$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$ Global merger and acquisition (M...

$SPDR S&P 500 ETF(SPY.US)$ Global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity shattered all-time records in 2021, $5 trillion for the first time ever, with volumes rising 63% to $5.63 trillion by Dec. 16, according to Dealogic data, easily surpassing the pre-financial-crisis record of $4.42 trillion in 2007.

$Taiwan Semiconductor(TSM.US)$ Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd has received approval from Taiwan's investment commission to set up a chip manufacturing plant in Japan.

$Alphabet-C(GOOG.US)$ $Disney(DIS.US)$ Alphabet Inc's YouTube began restoring access to Walt Disney Co channels on its platform on Sunday, after the companies reached a distribution agreement to end a two-day blackout.