Tesla's long-serving directors realized more than $3 billion from legacy option awards as shares surged. The board halted new stock grants in 2020 and froze compensation in 2021 amid litigation. Reported pay from 2018–2024 remained far above peers, while a spokesperson said directors attended 58 meetings in 2024.

Rocket Lab stock advanced in premarket at 7:29 AM EST on December 15, 2025, to $62.80, up $1.31 or 2.13% from the prior close of $61.49. The move followed the company's first dedicated JAXA mission, RAISE And Shine, which lifted off from New Zealand on December 14 and deployed the RAISE-4 satellite.

Digital asset ETPs logged $716 million in weekly inflows, lifting assets under management to $180 billion. The US led with $483 million, followed by Germany at $96.9 million and Canada at $80.7 million. Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP attracted $352 million, $338 million and $245 million respectively.

On December 15, 2025, markets prepared for a backlog of U.S. data delayed by a prolonged government shutdown. The week's schedule features October retail sales and the November jobs report on Tuesday, November CPI and the December Philly Fed index on Thursday, and October PCE, November existing home sales, and Michigan surveys on Friday.

JPMorgan Chase has introduced a private tokenized money market fund on Ethereum, seeding it with $100 million. The MONY vehicle issues wallet-based share tokens via Morgan Money, with subscriptions and redemptions in cash or USDC and eligibility starting at $1 million; individuals need at least $5 million and institutions $25 million.

ETFs holding XRP have accumulated $1.18 billion, equal to 0.98% of circulating supply, while price hovers near $2. Shiba Inu derivatives showed a roughly 3,000% liquidation skew favoring long wipeouts. JP Morgan introduced its My OnChain Net Yield fund on Ethereum’s Base network, with a $1 million minimum and a $100 million initial allocation.

The Agnelli family, through their holding company Exor, has unanimously rejected Tether's binding €1 billion all-cash proposal to buy its 65.4% stake in Juventus Football Club. The decision, taken after the offer was formally submitted on Friday, halted one of Europe's boldest football takeover attempts even as Juventus shares jumped more than 12% on Monday on the implied premium.

JPMorgan Asset Management launched its first tokenized money market fund on the Ethereum blockchain, according to The Wall Street Journal on December 15. The private My OnChain Net Yield Fund will be seeded with $100 million of JPMorgan capital and opens to external investors on December 16, with a $1 million minimum and eligibility thresholds for qualified individuals and institutions.