Ellison to Provide $40B Guarantee for WBD

00:08:05 - Oil Climbs as US Ramps Up Venezuela Pressure

00:11:09 - High Interest | Epstein Files, NYC Congestion, Tesla

00:13:08 - General Catalyst Buy Janus Henderson for $40/Share

00:19:19 - Andrew Slimmon Morgan Stanley | US Treasury yield Curve Wavering

00:22:54 - Stock to Watch | Janus Henderson Group PLC

00:32:47 - Top Calls | Clearwater, Ollie’s, Citi

00:34:47 - Strategist See Stock Rising Roughly 11% in 2026

00:40:57 - Permira, Warburg to Buy Clearwater for $8.4B

00:45:02 - Lori Calvasina RBC Capital Markets | RBC’s Year-Ahead US Sector Outlook

00:52:51 - Larry Ellison Backs Paramount Bid for WBD

00:58:31 - Lawmakers React to Epstein Files Release

01:05:49 - Justin Mares Truemed | $34M Funding Round

01:14:40 - Unloved Energy Stocks Set for Rebound

01:18:20 - Marvina Robinson B Stuyvesant Champagne | Champagne Sales Ahead of the Holiday Season

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