Disney Stock Rises After Strong ‘Zootopia 2’ Box-Office Haul
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“Zootopia 2” did boffo box-office numbers over the weekend. It helped shares of The Walt Disney Co. (DIS) but not those of theater operators.
Disney was one of the top-performing stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the first hour of trading Monday, advancing 1% even with major indexes in the red.
Disney’s “Zootopia 2,” made by Walt Disney Animation Studios, generated an estimated $556 million worldwide, including $156 million domestically, the entertainment giant announced Sunday.
“Zootopia 2” made an estimated $156 million domestically over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
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However, shares of AMC Entertainment Holdings (AMC) and IMAX (IMAX) fell a respective 3.5% and 1.5%, even though both issued press releases touting their recent successes.
AMC said it registered “its highest-attended week of 2025, Monday through Sunday, both in the U.S. and globally,” while IMAX noted it “shattered its box office record for the Thanksgiving holiday period, delivering $40.8 million worldwide for the five-day stretch.” In addition to “Zootopia 2,” both companies gave shout-outs to Universal’s “Wicked: For Good,” which made an estimated $93 million domestically during the holiday period.
Synopsys Stock Pops on $2B Nvidia Investment, Expanded Partnership
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Nvidia (NVDA) and Synopsys (SNPS) are expanding their partnership. It includes a $2 billion investment from the world’s most valuable company, and Synopsys shareholders are cheering the news.
Synopsys shares surged 7% about an hour before the opening bell after the company and Nvidia disclosed “an expanded, strategic partnership to revolutionize design and engineering across industries.”
As part of the deal, Nvidia invested $2 billion in Synopsys common stock at $414.79 per share. Synopsys shares ended Friday at $418.01 and were near $447 in premarket trading.
“No two companies are better positioned to deliver AI-powered, holistic system design solutions than Synopsys and NVIDIA,” Synopsys CEO Sassine Ghazi said. “Together we will re-engineer engineering and empower innovators everywhere to more efficiently realize their innovations.”
Nvidia shares were down 1.7% before the bell, and its Magnificent Seven large-cap tech brethren were lower as well amid risk-off sentiment.
With a month to go in 2025, shares of Nvidia are up roughly 30%, while those of Synopsys are down about 14%.
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Year-End Money Moves to Strengthen Your Finances in 2026
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New year, new you. To start 2026 off on the right foot financially, you may have to put some legwork in right now.
That might mean finding your 401(k) login and changing your retirement contributions, reading up on new changes to federal tax law, and taking a look at some of your accounts for the first time in a year.
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Here are four tips that will help you enter 2026 in a stronger financial position.
1. Contribute More to Your Workplace Retirement Plan
If you’re approaching the end of the year with some additional cash, consider boosting your workplace retirement plan contributions or even maxing your account out.
The contribution deadline for workplace retirement plans, like 401(k)s or 403(b)s, is Dec. 31, so you still have a few weeks (and paychecks) to contribute more. For 2025, individuals can stash away up to $23,500.
For individual retirement accounts (IRAs), you’ll have until next year’s tax deadline, which is April 15, 2026, to max out your contributions for the tax year.
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Coupang Stock Dives After E-Commerce Company Hacked
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Coupang (CPNG) shares sank nearly 7% in premarket trading after the South Korean e-commerce firm disclosed over the weekend that the personal information of 33.7 million customers—nearly all of its total customer base—was exposed.
Yonhap News reported that the hack started in June and was conducted by a Chinese national who worked for Coupang before leaving the country. The leaked information includes customer names, email addresses, phone numbers, and addresses, and the company is working with South Korean law enforcement and government authorities on an investigation.
“I express deep regret over the recent incident at Coupang that began on June 24,” CEO Park Dae-jun said Sunday, according to The Korea Herald. “We sincerely apologize for causing significant inconvenience and concern to the public.”
Coupang shares entered Monday having added more than a quarter of their value this year.
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Stock Futures Point Lower to Begin December
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Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average pointed 0.5% lower.
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S&P 500 futures were down 0.6%.
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Nasdaq 100 futures declined 0.7%.
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