5 Things To Know: December 8, 2025

I'm a mess. >> Welcome back everybody. Five things to know ahead of today's opening bell.First up, IBM is in talks to acquire data infrastructure company Confluent for 11 billion. That's according to a Wall Street Journal report. Some changes to the S&P 500.CR, Carvan, Carvana, and Comfort Systems USA are going to be joining the index before the open of trading on December 22nd. LKQ, Solstice, Advanced Materials, and Mohawk Industries are being removed from the index, and we will watch to see what happens w ...