$Pfizer(PFE.US)$ $阿里那制药(ARNA.US)$ By the close of trading on Dec. 13, The company was up 80.38%, trading above $90. Analysts say the reason for the jump is that it is likely to be acquired by global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Pfizer announced on the same day that it intends to pay $100 per share for The cash acquisition of Arena Pharmaceuticals. The price represents a 100% premium to Arena's Friday closing price of $49.94.

$Grab Holdings(GRAB.US)$ Grab, a unit of Southeast Asia's largest ride-hailing and delivery group, is acquiring Jaya Grocer Holdings Sdn, Malaysia's top upscale grocery chain. Grab signed an agreement with Jaya Grocer shareholders to buy all common shares and 75% preferred shares of the grocery chain for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is Grab's biggest since it bought a stake in Indonesian company Ovo earlier this year.

$Dow Jones Industrial Average(.DJI.US)$ $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$ Deutsche Bank research has looked back at market movements after the Fed raised interest rates in the past and found that in the first year after the first rate hike, economic growth remains strong, inflation continues to rise, stocks continue to rise, credit tights and bond yield curves flatten. By the next year, economic growth slowed, the stock market leveled off, credit expanded and bond yields fell.

$Microsoft(MSFT.US)$ $Amazon(AMZN.US)$ $Meta Platforms(FB.US)$SEC oversight did not grow with the size of the firm. While all companies with revenue of $100 million or more are subject to the same SEC rules, individual divisions of some of the tech giants can be included in the 100 largest U.S. companies. For example, many single product lines at some big tech companies may account for as little as 1% of their parent companies' total sales but still dominate their respective markets, yet the SEC cannot adequately monitor them.

$FedEx(FDX.US)$ The cost of shipping goods around the world has reached record levels as a surge in demand before Christmas puts further strain on already strained supply chains. Prices on key air cargo routes have almost doubled around the world in the past three months. Half of air cargo is normally carried by passenger planes, many of which have been grounded during the pandemic. Now, the emergence of the Omicron variant also threatens to exacerbate the problem, making transportation even more chaotic.

$Apple(AAPL.US)$ Apple needs to get back to that pace of innovation it had under Steve Jobs, or the company will not be able to deliver the high expectations expected from its core customers. If the brand erodes, Apple’s competitors will continue to close the gap between its products and Apple's and eliminate the premium that Apple charges for its products and service offerings.

$Microsoft(MSFT.US)$ "In the next two to three years, I predict that most virtual conferences will move from two-dimensional images to the metasverse, a 3D space with avatars," Gates wrote in his blog. "The idea is that you end up using your avatar to meet people in a virtual space that replicates what it's like to be in a real room with them."

$GameStop(GME.US)$ 12.1k shares shares pre market, leading to not even 2 percent. 5 Millions shares exchanged yesterday for a red 10.30%. Pre market numbers do not matter. If you sold in the red yesterday and bought this morning in the green you deserve what is coming. Save your money and do it the right way, this isn't possible, never has been, never will be..

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NFT will be the focus of attention in the early days of the metaverse.
NFT is unique, scarce, indivisible and non-exchangeable. Therefore, NFT can correspond with virtual goods one by one to realize the capitalization of virtual goods. Currently, NFT, based on blockchain technology, can provide a unique "identity card" for goods, which helps reduce the transaction cost of goods. In the longer term, NFT will enable the establishment of a metaverse economic system.

$Rivian Automotive(RIVN.US)$ $TENCENT(00700.HK)$ $BYD COMPANY(01211.HK)$ In terms of IPOs, U.S. electric truck maker Rivian Automotive Inc. topped the list with $13.7 billion. But seven of the top 10 IPOs were from Asian companies, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Asian companies accounted for half of the world's top 10 IPOs last year. In a benign global environment for IPO products, Asia again dominated the biggest deals!