Morning Brief host Julie Hyman covers this morning’s top market stories on December 19. 2025.
Oracle shares jump as TikTok parent ByteDance formally signs a deal to create a joint US venture led by the cloud services provider.
Hennion & Walsh CIO Kevin Mahn and banking reporter David Hollerith discuss bank stocks ending 2025 on record highs and the broader 2026 outlook for the banking sector.
Mahn also shares his outlook on the biggest investment themes he is watching for the coming new year. For more Morning Brief videos, please visit: https://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/morning-brief/
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