CNBC Business News Update - Market Open: Stocks Rebound, Netflix Stands Firm On Warner Deal, iRobot Files For Bankruptcy 12-15-2025

Episode Date: December 15, 2025

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I'm Peter Shacknow's CNBC. Stocks have opened higher ahead of the last full trading week of the year and a busy one for economic data. That includes a combined October and November employment report, due out tomorrow, with that data set among the most prominent that was delayed by the government shutdown. Right now, the Dow is up by 127 points at 48,584. The S&P 500 is a third of a percent higher or 24 points, and the NASDAQ tacking on 90 points or four-tenths of one percent. The markets have been volatile lately, as investors consider the possibility of an AI-driven stock market bubble,

which is not surprising to Tom Lee, head of research at Fundstrat. I think the AI trade, I mean, it's been a juggernaut, and we know that the visibility for the next few years is really good, but now investors are just trying to figure out how much to discount, you know, what's the appropriate price to put. And that could drive some profit-taking because they've done so well this year. Netflix says it remains committed to its deal to buy Warner Brothers Discovery. In a letter to employees today, CEO Ted Sarandos says the competing hostile takeover bid for Warner from Paramount Skydance was entirely expected and that he's confident the deal will pass any regulatory hurdles. Among stocks on the move this morning, discount retailer Dollar General is up more than 2%. That follows an upgrade from J.P. Morgan, which also raised its price target on the stock.

Robotic vacuum maker iRobot has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and has agreed to be taken private by its main supplier. The news has shaved more than 70% off the value of iRobot shares this morning. Peter Schack now, CNBC. You come to my show and you learn how to do stocks. Mad Money, Weeknight, 6 Eastern, CNBC.