Weekly Market Recap (December 8–12, 2025)
Mixed tape: Dow advanced while Nasdaq slipped as Basic Materials and Financials led but Tech and Comm Services lagged. Hollywood M&A drama, retail leadership changes, and GLP-1 drug momentum drove headlines.
Index Performance (Weekly)
| Index | Weekly Change |
|---|---|
| S&P 500 | −0.28% |
| Nasdaq | −1.49% |
| Dow Jones | +1.51% |
Sector Snapshot (1-Week)
AI Picks Performance (Week)
| Stock | Weekly Return | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology (MU) | −3.34% | Semi softness as Tech lagged. |
| Alphabet (GOOGL) | −1.41% | Comm Services weakness and risk-off tilt. |
| Eli Lilly (LLY) | +3.00% | Positive data on next-gen weight-loss drug. |
The Score — Stocks That Defined the Week
- Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) / Paramount Skydance (PSKY) / Netflix (NFLX): PSKY launched a $77.9B hostile bid for all of WBD, countering Netflix’s prior $72B agreement for studios+HBO Max; WBD +4.4% Mon.
- GameStop (GME): Revenue declined while collectibles grew 50% to $256.1M; BTC holdings value slipped; shares −4.2% Wed.
- Walt Disney (DIS): $1B investment and licensing pact with OpenAI to enable character video generation; shares +2.4% Thu.
- Campbell’s (CPB): Tariff headwinds in peak soup season; profit/revenue fell despite top-line beat; shares −5.2% Tue.
- Eli Lilly (LLY): Retatrutide showed up to 28.7% weight loss in study; shares +1.6% Thu (LLY finished week +3%).
- Lululemon (LULU): CEO Calvin McDonald to step down; interim co-CEOs named; international strength offset Americas softness; shares +9.6% Fri.
Outlook
- Style watch: Value/cyclicals (Materials/Financials) gaining traction vs. crowded mega-cap Tech.
- Media deal risk: WBD–NFLX–PSKY saga could raise dispersion in Comm Services.
- Health/GLP-1: Positive obesity-drug data keeps Pharma leadership in play into year-end.
Key Takeaway
Rotation stayed in focus: Materials and Financials outperformed while Tech and Comm Services fell. Media M&A headlines, retail reshuffles, and Lilly’s drug data drove the week’s biggest single-stock moves.
Week ended December 12, 2025. Data based on your inputs and summaries provided.
